Uganda

An activist wearing a gas mask and bike helmet carried a red flag and stands in front of a burning bonfire in the middle of a street protest
Reviews & Culture

Inside the world’s youth-led revolts

Dear Future Children follows the lives and stories of three young activists from around the world
17 November 2021
A year since the first Covid-19 death, global rulers have failed to contain coronavirus
International

A year since the first Covid-19 death, global rulers have failed to contain coronavirus

Monday marked one year since the first Covid-19 death in Wuhan, China.
12 January 2021
Cops massacre opposition protesters in Uganda
International

Cops massacre opposition protesters in Uganda

Up to 37 people have been shot dead by police during anti-government protests
23 November 2020
Locust devastation in East Africa is linked to climate change
International

Locust devastation in East Africa is linked to climate change

Some 40 percent of the 160 million people in the region are already undernourished
25 April 2020
New struggle in Uganda must not wither on the vine
News

New struggle in Uganda must not wither on the vine

The arrest of a singer who became an MP in Uganda, east Africa, has seen riots and mass protests.
28 August 2018
Features

Diverse sexuality isn’t alien to Africa – homophobia is

Contrary to current stereotypes, Africa has a rich history of same sex relations that was buried by colonialism, writes Ken Olende
11 February 2014
Ugandan Asians in Britain 40 years on: here to stay and fight
Features

Ugandan Asians in Britain 40 years on: here to stay and fight

Some 27,000 expelled Ugandan Asians came in Britain in 1972, prompting a frenzy of racism from the press and politicians.
11 September 2012
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International

Africa round-up

Ugandan LGBT march defies the police Almost 100 people joined the first LGBT Pride march in Uganda in east Africa, despite homosexuality being illegal there.
14 August 2012
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Socialist Review Archive

Why it’s clicking off everywhere

"Right now, there are more people on Facebook than there were on the planet 200 years ago," says Jason Russell, co-founder of the Invisible Children organisation, in his "Kony 2012" video. The inane "documentary" targets Joseph Kony, leader of the Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army.
01 April 2012
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International

US sends troops into Uganda

Barack Obama is to send 100 "military advisers" to Uganda and across central Africa to assist in the fight against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
25 October 2011
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International

LGBT rights: A setback for bigots in Uganda

A draconian anti-gay bill has failed to pass through parliament in Uganda.
17 May 2011
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News

British detainee sent to Uganda

A British resident who has been detained by the US military in Guantanamo Bay since 2002 has been transferred to Uganda by the US – and the British government has done nothing to help him.
18 February 2006
Communities unite to oppose deportations
News

Communities unite to oppose deportations

Wigan Over 300 people staged a rally in Wigan, north west England, last Saturday to protest against the deportation of Sarah Hata and her family. The family were depoted to Uganda last week.
12 November 2005
The reality of trade inequality — poverty and poisoned ground
Features

The reality of trade inequality — poverty and poisoned ground

Cotton used to be the big cash crop in eastern Uganda and a major contributor to the country’s agricultural sector, which employs over 80 percent of its population.
02 July 2005