For the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), few figures in recent years have embodied this reality more than former ...

MBALE, Uganda -- Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn't want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he ...

President Museveni on Tuesday evening unveiled a sweeping new cabinet list that has left Uganda's political class stunned, ...

With an “insatiable curiosity about the world,” Zohran Mamdani walked into the Daily Monitor newsroom in Uganda in 2007 as a teenager with the hopes of becoming a “top reporter.” Mamdani’s father had ...

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine displays a t-shirt reading “Free Olivia Lutaaya” with a photo of the imprisoned activist at a public appearance, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 19, 2024 (DPA photo by ...

In Uganda, power does not merely reside in State House, Parliament, or the Constitution. It circulates through symbols, ...

What you need to know: The transition question will dominate Ugandan politics during the 2026-2031 term. But Butambala County MP Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi, who ended the 15-year reign of Muhammad ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to The Root after a Gracie Mansion protest takes a xenophobic turn, with demonstrators ...

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a “people power” struggle by young Ugandans for ...

This is a critical moment in Uganda’s politics. The country held a presidential election a week ago, local elections are ongoing, and parties would ordinarily be implementing post-election strategies ...