LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ugandan government said on Friday it had ordered more than 50 non-governmental organisations to suspend operations, a major escalation of its efforts to tighten control over civil society. The 54 groups affected include the country’s most prominent rights organisation, Chapter Four, as well as charities, religious, environmental and electoral democracy groups….
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Uganda’s government spokesman accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the U.S. ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest. The military surrounded the home of popstar-turned-legislator Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, shortly after he cast his…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ugandan government has announced plans to register all farmers and their cattle, including issuing “birth certificates” for the animals, so it can trace their products. Mr Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, on Tuesday said the international market demands that all countries producing food for the European…