Veteran Ugandan journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira has been remanded to prison after appearing before the Kira Chief Magistrate's Court on charges of operating online media platforms without the licences required by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). Prosecutors allege that Kalyegira operated The Kampala...

A Ugandan court has remanded Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a member of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), as authorities consider a request from the United States seeking his extradition over alleged international drug trafficking and terrorism-related offences.Katungi appeared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's...