Tag Archives: AFRICA

Naluwooza to Lead Uganda at All Africa Senior Badminton Championship | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Naluwooza to Lead Uganda at All Africa Senior Badminton Championship

Destination Uganda has won the “Best in Show – Africa” award for its immersive and experiential showcase at the Travel & Adventure Show at the Javits Convention Center, North America’s largest consumer travel exhibition. This achievement was the result of a collective effort spearheaded by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), in collaboration with the Embassy of Uganda in Washington, D.C., …

Three months after the West African nation of Burkina Faso enacted a law against gay sex, it military-dominated government has sentenced the first man for violating that law and sentenced him to two years in prison. By Melanie Nathan The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) has received confirmation of a case in Burkina Faso in which a foreign national was convicted …

Africa Netball Championship: She Cranes Too Weak for the Final, South Africa Spar Proteas Easily Defend the Title | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Africa Netball Championship: She Cranes Too Weak for the Final, South Africa Spar Proteas Easily Defend the Title

Coca-Cola HBC AG will buy a majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa for $2.6 billion (R45 billion) to create the second-largest bottling partner for the fizzy drink by volume globally. Coca-Cola HBC, founded in 1951 in Nigeria as the Nigerian Bottling Company, now headquartered in Switzerland, operates in 29 countries on 3 continents. The group will buy 75% of Johannesburg-based …

City Tyres East Africa Badminton Challenge Serves Off with Bigger Prizes and Massive Turnout | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports City Tyres East Africa Badminton Challenge Serves Off with Bigger Prizes and Massive Turnout

As Uganda was celebrating its 63rd Independence Day Celebrations at Kololo National Ceremonial Grounds on 9th October, 2025, another gift was on the way. While attending the Digital Government Africa Summit (DGA) in Zambia, the Ugandan delegation led by the Minister for ICT and National Guidance came out brimming after Uganda was elected to host the Government Africa Summit 2026. …

A disturbing wave of enforced disappearances has gripped East Africa between August and October 2025, raising alarm among human rights defenders, families of the missing, and regional observers. The victims—journalists, activists, and outspoken citizens from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania—have vanished under suspicious circumstances often linked to state security operations. According to the Agora Human Rights Observatory, at least seven confirmed …

By Ronald Kasirye As Uganda approaches her sixty-third Independence anniversary, the question echoing across political circles, households, and online platforms remains the same: Can Uganda finally experience a peaceful transition of power? From the streets of Kampala to the rural villages of Luweero, many Ugandans are hoping that 2026 might mark a new dawn defined not by bloodshed but by …

Busitema University Clinches Bronze at FASU Kings of Africa Rugby 7s | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Busitema University Clinches Bronze at FASU Kings of Africa Rugby 7s