A Ugandan academic detained for calling the president “a pair of buttocks” was freed on bail Wednesday after spending over a month in jail. Stella Nyanzi, a research fellow at Makerere University, appeared frail and had to be assisted by prison warders. Check also: Dr Stella Nyanzi Runs To High Court To Fight Mental Exam Nyanzi faces charges of offensive communication ...

The Brits have a long history of touring Uganda in East Africa, revered for its gorilla-filled jungles, awe-inspiring Nile waterfalls, and untamed, un-touristy safaris through the savannah. But just recently, Americans have woken up to this dreamy destination: The number of annual U.S. visitors grew by 31 percent from 2010 to 2014, according to data from the Uganda Tourism Board. ...

The number of Tanzania’s centi-millionaires continues to grow substantially as economic growth in the country outstrips that of other countries in the East African region. Apart from the easily recognizable names like Mohammed Dewji, Rostam Azizi and Said Salim Bakhresa, there are other less recognizable Tanzanian businessmen who have built multi-million and billion dollar empires in industries as diverse as agriculture, food, construction, energy ...

Nakaseke — Mr John Bahigi, 68, a resident of Kinyogoga Sub-county in Nakaseke District, owns more than 80 acres of land with a lease title. His family has stayed on this land since 1961. Check also: Bobi Wine Shedding Tears As Buganda Land Board Raids (ULB) One Love Beach He was, however, shocked after strangers turned up from nowhere in 2016, ...

A flash of excitement about travel to Cuba after the country opened its borders to the U.S. in 2016 for the first time in decades may have lost some of its shine. Check also: Meet A Town In America Where There Is No Wi-Fi And No Smartphones Americans are less interested in travel to Cuba this year than they were in 2016, a ...