The African Centre for Media Excellence has been recognised for shaping the landscape of journalism in Africa. The Media Excellence Award, was presented to ACME on Sunday, 7 November at the Media Challenge Award ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The award is an initiative of the Media Challenge Initiative (MCI) that also runs […]
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He has named a cabinet of 81 ministers. He has 116 advisers – set to increase to 141 in the 2016/17 financial year. He also has more than 251,000 followers on Twitter, but President Yoweri Museveni follows only 18. The Twitter profile @KagutaMuseveni was opened in March 2010. In the period, President Museveni has tweeted […]
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It was a wait with bated breath as Ugandans looked forward to the verdict on the 11 July 2010 terror attacks in Kampala. From 26-27 May 2016, relatives and friends of the more than 70 people who died and scores others who were injured in the terror attacks, turned their attention to live television broadcasts, […]
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Freedom of the press in Uganda is deceptive. Print journalists in the country’s capital, Kampala, can enjoy some relative freedom. Journalists outside Kampala – particularly radio journalists working in local languages focused on rural populations – face frequent challenges in freely reporting on issues deemed sensitive by local authorities loyal to the ruling party. – […]
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