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Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala • Mar. 4, 2025, 2:05 AM ET (The Guardian)
Abubakar Lawal: Uganda probe death of Nigerian footballer from Vipers Sport Club • Feb. 26, 2025, 12:28 AM ET (BBC)
Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty • Feb. 21, 2025, 4:48 AM ET (AP)

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