Besigye, 68, was the trusted personal physician to Museveni during the bush war in Uganda from 1980 to 1986 that led to the overthrow of president Milton Obote, and he went on to hold several ...

The hearing was briefly adjourned after Besigye told the court he did not have legal representation as he had been held incommunicado. Besigye’s wife Winnie Byanyima said her husband was ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is being held in a military jail after being "kidnapped" in Kenya, according to his wife, a top UN official. Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS, demanded ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is due to appear before a military court on Wednesday, his lawyer said, after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya. "The latest information ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN official. Winnie Byanyima, head of UNAIDS ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday after his reported abduction in neighbouring Kenya. The manner of Besigye's detention has ...

Kizza Besigye is a longtime critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni - Copyright ANP/AFP Peter Dejong Kizza Besigye is a longtime critic of Ugandan President ...

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been arrested multiple times, pepper-sprayed, faced spurious charges of rape and treason, and once fled the country in fear of his life.

Veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala on Wednesday, accused of seeking to compromise national security, after his reported abduction in ...