Amin wages war against Buganda's king and goes on an army recruitment drive.

In Derek R. Peterson’s new book, “A Popular History of Idi Amin’s Uganda,” he writes that Amin’s government made Uganda – a ...

In a sharply critical report, two research groups have raised a chilling alarm: the country’s military is no longer simply a ...

Through indirect rule, Britain governed Uganda by manipulating existing hierarchies. But they also planted a dangerous seed: ...

In the 1970s when Idi Amin was president, dead bodies floated in the Nile, just outside Kampala, and sometimes collected on the banks near the Nalubale dam. That happened during Uganda's civil war ...

KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 26 -- She was 11 time zones away from Hollywood, but movie buff Marion E. Busingye could not wait to see if "The Last King of Scotland" -- a rare and terrifying look at ...

Idi Amin, who ruled Uganda in draconian fashion from 1971 until 1979, said Saturday that he will help the leaders of the coup in his East African homeland if they allow exiles to return. July 28, 1985 ...

Nairobi — Thirty years ago, with the Israeli raid on Entebbe airport in neighbouring Uganda, Kenya once again found itself at the centre of global attention. It was 1976, during the cold war and ...

Uganda hopes to attract tourists with a war museum showcasing some of the darkest moments from its history. Atrocities committed under ex-President Idi Amin's brutal eight-year rule and by the ...

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Former Ugandan President Idi Amin, exiled in Saudi Arabia after an 8-year rule marked by extreme brutality, was in a coma and in deteriorating condition ...

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Former Ugandan President Idi Amin, exiled in Saudi Arabia after an 8-year rule marked by extreme brutality, was in a coma and in deteriorating condition Monday, ...