On July 4, 1976, as America celebrated its bicentennial, four C-130 aircraft flew blind over the dark waters of the Red Sea ...

The events surrounding South Africa’s self-imposed June 30 deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country may come to be remembered as one of the most extraordinary chapters of ...

Uganda's military chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the shutdown of a major news organization. On Sunday ...

Israel on Friday released a cache of previously classified documents that outline in detail the decisions behind a daring ...

A wave of opposition arrests, military detentions and treason charges signals a deepening political crisis COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s security agencies’ continued abduction and torture of ...

A wealth of Roman era artefacts and some of the best curries in Britain make Leicester a compelling city break ...

BBC Factual has commissioned four new series for BBC Two and iPlayer, including docuseries on Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and legendary popstar Michael Jackson. Legacy: Michael Jackson (w/t, 3 x 60 min.

In an often chilling new documentary, the chefs of brutal leaders from Idi Amin to Saddam Hussein, talk about their unusual lives behind the scenes Kim Jong-il loved pepperoni pizza. Saddam Hussein ...

On January 26, 1971, the day after Idi Amin seized power, the new president held his first press conference. He assured the world that the coup had been bloodless, with a single wounded soldier as its ...

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Renowned scholar Prof Mahmood Mamdani has said President Yoweri Museveni and the often-vilified Idi Amin almost share a similar political legacy, which started and moved in different directions over ...

The military transformed his life. According to some accounts, Amin began as an assistant cook. Whether or not that detail is entirely accurate, his physical abilities quickly drew attention. He was ...