Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - This undated file photo shows Uganda's then President Idi Amin Dada. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ...

Fifty years ago, Ugandan President Idi Amin wrote to the governments of the British Commonwealth with a bold suggestion: Allow him to take over as head of the organization, replacing Queen Elizabeth ...

Slated to be hosted at Muni University, a public institution in West Nile, Amin’s birth region, the talk never materialised, which shows the hurdles faced by those who want to redeem his image.

In January, I was stunned by the rise to power of a would-be dictator as president. This coup occurred in a spiral of political violence: an insurgency, assassination attempts and belligerent rhetoric ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa's most infamous leaders. Amin, who took power ...