Uganda

Concern mounts in East Africa over halted Black Sea grain deal
Analysts say East Africa could experience food shortages due to complications from Russia exiting the grain initiative.
Published On 21 Jul 2023
Uganda’s Museveni says ex-DRC leader Kabila harboured ADF
Museveni says DR Congo’s Joseph Kabila gave ISIL-aligned ADF ‘free tenancy’ in North Kivu and Ituri.
Published On 14 Jul 2023
Uganda oil pipeline has ‘devastated’ livelihoods, says HRW
The pipeline, which has been criticised by environmental groups, passes through ecologically sensitive areas in Uganda.
Published On 10 Jul 2023
‘So many dead bodies’: Militia school attack haunts Ugandan town
The attack on a Uganda-DRC border town has left residents in mourning and their Muslim neighbours scared of reprisals.
Published On 27 Jun 2023

The Ugandan army said it rescued the students taken during last week’s massacre of 42 people by an ISIL-linked militia.

Many of the 42 bodies recovered from the attack were found charred beyond recognition.

At least 41 people, mostly students, killed in suspect rebel attack at a school in a town close to DRC border.

Uganda reels from its deadliest attack in more than 10 years after a rebel group killed 41 civilians, mostly students.

Ugandan forces launch ‘hot pursuit’ as they blame the ISIL-linked ADF for the deadly attack near DRC border.

US President Biden had previously said said cuts and sanctions were possible in response to the law.

The latest split in the Anglican Church comes after recent comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Uganda’s new law.

Announcement comes a week after al-Shabab fighters stormed a base housing African Union peacekeepers in Somalia.

Organ trafficking is rife in Uganda, where women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says legislation, which includes the death penalty, is deeply troubling.

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