Tag: Ugandan
DRC: the Ugandan army enters Mahagi, in northern Ituri
After their deployment in Bunia, the capital of the province of Ituri in the east of the DRC, the soldiers of the Ugandan army deployed in Mahagi this Saturday, a…
Kenya: a demonstration and a petition for the release of the Ugandan opponent Kizza Besigye
In Kenya, a petition for the release of opponent Kizza Besigye was transmitted to the Parliament and the Uganda Embassy this Monday, February 24. Dozens of people demonstrated in Nairobi,…
the murderers of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat sentenced to 35 years in prison
A Kenyan court on Tuesday, November 5, sentenced two men convicted of murdering Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat to 35 years in prison last year. After a nine-month trial, the High…
two ADF leaders neutralized by the Congolese and Ugandan armies in North Kivu
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least two leaders of the Democratic and Allied Forces (ADF) were killed earlier this week during joint operations by the…
Ugandan president’s son promises to ‘cure’ American rapper P Diddy, accused of sexual violence
In Uganda, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, provides advice to American rapper P. Diddy. While the global star is incarcerated for serious charges of sexual assault, Muhoozi…
Athletics: Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei is dead
The day before yesterday news broke that Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei was treated in hospital with severe burns after her boyfriend allegedly set her on fire. Now several media…
The death toll from the Ugandan landslide rose from 13 – the search for survivors still continues | News in brief
Weeks of heavy rain caused a massive landslide in the country’s capital, Kampala, which buried local homes. 13:40•Updated 13:46 At least 13 people have died in a landslide that occurred…
M23 rebellion seizes Ishasha town on Ugandan border
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels supported by Rwanda took control of the border town of Ishasha with Uganda this Sunday, August 4. The capture…
Kinshasa summons Ugandan ambassador after UN experts report points to links with M23
Uganda’s chargé d’affaires in the DRC, Matata Twaha, was summoned on Friday by Congolese Deputy Foreign Minister Gracia Yamba Kazadi. The meeting follows a United Nations report accusing his country…
Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony soon to be subject to in absentia proceedings before the ICC
The leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army has been the subject of an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and war crimes since June 2005. But he has so far…