Congo’s army says extremist-linked rebels have killed at least a dozen people in a raid on a rural community in the volatile east, in the latest violence near the border with Uganda. Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday granted reparations of more than $56 million to thousands of victims of a convicted commander in the shadowy Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army. The nearly 50,000 victims covered by the order included
A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda who was stabbed by unknown assailants this week attributed the attack to what he described Thursday as a growing intolerance of the LGBTQ+ community fueled by politicians. The climate of intolerance is being exacerbated by
Steven Kabuye, a well-known gay rights activist from Uganda, has been hospitalized in critical condition following a stabbing. “Steven claims that these two guys’ intentions were to kill him not robbing and also claims that it seems they have been following him
A Ugandan military helicopter being used in the fight against Islamic extremists in neighboring Congo crashed into a Ugandan house on Tuesday, killing both crew members and a civilian in the building, Uganda’s military said. The cause of the attack helicopter’s crash
Two men have been arrested in connection with the killing of Ugandan Olympic runner Benjamin Kiplagat, who was fatally stabbed in a car in Kenya on New Year’s Eve. The suspects were found with a knife believed to have been used in
A 70-year-old woman, Safina Namukwaya, in Uganda gave birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment. Namukwaya had been undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment at the Women’s Hospital International Facility Center. The hospital, owned by a prominent gynecologist in the East African
A Ugandan military spokesperson says troops have captured a commander of an extremist group whose fighters are accused of killing two tourists last month. Col. Deo Akiiki said Wednesday that a senior commander with the Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel whose nom
Two foreign tourists and their Ugandan guide were killed when assailants attacked their vehicle near a national park in southwestern Uganda, a wildlife official and the police said Tuesday. Bashir Hangi, spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, said the attackers set on
Ugandan security forces on Thursday briefly detained opposition figure Bobi Wine and foiled a planned street demonstration by his supporters who intended to welcome him at the airport. Wine, a singer and former lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, was driven