The Latest Breaking News from Uganda

Uganda detains 20 rebel ‘collaborators’ after secondary school massacre

Ugandan authorities say 20 people have been detained for questioning about their possible role in the massacre of 42 people.

The New Daily · Jun 20, 2023

Commentary: Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law should draw attention to a bigger problem for the US

This June, as many people around the world celebrate Pride Month to commemorate those who fought to secure rights for the LGBTQ community, these rights still remain under threat in many countries. The United States should be doing more to press its partners to protect them.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 20, 2023

Uganda school attack survivor ‘smeared blood of dead colleagues’ on himself to play dead

‘I lay next to the bloodied bodies of my friends and thought very fast’

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Uganda school attack: What we know so far

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

Al Jazeera · Jun 18, 2023

Ugandan church waged rebellion against tradition – today's homophobic views are at odds with history

On 26 May Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, assented to the “anti-homosexuality bill” of 2023. The bill’s aim is to protect the “cherished culture of the people of Uganda, (and the) legal, religious, and traditional family values of Ugandans”. In the name of family values the law punishes “serial offenders” with…

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2023

Ugandan border town prepares to bury victims of rebel massacre that left 42 dead, mostly students

A Ugandan border town is preparing to bury victims of a brutal attack by suspected extremist rebels on a school that left 42 dead, most of them students

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023

Anxious wait for news after 41 dead in Uganda school attack

MPONDWE, Uganda: Distraught families gathered at a mortuary in western Uganda on Sunday for any news of their loved ones after a militant attack left dozens of students dead and others missing.

Bangkok Post · Jun 18, 2023

Anxious wait for news after 41 killed in Uganda school attack

Distraught families gathered at a mortuary in western Uganda on Sunday for any news of their loved ones after a militant attack left dozens of students dead and others missing.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 18, 2023

At least 37 slain as jihadists attack Ugandan school

KAMPALA: Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country’s worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 17, 2023

At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border

Ugandan authorities have recovered the bodies of 41 people including 38 students who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023