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Homosexuality against word of God: African bishops
African Anglican bishops voiced their strong disapproval of homosexuality at a meeting Tuesday attended by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, as the issue continues to divide Anglicans....read more »
Uganda army accused of Karamoja torture abuses
A Uganda MP has accused soldiers of carrying out torture and killings in a campaign to disarm the arid north-eastern Karamoja region, where cattle-rustling is common.
Francis Adamson Kiyonga told the BBC an elite unit of troops was targeting civilians and at least 15 people have been killed since April....read more »
Francis Adamson Kiyonga told the BBC an elite unit of troops was targeting civilians and at least 15 people have been killed since April....read more »
Uganda arrests masterminds of World Cup bombings
Investigators in Uganda have arrested four men who they say masterminded twin bomb attacks that killed more than 70 people last month.
The men admitted their involvement in the attacks during a news conference on Thursday....read more »
The men admitted their involvement in the attacks during a news conference on Thursday....read more »
Ugandan rebels kidnapped at least 700
Ugandan LRA rebels have kidnapped at least 700 people in attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic since February last year, a rights group said Thursday....read more »
LRA seizes hundreds
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has killed at least 255 people and abducted more than 600 others over the past 18 months in Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. ...read more »
Uganda LRA rebels forcing civilians to join them
The Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group operating across a large stretch of central Africa, has been accused of a campaign of enforced recruitment.
Human Rights Watch says the group has brutally abducted at least 697 adults and children over the past 18 months....read more »
Human Rights Watch says the group has brutally abducted at least 697 adults and children over the past 18 months....read more »
Uganda MPs oppose arbitration in Heritage tax row
Some Ugandan legislators want their government to collect all the tax from the sale of Heritage Oil's assets in the country, and plan a motion to bar Kampala from seeking arbitration over the dispute....read more »
Search continues for boat capsize survivors
Ugandan police are continuing the search for survivors of a boat that capsized on Lake Albert, as officials say they fear at least 33 people died.
The boat capsized during a storm on Saturday night, in the second such disaster in the country in two weeks....read more »
The boat capsized during a storm on Saturday night, in the second such disaster in the country in two weeks....read more »
Three charged in Uganda bombings
A Ugandan court has charged three Kenyans for murdering 76 people during the World Cup final on July 11 in Kampala....read more »
Uganda bombings bring Africa together. Except Eritrea.
Kampala, Uganda – Shortly after marking two weeks since suspected twin suicide bombings killed 76 people watching the World Cup Final in Uganda's capital of Kampala, leaders from across the continent pledged to tackle the terrorist threat from Somalia at an African Union summit in the city....read more »
AU peacekeepers in Somalia need help
The lack of a global response to the Somali crisis has created fertile ground for threats to regional peace in Eastern Africa and the rest of the continent, the president of the African Union Commission said.
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Ugandas highest ice cap splits on Mt Margherita
The ice cap on Uganda's highest peak has split because of global warming, Uganda's Wildlife Authority (UWA) says....read more »
Illegal banana gin kills 80 in Uganda
Some 80 people have died in Uganda after drinking illegal home-made banana gin laced with methanol, a health official says....read more »
Uganda environment body worried by Tullows safeguards
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's state-run environment authority has accused UK petroleum explorer, Tullow Oil, of taking inadequate steps to safeguard the environment around their drilling sites, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Saturday.
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Somalias al-Shabab bans Christian school bells
Islamist militants al-Shabab have banned teachers using bells to signal the end of class in the town of Jowhar, 90km (56 miles) north of Mogadishu....read more »
News from Uganda
Homosexuality against word of God: African bishops Uganda army accused of Karamoja torture abuses Uganda arrests masterminds of World Cup bombings Ugandan rebels kidnapped at least 700 LRA seizes hundreds Uganda LRA rebels forcing civilians to join them Uganda MPs oppose arbitration in Heritage tax row Search continues for boat capsize survivors Three charged in Uganda bombings Uganda bombings bring Africa together. Except Eritrea. AU peacekeepers in Somalia need help Ugandas highest ice cap splits on Mt Margherita Illegal banana gin kills 80 in Uganda Uganda environment body worried by Tullows safeguards Somalias al-Shabab bans Christian school bells Ugandan court orders Shell to pay debts in the country WHO says investigating smallpox reports in Uganda Thousands mourn at Buganda tombs in Uganda Obama condemns Uganda anti-gay bill as odious UN rights boss urges Uganda to shelve anti-gay bill Uganda president warning on anti-gay bill Uganda says oil money for infrastructure, development US warns of attacks on Uganda-Sudan planes Uganda death for homosexual acts law unnecessary Uganda reports killing LRA commander Abudema in CAR Uganda army kills rebel leader Ugandan rebel leader killed in Cent.Africa Republic Uganda reports killing LRA commander Abudema in CAR Archbishop of York condemns Ugandan anti-gay bill Uganda government softens propsed anti-gay law Let your stories be heard. Sign up here and start posting it live on Afrika SpeaksLatest Video
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