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June 16, 2023 at 10:53 PM. KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Suspected rebels attacked a school in a remote area of Uganda near the Congo border, killing at least 41 people in a nighttime raid before ...
The current Karuma Bridge (the old bridge) was constructed in 1963, one year after Uganda attained independence from Britain. [1] The old bridge is a narrow, one carriageway (one lane in each direction), without pedestrian or bicycle lanes and no monitoring equipment. [2] The bridge has been the site of several major accidents. [6] [7] [8] [9]
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is an Islamic extremist terrorist group originated in Uganda but is based in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo. The group's insurgency began in 1996; it kills hundreds of civilians every year, mainly by attacking villages. The most deadly ADF attack in Uganda was on 8 June, 1998, when the group ...
The Ugandan Bush War was a civil war fought in Uganda by the official Ugandan government and its armed wing, the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), against a number of rebel groups, most importantly the National Resistance Army (NRA), from 1980 to 1986. The unpopular President Milton Obote was overthrown in a coup d'état in 1971 by ...
Late last month, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni announced a plan to ban used clothing imports to the East African country in a speech, saying the trade stifles the development of the local ...
History of Uganda. The History of Uganda from 1979 to 1986 comprises the history of Uganda since the end of the dictatorship of Idi Amin. This period has seen the second rule of Milton Obote and the presidency of Yoweri Museveni since 1986, in which Ugandan politics have been dominated by the National Resistance Movement .
The President will also allow universities and other post-secondary education institutions to reopen on November 1. 23 October – 2021 Uganda bombings: One person is killed and three others injured when a bomb explodes in a bar in Kampala, Uganda. Three suspected terrorists are behind the attack.
Uganda became an independent sovereign state on 9 October 1962. As a Commonwealth realm , [1] the British monarch , Elizabeth II , remained head of state as Queen of Uganda until the link with the British monarchy was severed on 9 October 1963 and the Kabaka (King) of Buganda , Sir Edward Mutesa II , became the first President of Uganda .