Attack on Uganda School Kills Dozens
The authorities attribute the attack, one of the deadliest in years, to the Allied Democratic Forces, an extremist group based in neighboring Congo.
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At Least 41 Killed in Rebel Attack on Ugandan School Near Congo Border
The victims included the students, one guard and two members of the local community.
At least 41 people dead after IS-linked attack on Uganda school
Militants believed to be Allied Democratic Forces abducted others in attack on secondary school in MpondweMilitants linked to Islamic State reportedly killed at least 41 people and abducted others in an attack on a school in western Uganda, police have…
Anglican leader does not have to be ‘white guy from England’, says Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury says he would welcome ‘serious changes’ to church communion ‘that is 90% global south’The leader of the global Anglican church should not always be a “white guy from England”, the archbishop of Canterbury has said.Justin Welby’…
Justin Welby criticises Ugandan church’s backing for anti-gay law
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses dismay over church’s support for Ugandan law enacted last monthThe archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Anglican church in Uganda to reconsider its vociferous support for the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ law, which …
Uganda says 54 African Union peacekeepers killed in Somalia by al-Shabaab militants
Death toll one of heaviest since pro-government forces launched offensive against jihadists last AugustFifty-four Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has sa…
US may restrict visas for Ugandan officials in wake of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who have violated rights of LGBTQ+ peopleThe US may restrict visas issued to Ugandan officials in its latest condemnation to the African country’s enactment of stringent…
Uganda Has Signed Into Law the World’s Harshest Anti-LGBTQ Bill. Here’s What to Know
The new law prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” and has been widely condemned by activists at home and abroad.
Uganda anti-LGBTQ2 law blasted by Canada, allies: ‘Abhorrent’
The British government said Monday it was “appalled” by the Ugandan law, adding it remained firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances.
Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ+ law with death penalty for same-sex acts
Global outcry over Museveni’s assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanisation’Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed into law the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which allows the death penal…