Student Julius Isingoma has told the BBC how he miraculously survived a night-time assault by suspected Islamist rebels on his school dormitory in western Uganda. “I smeared the blood of my dead colleagues in my mouth, ears and on my…
Police arrest 20 in Uganda massacre that left 42 dead
Police on Tuesday arrested 20 people, including the headmaster of the school in which 42 people, mostly children, were killed in a massacre on Friday, they said. The detainees are suspected of collaborating with extremists, the police said. Uganda’s police…
Uganda school attack: 40 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group
Around 40 people, mostly students, have been killed at a school in western Uganda by rebels linked to the Islamic State group. A further eight people remain in a critical condition after the attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe.…
Suspected rebel attack in DR Congo kills five (Guardian)
At least five people, including four civilians, were killed in an attack by suspected Ugandan rebels in DR Congo, an AFP correspondent and witnesses said on Sunday. The attack by Uganda-based Allied Democratic Forces targeted the locality of Masiani in…