A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. They say the victims were attending a church service on Saturday evening when the lightning struck. Another 34 people were injured.An official told local radio…
Bridging the digital divide for a more inclusive future — Oluwole Asalu
Before the advent of the internet, access to information was a privilege reserved for the few. People were restricted to career and livelihood opportunities within their immediate environment, with limited access to quality education and resources. Only those with significant…
Uganda ADF school attack: I covered myself in blood to hide
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.…
Archbishop of Canterbury urges Ugandan Anglicans to reject anti-gay law
The Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-LGBT law. In a statement, the archbishop said there was no justification for Anglicans anywhere to support legislation that goes against the Christian…
WHO: Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak
Tanzania on Friday declared the end of a deadly outbreak of the Marburg virus, more than two months after it was first confirmed, the World Health Organization said. Nine cases – eight confirmed and one probable – and six deaths…
Soldier shoots dead politician he was guarding
A Ugandan national army soldier has shot and killed a government minister he was guarding. Retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, who was the deputy minister for gender and labour, was shot at his home on Tuesday morning. It is not…
Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak
Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak that it briefly struggled to contain but was then able to swiftly bring under control despite the absence of a proven vaccine against the viral strain in question.…
Elephants kill 53-year-old man in Uganda
Ahimbisibwe Rugaju, Deputy Resident District Commissioner in the Southwestern part of Kanungu, Uganda says strayed elephants have killed a 53-year-old man, who is yet to be identified. In a statement on Tuesday, the commissioner said the man, a farmer was…