UN: Ugandan-led Lord’s Resistance Army attacks in Sudan, Congo may be crimes against humanity
UN: Ugandan rebel attacks may have been war crimes BBC’s on-line debate on rights, wrongs of Ugandan bill to execute gays draws lawmakers’ ire
BBC slammed for debating Ugandan bill to kill gays Uganda’s parliament criminalizes female circumcision with life imprisonment for offenders
Uganda government outlaws female circumcision 2 warlords plead not guilty in Congo massacre at international war crimes court
2 warlords plead innocent in Congo massacre trial Ugandans upset over Venezuelan president’s praise for brutal fomer dictator Idi Amin
Ugandans upset over praise for former dictator Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen in 2 gunbattles over cattle raids in NE Uganda
Ugandan army kills 34 tribesmen on cattle raids A Ugandan official says those who die from drinking illicit local gin should be caned 6 times
Ugandan official suggests caning dead bodies Mother of notorious Ugandan rebel leader makes last wish on death bed: ‘Make peace’
Make peace _ mom’s dying wish to rebel leader son African kings, queens, chiefs claim modern role, call Mandela one of their own
African kings, queens, chiefs to honor Mandela Uganda president dismisses Somali insurgent threatKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president has dismissed threats from Somali Islamist insurgents that they will attack his country. From rebel to nurse to king: Thousands throng to see Uganda’s latest monarch crownedKASESE, Uganda — For years, Charles Wesley Mumbere worked as a nurse’s aide in Maryland and Pennsylvania, caring for the elderly and sick. No one there suspected that he had inherited a royal title in his African homeland when he was just 13. Man who labored as nurse’s aide in US goes home to Africa to be crowned king of his peopleHARRISBURG, Pa. — An African man who worked for years as a nurse’s aide in the United States, caring for the elderly and sick, is back in his homeland to be crowned king of his people in the mountains of western Uganda. Aid group says Ugandan rebel attacks on civilians in northern Congo are spreadingJOHANNESBURG — Ugandan-led rebels are expanding their territory in northern Congo, committing child abductions, rapes, and — in one instance, forcing a man to club his own brother to death, an international aid group said Wednesday. Hope through soap: former refugee recycles used hotel soap to help Uganda’s poor fight diseaseATLANTA — Nearly two decades after he arrived in this country, Ugandan Derreck Kayongo is still bowled over by one subtle display of American wealth: the endless array of soaps available in stores. Uganda wants to claim $5 million reward for arrest of Rwandan genocide suspectKAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan official says the country wants to claim a $5 million reward offered by the United States for the capture of a Rwandan genocide suspect. Official: Somali state minister for defense nabbed in Uganda then releasedKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda released Somalia’s state minister for defense on Wednesday, hours after arresting him because he did not inform Ugandan authorities of his visit, officials said. Official: Somali state minister for defense nabbed in Uganda, expected to be releasedKAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan security agents arrested Somalia’s state minister for defense because he did not inform authorities of his trip to the country, officials said Wednesday. Official: Somali defense minister nabbed in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s defense minister was seized Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital in what the Somali president said was likely a “mistake” by Ugandan security forces. Official: Somali state minister for defense nabbed in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen seized Somalia’s state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said. Official: Somali state minister for defense kidnapped in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen kidnapped Somalia’s state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said. Suspect accused of orchestrating killings of thousands in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide is arrestedKAMPALA, Uganda — A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide — including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen — has been captured, police said Tuesday. Official: Somali defense minister kidnapped in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — An official says Somalia’s defense minister has been kidnapped in Uganda’s capital. Key genocide suspect accused of sending soldiers to execute Rwandan queen arrested in UgandaKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, a former top intelligence official accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Key Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in Uganda, officials sayKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide who is accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Uganda: Global human rights group calls for probe into killings during bloody riotsKAMPALA, Uganda — A human rights group has urged Uganda to set up an independent inquiry into the deaths of more than 20 protesters last month because security agents may have deliberately killed some of them. Uganda riots death toll rises to 21, including 2-year-old boy, officials sayKAMPALA, Uganda — The death toll from riots in Uganda’s capital has risen to 21 people, including a 2-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet, officials said Monday. Ugandan soldiers, police patrol streets following 2 days of violence that has killed 14KAMPALA, Uganda — Scores of soldiers and police patrolled the streets of Uganda’s capital in pickup trucks and on foot Saturday following riots that have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens of others. Ugandan soldiers, police patrol streets following 2 days of violence that has killed 13KAMPALA, Uganda — Scores of soldiers and police patrolled the streets of Uganda’s capital in pickup trucks and on foot Saturday following riots that have killed at least 13 people. Uganda traditional ruler cancels rally; capital calm but tense after 2 days of riotingKAMPALA, Uganda — A traditional Ugandan ruler canceled a planned rally Saturday following two days of deadly riots between his supporters and security forces, as the capital returned to a wary calm. Uganda’s traditional ruler cancels rally; capital calm but tenseKAMPALA, Uganda — A traditional Ugandan ruler canceled a planned rally following two days of deadly riots between his supporters and security forces in a region near the capital, his spokesman said Saturday. |