Category: Uganda

Uganda Charges 15 With Terrorism for Role in ISIS-linked Bombings

KAMPALA—Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged role in bombings in the country’s capital and elsewhere in October and November that left at least nine people dead. In the early hours of Nov. 16, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a…


Apple Warns Thai Govt Critics of ‘State-Sponsored Attacks’ on iPhones

At least six activists and researchers critical of Thailand’s government were issued an alert on Wednesday from Apple Inc that warned them that it believed their iPhones had been targeted by “state-sponsored attackers.” Prajak Kongkirati, a political scientist at Bangkok’s Thammasat University, said he received two emails from Apple stating that it was believed that…


2 Explosions Rock Ugandan Capital, Killing 3

Two explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, killing at least three civilians in what police described as a coordinated attack by terrorists. Three suicide bombers also died in the blasts, police said. The explosions caused chaos in Kampala as terrified residents fled the city’s center. “The bomb threats are still active, especially from suicide…


2 Explosions Rock Uganda’s Capital, Kampala, Injuring 24

KAMPALA, Uganda—Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what is widely believed to be coordinated attacks. One blast was near a police station and another on a street near the parliamentary building, said witnesses. The explosion near parliament appeared to hit a building housing an insurance…


Uganda Police Investigate Bus Explosion That Killed 1 Person

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan police are investigating an explosion on a long-distance bus that killed one person Monday, the second fatal blast in less than 48 hours in the East African country. The bus was traveling from the capital, Kampala, to the western part of Uganda. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. Police said…


ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Bomb Attack in Uganda

The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly bomb attack at an eatery in the capital of Uganda on Oct. 23 that killed at least one person, the group said. In a statement posted in an affiliated Telegram channel on Oct. 24, ISIS said some of its members detonated an explosive device in a…


Uganda’s President Says Deadly Blast Likely a Terrorist Act

KAMPALA, Uganda—An explosion at an eatery in Uganda’s capital was an apparent terrorist act, President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday. Museveni said three people entered the eatery in a suburb of Kampala on Saturday evening and left a plastic bag whose contents later exploded. He provided no more details in a series of Twitter posts…


Uganda’s Bobi Wine Arrested While Protesting in the Capital

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine was arrested Monday while leading a protest against the detention of many of his supporters in the aftermath of a presidential election. Police arrested Wine near a public square in the capital and then drove him back to his home outside Kampala. “His home is now surrounded by police…


Early Cultural Adaptations in Uganda

One of the first major undertakings of new global workers seeking to go to foreign fields is the raising of adequate financial support. Occasionally, workers can support themselves abroad with their own businesses, but most of the time it’s not possible. The demands of the very work or ministry they’re called to don’t leave time…


Uganda’s Bobi Wine Urges ‘Strong Action’ Over Disputed Polls

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is urging the international community to back up concerns over the country’s disputed elections with “strong actions” against President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Wine, who is disputing his loss to the long-time leader in last month’s presidential elections, told reporters that he hopes “the world will stand with the people…