Uganda

UNICEF condemns armed attack on school in Uganda

Published on: June 18, 2023
13:06

Kampala, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Uganda, Mohamed Munir, on Sunday condemned the recent armed attack on a school in the country's western region, where 42 people were killed.

Dozens killed as ISIS-linked rebels attack school in western Uganda

Published on: June 17, 2023
09:11

Kampala, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Militants linked to the Islamic State group (ISIS) hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.

Uganda reports 8 deaths in Kisoro landslides

Published on: May 4, 2023
18:47

Kampala, May 4 (Prensa Latina) At least 8 people died in the southwestern Ugandan district of Kisoro after their homes were buried in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, as emergency workers and local residents shoveled through the mud in search of bodies.

Uganda to investigate deaths of soldiers deployed in Somalia

Published on: January 4, 2023
08:30

Kampala, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ugandan Army created a commission to investigate the circumstances in which three Ugandan soldiers deployed in Somalia were killed by a comrade.

UPDF chopper crash kills Ugandan troops in DR Congo

Published on: September 29, 2022
12:02

Kampala, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) More than a dozen Ugandan soldiers died following a helicopter crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during take-off, the Uganda People's Defense Forces reported on Thursday.

Ebola contagions and deaths increase in Uganda

Published on: September 26, 2022
11:17

Kampala, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health in Uganda on Monday reported 16 Ebola cases, while four people died due to complications related to the disease.

Tanzania to screen for Ebola following Uganda outbreak

Published on: September 24, 2022
13:13

Dodoma, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Tanzanian health authorities on Saturday urged its citizens, espacially at its borders, to be vigilant following the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

Ugandan authorities arrest 21 people for organizing attacks

Published on: November 19, 2021
10:44

Kampala, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) Ugandan authorities on Friday informed that they arrested 21 people involved in the organization of two explosions in Kampala on Tuesday, in which six citizens, included three suicide bombers, were killed.

Ugandan President promises to crush perpetrators of attack

Published on: October 25, 2021
09:05

Kampala, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, promised to crush the perpetrators of an attack that on Saturday caused, according to divergent versions, between one and three dead, claimed today by the Islamic State (IS).

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