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The Kenyan government has said its security officials are on high alert following the twin explosions in neighbouring Uganda on Tuesday. Government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna urged citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious characters or movements. The alert comes days after three prisoners who were convicted for terrorism-related charges …

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said the continental institution is fully in solidarity with the Ugandan people and government. Moussa Faki tweeted that he condemned the attacks in “the strongest terms”. “Our sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wishes for a full …

Six people were killed, including three of those behind the attacks, in the explosions that hit Uganda’s capital, Kampala in the morning, BBC News reports. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said intelligence gathered so far indicates that those behind the blasts were local militants the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). He said …

At least four people including two police officers, have been killed and twenty-seven others injured in two separate explosions in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, local media have reported. The deputy head of Mulago hospital, Dr Rosemary Byanyima, told journalists that seven patients were in a critical condition and 20 were …

Twin explosions ripped through locations in the center of Uganda’s capital during morning rush hour on Tuesday in a suspected terrorist attack targeting a police facility and a building complex housing commercial offices, local media are reporting. The Daily Monitor newspaper has shared a video of cars burning outside an …

Ugandan Head of state, Yoweri Museveni has called for a meeting of East African leaders to discuss Ethiopia’s civil war, the Reuters news agency reports. “President Museveni is in touch with Prime Minister Abiy [Ahmed] on the ongoing situation in Ethiopia and has expressed concern at the refusal by the …

The Ugandan Head of State Yoweri Museveni has announced that schools in the country will reopen in January, almost two years after they were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The president said the reopening of schools would happen regardless of how many people were vaccinated. Although Mr Museveni said …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday, met Ms Bintou Keita, the special representative of the United Nations Secretary general in the DR Congo and head of MONUSCO (United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo). The President and Ms Keita discussed matters pertaining to the security situation in the …

Justice Lawrence Tweyanze of the Masaka High Court in Uganda has rejected a request for release on bail filed by MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, who face several charges, including murder, attempted murder and aiding and abetting terrorism. Justice Lawrence Tweyanze while giving his lengthy ruling on Monday morning, …

According to data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Uganda is the only country on the African continent where schools remain completely closed for almost two years despite a low rate of infections and deaths from Covid- 19. Data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) tracks the impact …