Ugandan Olympic athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral

BUKWO, Uganda (AP) — Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid their respects Saturday to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire. The military funeral took place in a remote town near the Kenyan border. Military officers...

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shot and wounded in a confrontation with police

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's leading opposition figure Bobi Wine was shot in the leg in a confrontation with police Tuesday just outside the capital, Kampala, and was “seriously injured,” his political party said. Video posted online showed Wine surrounded by followers who...

US rights watchdog cites "a climate of fear" in Uganda oil development project

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals facing forced displacement and other violent abuses, a U.S. climate watchdog said Monday. The report by Climate Rights International says banks and...

In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda's capital,...

An ex-commander of Lord's Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes against humanity in a key moment of justice for many in Uganda who suffered decades of its brutal insurgency. The long-awaited verdict in the trial of Thomas...

Islamic State-allied militants kill 12 people in eastern Congo, official says

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Militants allied with the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people in several villages in North Kivu province, a local official said Monday. Fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces attacked people in the village of Mukonia on...

Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on Monday as rescuers with excavators continued searching for victims, according to the city authority. At least four children are among those killed by the collapse...

Rubbish collapses at landfill site in Uganda's capital, killing at least 18 people

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Piled-up rubbish collapsed at a vast landfill site in the Ugandan capital, killing at least 18 people, the Red Cross said. Fourteen other people were injured when the Kiteezi landfill, which serves as a waste disposal site for much of Kampala, collapsed late...

A mass circumcision is marketed to tourists in a remote area of Uganda. Some are angrily objecting

NEAR MOUNT ELGON, Uganda (AP) — The dancers shook their hips to the beat of drummers who led the way, anticipating the start of mass circumcision among the Bamasaaba people of Uganda’s mountainous east. Yet the frolicking in the streets belied a dispute brewing behind the scenes...

The death toll from a collapse at a landfill site in Uganda's capital has risen to 18, authorities say