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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...
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,...
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...
Anti-corruption demonstrations break out in Uganda's capital as people note Kenya's protest success
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan security forces on Tuesday arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliament building to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities said were illegal. Police and the military deployed heavily in various parts of...
