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

Sep. 03, 2024 14:20 PM EDT

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

Aug. 20, 2024 00:32 AM EDT

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

Aug. 12, 2024 05:35 AM EDT

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

Aug. 11, 2024 23:17 PM EDT

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...