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Fifteen people are killed by landslides caused by heavy rain in Kasese District, Uganda.
2022-09-7

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Uganda strikes down a 2014 law outlawing the distribution of pornography and wearing of "indecent" clothes as unconstitutional. Women's rights groups in the country campaigned against the law since its inception, saying it unfairly singled out women for discrimination.
2021-08-16

Uganda reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant in people who travelled from India to Kampala.
2021-04-29

Uganda reports 423 new cases, its highest daily increase, thus bringing the country's total cases to 6,017.
2020-09-19

The World Bank delays its decision on granting a US$500 million loan to Tanzania, in response to pressure from activist groups over the country’s policy of banning pregnant students from attending state schools.
2020-01-27

Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank, claims that the world economy has entered the "danger zone", with the United States, European Union and Japan having to make tough decisions.
2011-09-14

Police in Uganda fire tear gas at demonstrators protesting the win of incumbent President Yoweri Museveni in elections.
2011-03-9

Two Ugandans and one Peruvian are killed and 15 others are injured in a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq.
2010-07-22

Uganda undoes remarks suggesting President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir would not be welcome at July's African Union conference in Kampala.
2010-06-8

Ancient tombs of Uganda's Bugandan kings, a World Heritage Site, are burnt down by unknown causes.
2010-03-16