KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Uganda distanced itself Friday from Julia Sebutinde, a judge who voted against all provisional measures that a UN court ordered Israel to undertake in a case brought by South Africa concerning the war in the Gaza Strip. “Justice Sebutinde ruling at the ICJ (the International Court of Justice) does not represent [&h...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – President of UN General Assembly Dennis Francis renewed his call for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Israeli bombardment since October 7 has killed more than 24,000 people, left the territory in ruins, and caused a humanitarian catastrophe. Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kampala, the capital o...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The heads of state of an African bloc will meet on January 18 to discuss the worsening diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Somalia over a disputed sea access deal, and the ongoing fighting in Sudan. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will host the “extraordinary” Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)...
KAMPALA, Uganda / JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Ugandan armed forces have killed 567 members of the ISIS-affiliated rebel group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo since December 2021, President Yoweri Museveni said in an address on Thursday night. The ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group, which has been fighting to ove...
