2024 in Uganda
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Events in the year 2024 in Uganda.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2 January – A Ugandan People's Defence Force helicopter crashes in the village of Nyamisigiri, Kabarole District, Uganda, killing two people on board the helicopter and one person on the ground.[2]
- January – 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement[3]
February
[edit]- 23 February - The Financial Action Task Force removes Uganda from its "gray list" of countries not fully complying with measures to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.[4]
April
[edit]- 3 April – The Court of Appeal of Uganda upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.[5]
May
[edit]July
[edit]- 8 July – A United Nations report formally accuses the Uganda People's Defence Force of providing military support to the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda denies the claims.[7]
- 23 July – At least 45 people are detained and some are charged while participating in anti-corruption protests in Kampala that involve marching to the Parliament building.[8][9]
- 26 July – 11 August: Uganda at the 2024 Summer Olympics[10]
August
[edit]- 5 August –
- Nearly 100 Congolese National Police officers flee to Uganda as fighting between M23 rebels and the FARDC intensifies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[11]
- Uganda Police arrest and charge fourteen opposition officials and lawmakers with terrorism charges for their participation in anti-government and anti-corruption protests in July.[12]
- 9 August – Kiteezi Landfill landslide: At least 35 people are killed and 28 others are reported missing following a landslide caused by heavy rains at the Kiteezi Landfill in Kampala.[13]
- 13 August – A panel of the High Court in Gulu convicts former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo of 44 counts of war crimes made from 1992 to 2005.[14]
- 20 August – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development confirms the presence of oil exploration activities in the Moroto-Kadam and Kyoga Basins.[15]
September
[edit]- 3 September – Leading opposition leader Bobi Wine is seriously injured after being shot in his leg with a tear gas canister by police during an altercation in Bulindo, Wakiso District.[16]
- 5 September – Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after sustaining burns from a petrol attack by her partner in Kenya almost a month after her participation in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17] Her partner also dies from injuries sustained in the attack on 9 September.[18]
October
[edit]- 22 October – A fuel truck overturns and explodes while passersby try to collect its contents in Kigogwa, killing 11 people.[19]
- 25 October – The High Court convicts former Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo of war crimes committed during the group's insurgency and sentences him to 40 years' imprisonment.[20]
- 29 October – Eight people are killed in an attack by suspected cult members on the village of Mizizi A in Kagadi District.[21]
- 30 October – Three children are found beheaded in Kiryandongo.[22]
November
[edit]- 2 November – Fourteen people are killed in a lightning strike during a church service in Palabek Refugee Settlement.[23]
- 20 November – Opposition politician Kizza Besigye appears in a court martial in Kampala after reportedly being abducted in Kenya on 16 November.[24]
- 27 November – At least 20 people are killed while 113 others are reported missing in landslides in Bulambuli District.[25][26]
Deaths
[edit]- 18 January – Cecilia Ogwal, 77, politician, MP (since 1996)[27]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Office of the Prime Minister – A Coordinated, Responsive and Accountable Government for Socio-Economic Transformation". opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ "UPDF helicopter crashes in Kabarole". 93.3 KFM. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "About NAM – NAM". 2019-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Uganda court declines to block harsh anti-gay law, but sees rights infringed". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2024". Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Uganda provided support to M23 rebels in Congo, UN report says". Reuters. July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Uganda police detain dozens of people at anti-corruption protests". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Anti-corruption demonstrations break out in Uganda's capital as people note Kenya's protest success". Associated Press. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Qualification system published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Congolese police officers flee to Uganda as fighting intensifies". Reuters. August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Uganda charges opposition lawmakers, supporters over protest". Reuters. August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Death toll from Uganda garbage landslide climbs to 35". Reuters. August 16, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "An ex-commander of Lord's Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial". Associated Press. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Uganda explores oil in two new regions". Africanews. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Wafula, Ian (2024-09-04). "Uganda's Bobi Wine recovering from police assault - party". BBC. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Rebecca Cheptegei: Olympic athlete dies days after being set alight by ex-boyfriend". BBC. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Ex-partner who killed Ugandan athlete dies from burns". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Matsiko, Grace (2024-10-22). "Uganda Fuel Truck Explosion Kills 11". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Muhumuza, Rodney (2024-10-27). "Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "Cult attack in Ugandan village leaves eight dead, including children". Africanews. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "3 children found 'beheaded' near Sudanese refugee camp in Uganda". Radio Dabanga. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Lightning kills 13 children at Uganda refugee camp". BBC. 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Ugandan opposition figure Besigye appears before military court after being 'kidnapped' in Kenya". Associated Press. 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Death toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda". Associated Press. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ "Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for more casualties presses on". Associated Press. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: MP Cecilia Ogwal is Dead". ChimpReports. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-18.