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A Ugandan couple has killed their nephew after a traditional healer advised them that they were unable to birth a son, meaning their wealth would go to their closest male relative, their nephew.  What You Need to Know: Busoga North Police have announced a six-year-old boy from Bukafika village in Uganda’s eastern Kamuli District was killed this week by his aunt...

What You Need to Know:  Ugandan police arrested traditional doctor Sulaiman Sentongo, his wife, and his associate Maureen Namuleme on Saturday following the grisly discovery of two decapitated children in Kirinda village, Kiboga district on Wednesday.  The bodies of two year-old Sylvia Nantango and five year-old Easter Nakasumba were found by police sniffer dogs after their parents, who had sent them...

What Happened Local sources within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported that an attack by the DRC's Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group has left at least 10 civilians dead. The attack took place on a village named Mangodomu, in the DRC's North Kivu province. Following the attack, DRC military authorities again renewed their vows to destroy the...

What's Happening A month's long dispute between Kenya and Uganda over oil importation licenses has finally come to an end. The dispute between the two nations began when Kenya refused to provide licenses to the Uganda National Oil Corporation (UNOC) in order to allow them to operate locally, and use the oil transportation infrastructure of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) in...

A Heavy Handed Response Disagreements between two factions of Uganda's National Unity Platform (NUP) turned into a fight, which turned into clashes with the police on Monday, March 17th. The police dispersed crowds using tear gas and live ammunition. The two factions, one led by Masaka Mayor Florence Namayanja, and the other by the former leader of the opposition in Parliament...