Yoweri Museveni

At least 25 people have been killed in a landslide at a massive landfill in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, according to local authorities, who do not expect to find any survivors under the mountains of waste.

Ugandan police said at least 25 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border.

In a statement on Saturday, authorities said that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out an attack late Friday night on a school in the border town of Mpondwe.

ENTEBBE - Serbia is proud of its history of good relations with Uganda, and in the times we live in, it is important to continue to build friendships and multi-faceted cooperation, Serbian Minister of Internal and External Trade Tomislav Momirovic said after a meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe as part of a three-day official working visit to eastern Africa.

Turkey does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and will not interfere with Uganda's, said the country's ambassador to Uganda on Aug. 6.

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Police released two Ugandan presidential challengers late July 9 after they were arrested for planning campaign rallies without permission.

Ugandan police on July 9 arrested two top opposition leaders and presidential candidates hoping to challenge veteran President Yoweri Museveni in elections next year, police said.

Uganda's constitutional court on Aug. 1 overturned tough new anti-gay laws that had been branded draconian by rights groups, saying they  had been wrongly passed by parliament.

The law is "null and void," the presiding judge told the court, saying the process had contravened the constitution, as it has been passed in parliament in December without the necessary quorum of lawmakers.