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2024 in Uganda

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2024
in
Uganda

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Events in the year 2024 in Uganda.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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February

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  • 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

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May

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  • 9 – 19 May: Uganda conducts a national population census.[6]

July

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August

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September

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Prime Minister – A Coordinated, Responsive and Accountable Government for Socio-Economic Transformation". opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. ^ "UPDF helicopter crashes in Kabarole". 93.3 KFM. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ^ "About NAM – NAM". 2019-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Uganda court declines to block harsh anti-gay law, but sees rights infringed". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2024". Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  7. ^ "Uganda provided support to M23 rebels in Congo, UN report says". Reuters. July 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Uganda police detain dozens of people at anti-corruption protests". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Qualification system published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  11. ^ "Congolese police officers flee to Uganda as fighting intensifies". Reuters. August 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "Uganda charges opposition lawmakers, supporters over protest". Reuters. August 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Death toll from Uganda garbage landslide climbs to 35". Reuters. August 16, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Uganda explores oil in two new regions". Africanews. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  16. ^ Wafula, Ian (2024-09-04). "Uganda's Bobi Wine recovering from police assault - party". BBC. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  17. ^ "Rebecca Cheptegei: Olympic athlete dies days after being set alight by ex-boyfriend". BBC. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  18. ^ "Ex-partner who killed Ugandan athlete dies from burns". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  19. ^ Matsiko, Grace (2024-10-22). "Uganda Fuel Truck Explosion Kills 11". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Cult attack in Ugandan village leaves eight dead, including children". Africanews. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  22. ^ "3 children found 'beheaded' near Sudanese refugee camp in Uganda". Radio Dabanga. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  23. ^ "Lightning kills 13 children at Uganda refugee camp". BBC. 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  24. ^ "Ugandan opposition figure Besigye appears before military court after being 'kidnapped' in Kenya". Associated Press. 20 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Death toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda". Associated Press. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  26. ^ "Death toll in Uganda landslides rises to 20 as search for more casualties presses on". Associated Press. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  27. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: MP Cecilia Ogwal is Dead". ChimpReports. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-18.