Uganda security forces opened fire on Wednesday to quell unrest that left at least two people dead amid allegations that arsonists set fire to UN-listed royal tombs near Kampala. The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old tombs which are revered by the Baganda people, one of Uganda's main tribes centred in Kampala and in the ...

Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said. Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three people were ...

Fire ravaged the UN-listed Kasubi tombs in Uganda and the army and police deployed across Kampala on Wednesday after protests by youths who claimed it was arson. Anti-riot units battled during the night to disperse young supporters of the Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda's main tribes. The fire on Tuesday night ...