Located in East Africa near Kenya, the Congo and Rwanda, Uganda is an African nation of approximately 45.8 million (as of 2021).
It became independent from the United Kingdom in 1962 though remains part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Though ostensibly a republic, Uganda has had a history of violence and authoritarianism, such as its time ruled by dictator Idi Amin. The current president is Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986.
In Israel, Uganda is most associated with Operation: Entebbe, when a plane leaving Israel was hijacked and its Israeli passengers taken to Entebbe, Uganda, only to be rescued in an IDF raid.
"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.
The ADF was originally an anti-Kampala rebel group that fought the government of President Yoweri Museveni from its bases in the Rwenzori mountains.
In a remarkable ceremony in Namagera, Uganda, a 43-year-old man took seven wives, including two sisters, all in one day.
A short story marks 120 years of the ‘road not taken’ in the history of Zionism.
So, while ties exist as we speak, there is still a lot of untapped potential out there in multiple sectors that might be open in the future.
Uganda's military has vowed to keep hunting terrorists but stated that ADF fighters who surrender will be given amnesty.
The bombing on Monday targeted the Jale Siyaad military academy.
The president of Uganda has accused a former leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo of providing sanctuary and resources to Islamist rebels.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Zimbabwe on Thursday for the last visit on his tour of Africa.
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