The U.S. imposed another round of sanctions on top Ugandan officials, including Speaker of Parliament Anita Among for their alleged involvement in corruption. The U.S. and U.K. also sanctioned a serving minister and two former ministers for misuse of resources in the poorest Karamoja region.
As democracy declines around the world, intolerance is growing apace. When intolerance begins to rise, it is frequently the case that there are particular targets, and few targets are more choice than migrants or homosexuals.
The school is located in the west of Uganda in Mpondwe on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the police, the militia is the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group originally from Uganda that operates from the Congo. The ADF opposes the rule of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986. The U.S. government has designated the ADF as a global terrorist organization. It is unclear how many of the victims are children.
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