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Ntoroko Clashes
On 13 December 2022, fighting broke out between the Uganda People's Defence Force and the Allied Democratic Forces in Ntoroko District, in western Uganda. Prelude In the 1990s, the Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces formed in southern Uganda, and quickly took hold in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo and the dense rainforests there, launching attacks on civilians and Congolese forces. However, the group has made several incursions into the Ugandan border in the late 2010s and early 2020s, as their influence grew in the Congo. In late 2021, the Ugandan Army dispatched to eastern Congo to aid the Congolese and Rwandan militaries in relieving the Kivu conflict, Kivu and Ituri conflict, Ituri conflicts. Incursions by the ADF into Uganda, however, occasionally happened, along with attacks in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. Battle Civilians in Bweramule sub-county, in Ntoroko, first spotted ADF militants on 13 December. Speaking to the Ugandan military, they stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntoroko District
Ntoroko District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Western Region, Uganda, Western Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are in the Kibbuuku town council. It is the second least populated district in Uganda. Location Ntoroko District is one of the two Ugandan districts west of the Rwenzori Mountains, the other being Bundibugyo District. The Ntoroko District is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west and north, separated by the winding Semuliki River, has a maritime boundary with two Bunyoro districts; Kikuube District to the north-north-east and Kagadi District to the north-east. Kabarole District to the south and east, and Bundibugyo District to the south. The town of Ntoroko (officially Kanara Town Council is approximately 84 km north-west of Fort Portal City, the regional capital by road, 111 from Bundibugyo and approximately 162 km by road, north-east of Kasese, the other larger towns in the Rwenzori, Rwenzori sub-region This location is appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 2022 In Uganda
December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. December's name derives from the Latin word ''decem'' (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus , which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained its name.Macrobius, ''Saturnalia'', tr. Percival Vaughan Davies (New York: Columbia University Press, 1969), book I, chapters 12–13, pp. 89–95. In Ancient Rome, as one of the four Agonalia, this day in honour of Sol Indiges was held on December 11, as was Septimontium. Dies natalis (birthday) was held at the temple of Tellus on December 13, Consualia was held on December 15, Saturnalia was held December 17–23, Opiconsivia was held on December 19, Divalia was held on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 In Uganda
Events in the year 2022 in Uganda. Incumbents * President: Yoweri Museveni * Vice President: Jessica Alupo * Prime Minister: Robinah Nabbanja Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda * 10 January – Uganda reopens schools for the first time since March 2020 after a nearly two-year closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * 28 January – The Rwandan foreign ministry announces the reopening of the country's border crossing with Uganda following political tensions between the two countries that led to the closure of the border crossing for three years. * 4 May – Twenty people are killed when a bus crashes into a tea estate in Fort Portal. * 24 May – Ugandan police arrest veteran opposition politician Kizza Besigye for "inciting violence" and also disperse a crowd protesting against the government. * 8 June – Uganda reports its first suspected case of monkeypox. * 1 August – Twenty-four people are killed by heavy flooding in eastern Uganda. * 7 September – 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kibuku District
Kibuku District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Kibuku, where the district headquarters are located. Location Kibuku District is bordered by Pallisa District to the north, Budaka District to the east, Butaleja District to the south, and Namutumba District to the west. The district headquarters at Kibuku, are located approximately , by road, west of Mbale, the largest city in the sub-region. The coordinates of the district are:01 02N, 33 50E. Overview Kibuku District was created by Act of the Parliament of Uganda, Ugandan Parliament, on 1 July 2010. Prior to that the district was part of Pallisa District. Population The national census in 1991 estimated the district population at about 91,200. The next census in 2002 estimated the population of the district at about 128,200. In 2012, the population of Kibuku District was estimated at approximately 181,700. Economic activity Agriculture (subsisten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
