2024 in Uganda
Uganda-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Uganda.
Incumbents
- President: Yoweri Museveni
- Vice president: Jessica Alupo
- Prime minister: Robinah Nabbanja[1]
Events
- 2 January – A Ugandan People's Defence Force helicopter crashes in the village of Nyamisigiri, Kabarole District, Uganda, killing two people on board the helicopter and one person on the ground.[2]
- January – 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement[3]
- 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]
- 3 April – The Court of Appeal of Uganda upholds the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for certain homosexual acts.[5]
- 9 – 19 May: Uganda conducts a national population census.[6]
- 8 July – A United Nations report formally accuses the Uganda People's Defence Force of providing military support to the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda denies the claims.[7]
- 23 July – At least 45 people are detained and some are charged while participating in anti-corruption protests in Kampala that involve marching to the Parliament building.[8][9]
Scheduled
- 26 July – 11 August: Uganda at the 2024 Summer Olympics[10]
Deaths
- 18 January – Cecilia Ogwal, 77, politician, MP (since 1996)[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Office of the Prime Minister – A Coordinated, Responsive and Accountable Government for Socio-Economic Transformation". opm.go.ug. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ "UPDF helicopter crashes in Kabarole". 93.3 KFM. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "About NAM – NAM". 2019-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "A money laundering watchdog removes the UAE, Uganda, Barbados and Gibraltar from a watchlist". Associated Press. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Uganda court declines to block harsh anti-gay law, but sees rights infringed". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2024". Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Uganda provided support to M23 rebels in Congo, UN report says". Reuters. July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Uganda police detain dozens of people at anti-corruption protests". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Anti-corruption demonstrations break out in Uganda's capital as people note Kenya's protest success". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Qualification system published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games | PRESS-RELEASES | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: MP Cecilia Ogwal is Dead". ChimpReports. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
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