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People extinguish fire on cars caused by a bomb explosion near Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda, on November 16, 2021. - Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala on November 16, 2021, injuring a number of people in what police termed an attack on Ivan Kabuye / AFP

MundoÁfricaInternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

What happened and who is allegedly involved?

On 16 November, a trio of suicide bombers targeted Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, one detonating his vest outside police headquarters and two more blowing themselves up near parliament. The attacks killed at least four other people, according to official reports, and wounded 37 more, 27 of whom were police officers. As the city reeled from the blasts, security forces hunted down a fourth bomber in north-western Kampala, shooting him before recovering his suicide vest. The police said they had recovered more explosive materials from a safe house the fourth attacker was using in a nearby suburb and were continuing to track other possible members of the “terror groups”.…  Seguir leyendo »

MundoÁfricaInternacionalTerrorismo Internacional,

In the days since the blasts, my city has turned from shock to anger.

But shock is where we began. At first, the bombing attacks that killed more than 70 people last Sunday didn’t quite register. A neighbor called to tell me, “Kampala has been struck.” Struck? What does that mean? “It has been bombed.” He named two hangouts popular with expatriates and young corporate types — the Ethiopian Village restaurant and Kyadondo Rugby Club. It could have been the work of business rivals, he said, though most likely it was a terrorist group.

At the time, I wondered about the soft thuds I had heard the night before at the pub where I was having a drink.…  Seguir leyendo »