Africa: All of Africa Today - May 1, 2026

Author: Melody ChirondaPublished on: May 1, 2026Country: Uganda

Crime & Law

Africa: All of Africa Today - May 1, 2026

A Ugandan court sentenced Christopher Okello Onyum to death for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Kampala. The victims, aged between one and two, were fatally stabbed on April 2. Additionally, 17 Sudanese refugees drowned in a Mediterranean shipwreck off the Libyan coast near Tobruk. Lastly, Russia stated that its forces would remain in Mali despite rebel attacks.

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