The blast occurred on Wednesday as crowds gathered around the tanker to gather fuel after it had veered off the road.
A sophisticated hacking group believed to be working for the Russian Federation has been attacking Western government institutions for years, a report says.
Uganda has made significant progress in reducing poverty, raising average income and attaining its Millennium Development Goals agenda.
Thousands of African pilgrims have already arrived in the holy city of Mecca for the hajj, one of the world’s largest gatherings and a mandatory religious duty.
Bosco Ntaganda, dubbed "The Terminator," spoke publicly for the first time since surrendering in 2013 and said he never attacked civilians.
While the 193-nation assembly overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine in 2012, a Palestinian attempt to secure full U.N. membership failed.
President Salva Kiir last week asked for more time for consultations, drawing threats of U.N. sanctions if he failed to ink it within a two-week deadline.
Kenya banned Ugandan sugar imports in 2012.
Prior to Uganda's Supreme Court ruling, running away or divorcing her abusive husband was not an option for Florence Abbo because her parents could not afford to refund the bride price.
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake and its waters spread across Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.
Even as opposition against Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni grows, the longtime leader is widely expected to extend his nearly 30-year-rule.
U.S. President Barack Obama may press for South Sudan peace talks, but no breakthrough is expected, a senior administration official says.
U.S. President Barack Obama highlighted his effort to assist in the electrification of rural Africa to help drive its economic development.
A lack of opportunities in Africa must be addressed at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya to spur the development of entrepreneurship on the continent.
Ugandan helicopters will bolster forces in the fight against the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab insurgency before President Obama visits Kenya later this week.
Jodi Magi was arrested last month for posting a picture of an illegally parked car in front of her apartment building.
As many as 1,500 soldiers could be charged with forging false documents, a military source told a local Ugandan newspaper.
Many of the foreigners still living in the Chatsworth displacement camp were unwilling or unable to return to their home countries or to their South African communities.
Human rights groups have condemned the last election cycle and consider the ruling party one of the most repressive regimes in Africa.
At least 129 children were killed in fighting in May, while several others were raped or castrated, Unicef says.
A watchdog group says Soco paid thousands of dollars to Congolese officials, despite its vehement denial.
The U.S. urged east African states to send high-level representatives to Burundi to reiterate their opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza seeking a third term and to press for free and fair elections.
