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Uganda: 1st Ebola death since 2019

Uganda’s health ministry on Tuesday announced the country’s first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central...

UN force admits deadly shooting at DR Congo border post

By Seros Muyisa UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was "outraged" after two people were killed and several others injured when UN peacekeepers opened fire during...

EU rights envoy voices concern about Uganda ‘torture’ sites

The EU's human rights chief on Wednesday voiced concern about the torture of detainees in Uganda and other rights abuses, calling on President Yoweri...

Uganda sets March trial date for author

A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni and his son. Kakwenza...

Sex, hope and activism: Meet ‘Uganda’s rudest woman’

Her sexually explicit protests have been likened to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says sex is the most effective—and entertaining—way to...

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive on arrival in Japan

A member of the Uganda Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Japan, just over a month before the pandemic-postponed Games,...

Uganda eases internet shutdown imposed over election

Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the East African country ahead of...

UN experts call for South Sudan arms embargo to continue

A UN committee of experts monitoring sanctions on South Sudan recommends maintaining the arms embargo imposed in 2018 in a report to the Security...

Old is gold: Like humans, aging chimps prioritize important friendships

When it comes to friendships, people are known to become more selective with age. It turns out the same is true of male chimps, who...

Cropped-out climate activists

Davos—After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday with fellow eco warriors...

Fighting Ebola with children on the frontline

By Grace Matsiko Before dawn, Congolese teenager Doneka Kabowo sets off for school in Uganda, negotiating miles of jungle, the threat of armed militias and...

Migingo Island: A rocky marriage between Uganda and Kenya

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At least 13 dead after Uganda landslide

Kampala"•At least 31 people have been found dead in eastern Uganda after heavy rain caused a landslide, a government official said Friday. “The number of...

Kampala to host 1st major showpiece

NAIROBI, Kenya—The World Cross Country Championship takes place in Kampala Sunday in Uganda’s biggest ever sports showpiece, with the traditional rivalry between Kenyan and...
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