Uganda
Uganda on alert as IS-linked ADF militants cross border from DR Congo
World
Ugandan security forces are on high alert after they said fighters from an Islamic State-linked group entered the country at the weekend. ...
An online protest movement exposes corruption in Uganda. Officials and others are rattled
World
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Abuse of public funds. Failing hospitals. Potholes in the streets of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. These and ...
Uganda minister says people dying of hunger are ‘idiots’
World
A Ugandan government minister is facing criticism after calling those who have died of hunger in his country “idiots”. Many have deemed ...
Lord’s Resistance Army commander on trial
World
The long-awaited trial of a child soldier-turned-commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has begun in Uganda. Thomas Kwoyelo faces more ...
70-year-old woman gives birth to twins in Uganda, doctor says
World
A 70-year-old Ugandan woman has given birth to twins, her doctor said Thursday, in what the mother hailed as a “miracle.” Safina ...
Three women helping wildlife survive
World
Discussion of climate change usually focuses on the danger to people, but wildlife is equally affected, if not more so. The crisis ...
Fears grow over mystery illness that has killed at least 14 people in Uganda
Health
African health experts are urgently investigating a mystery disease outbreak in Uganda which has killed at least 14 people and seen some ...
Why Kenya-Uganda oil row is causing regional jitters
World
A bitter row over fuel supplies has erupted between Kenya and its landlocked neighbour Uganda, with the Ugandan leader saying his country ...
Uganda court fines US couple $28,000 for child cruelty
U.S.
A US couple has been fined ($28,000; £23,000) by a Ugandan court after they pleaded guilty to child cruelty and “inhumane treatment” ...
