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Uganda’s tax system is a drain on small businesses: how to set them free

Uganda is one of the countries most exposed to recent cuts in international aid, particularly with the dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2023, about 5% of gross national income – a measure of a country’s total income, including income from foreign sources – was received…

The Conversation

Two suspected Ugandan rebels killed in Kampala explosion

A female suicide bomber and another suspected rebel were killed in a blast in Uganda’s capital city.

Al Jazeera

Video stars: the booming VJ scene localising Hollywood films for Ugandans

Part-interpreters, part-comedians, video jockeys translate and contextualise western movies for audiences at home

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ICC appeals judges greenlight first in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader Kony

Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have given the final greenlight for the tribunal’s first in absentia hearing

The Independent UK

2 people die before a suspected explosive attack in Uganda's capital, authorities say

Uganda military authorities say two people died before executing a suspected explosive attack near a Catholic shrine in the capital, Kampala

The Independent UK

In Uganda, an affordable alternative to dirt floors is a big boost to human health

In Uganda, where more than 40% of the population live in extreme poverty, many families live in homes with dirt floors

The Independent UK

Uganda accused of ‘state bigotry’ and attacks on LGBTQ+ people

Report from Human Rights Watch criticises Museveni regime for arbitrary arrests and detentions, violence and extortion since draconian new law enacted

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Uganda targeting LGBTQ community with hatred and violence: HRW

Persecution follows in the wake of 2023 law imposing draconian punishments on homosexuality.

Al Jazeera

‘Tortured’ Ugandan activist dumped at border following arrest in Tanzania

East African rights groups condemn Tanzania after Agather Atuhaire was found at the Ugandan border.

Al Jazeera

Activists accuse major bank of suppressing protest over controversial African oil pipeline

The 11 activists, who are still detained in prison, are the latest arrests of protesters against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline

The Independent UK

Kenya slammed as 'rogue state' over Ugandan opposition leader kidnap

Kenyan authorities have admitted to cooperating in the kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye – who is now on trial for treason in his home country – on its territory last year.

Radio France Internationale

Appreciation Over Influence: The Culture Connection Project's Global Mission of Mutual Growth

The Culture Connection Project (The CCP) redefines what it means to create cross-cultural connections by emphasizing appreciation over influence.

International Business Times

Uganda confirms military trials for civilians despite Supreme Court ruling

President Yoweri Museveni’s government has frequently defended military trials, citing national security concerns.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan lawmakers pass bill to try civilians before military courts, defying concern and criticism

Ugandan lawmakers have passed a government-backed bill to authorize civilian trials in military courts

The Independent UK

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Decade-old DSLR used by Photographer of the Year to capture winning shot

Informative, provocative, and moving: Discover the winners of the All About Photo Awards – The Mind's Eye and the gear behind the photographs

The Guardian - UK

The deadly riddle of blackwater fever: the search for answers over illness killing Uganda’s children

A dangerous complication of malaria turns urine dark with blood – but only affects some young patients in rural areas and not others. Puzzled experts are trying to find out why

The Independent UK

How Trump’s aid cuts are inflicting double the pain on LGBT+ people

IN FOCUS : Uganda has some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world – with same-sex couples facing up to life imprisonment. Rachel Schraer speaks to Ugandans who have run out of HIV medication and finds out how already vulnerable communities are coping

The Independent UK

In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging 'sisterhood' wants more women involved

A female business owner in Uganda wanted to create a coffee sisterhood

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The Guardian - UK

‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

Ultra-conservative campaigners fly in for ‘family values’ conferences to share tactics with African allies who oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in NYPD

University’s acting president says move was necessary for safety and calls protesters’ actions ‘outrageous’. Plus, Pakistan’s PM vows to avenge India’s airstrikes

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda

UN World Food Programme says $50m is urgently needed amid fears that Uganda may now begin forced repatriations

The Conversation

African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia – a dangerous pregnancy complication

Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery.

Radio France Internationale

Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections

With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists, saying 2,000 kidnappings have taken place since the last elections in 2021. But the government accuses the opposition of staging the abductions for…

The Guardian - UK

UN judge jailed in UK after forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe stopped young Ugandan woman holding down steady job and made her work as her maid, court told

Al Jazeera

Uganda’s military chief says holding opposition activist ‘in my basement’

Opposition leader says Eddie Mutwe’s abduction ‘a reminder to the world’ of breakdown in law and order in Uganda.

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