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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 · May 26, 2025

‘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 · May 23, 2025

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 · May 22, 2025

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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 · May 22, 2025

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 · May 21, 2025

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 · May 20, 2025

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 · May 20, 2025

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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

Digital Camera World · May 20, 2025

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 Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

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 · May 13, 2025

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

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

The Independent UK · May 10, 2025

‘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 · May 9, 2025

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 · May 8, 2025

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 Guardian - UK · May 8, 2025

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The Conversation · May 6, 2025

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 · May 5, 2025

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 · May 2, 2025

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 · May 2, 2025

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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Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

UN judge jailed for more than six years for forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2025

Ugandan activist asks HSBC to put ‘lives before profit’ as campaigners target bank’s AGM

Backing of oil, gas and coal projects under fire as campaigners deliver a letter to CEO Georges Elhedery

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025

Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent

Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 election

Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2025

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab

African leaders meeting in Uganda are calling for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been wreaking havoc in the Horn of Africa nation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

Joyous junkyard beauties: how Leilah Babirye fled death to create towering works of togetherness

The UK supreme court’s recent gender ruling made me think of the sublime sculptures – created from trash – by this artist who escaped persecution in Uganda. They stand for unity over division

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

WHO warns Trump cuts put millions of HIV patients at risk

Exclusive: World Health Organisation says shortage of most commonly used Aids drug caused by withdrawal of US foreign aid will sabotage effectiveness of treatment for millions in a ‘recipe for disaster’

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