Nalubale Rafting - Down the River Nile
If you are heading to Africa, have I got a plan for you! (Kampala, Uganda.) My telephone rang at 05:51. It was my Ronald from Nalubale Rafting. He was looking for the hotel in Kampala where I was...
View ArticleHuman Rights Committee visits PAP (Parliament of the Republic of Uganda)
(Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda) Members of the Ugandan Parliament are visiting the Pan African Parliament to understudy its operations with regard to enforcement of respect of human...
View ArticleAga Khan University to Build New Teaching Hospital in Kampala, Uganda (Aga...
(Source: Aga Khan Development Network) Aga Khan University to Build New Teaching Hospital in Kampala, Uganda His Highness the Aga Khan and His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda lay a brick...
View ArticleHow Kampala-Jinja Expressway construction will affect residents
Pedestrians, slow moving vehicles and those with powered wheelchairs will not be allowed to use the high speed expressway once it is completed The government valuer said approvals of the resettlement...
View ArticleUganda: The thin line between victim and perpetrator
Florence Ayot was nine when she was abducted from her home in Uganda’s vast and arid north. That was in 1989. She would spend 15 years with the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), trekking...
View ArticleThis 'eco stove' does more than cook your dinner
(CNN)In Uganda, more than 28 million people in the country are without electricity. To put that into perspective, the entire population of the beautiful landlocked east-central African nation is less...
View ArticleIs Uganda the best place to be a refugee?
The country’s unusual open policy gives refugees land, education and a chance to work – but instability in neighbouring nations is putting pressure on resources...
View ArticleUganda: UPR Submission
UPR Submission Uganda Addendum to UPR Submission Uganda October 2016 Since Human Rights Watch’s March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda’s next Universal Periodic Review, there have been ongoing...
View ArticleUganda: UPR Submission (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) UPR Submission Uganda Addendum to UPR Submission Uganda October 2016 Since Human Rights Watch's March 2016 submission ahead of Uganda's next Universal Periodic...
View ArticleMonday expected to be rainy day across the country
According to the weather forecast released by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority, the Lake Victoria Basin region that includes Entebbe, Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Jinja, Mayuge and Bugiri, is...
View ArticleIn Uganda's Small But Fast-Growing Cities, 'One Planner Is Not Enough'
Tabitha Kakuze is the only planner in Jinja, Uganda. She hopes more staff will come when the central government officially designates Jinja a "city." (Amy Fallon) JINJA, Uganda—Located on Lake Victoria...
View ArticleUganda: Police stop gay pride parade deemed illegal
ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) -- Ugandan police on Saturday prevented organizers from holding a gay pride parade on the orders of a government minister who said such an event is illegal. Police blocked...
View ArticlePlight of 11-year-old mother in Uganda reignites calls to stop child marriage
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View ArticleUganda: End Police Obstruction of Gatherings (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) Anti-riot police fire canisters of colored teargas to disperse supporters of opposition Forum for Democratic Change during a procession to welcome their leader Kizza...
View ArticleInside Uganda's war on gay men
PA Photos Comment / Reportage Inside Uganda's war on gay men Tweet Pin It By Jonathan Heaf 12 December 14 There must be no distinguishable markings on the outside of the building. Nothing indicative of...
View ArticleThere's an App for That!
Rural Africa presents changemakers with intractable challenges across sectors, but one American investor, Grameen Foundation, believes it all comes down to access to information. Grameen Foundation has...
View Article“We Are Also Dying of AIDS”
“We Are Also Dying of AIDS” Barriers to HIV Services and Treatment for Persons with Disabilities in Zambia Map of Zambia Glossary Summary Key Recommendations Methodology I. Background HIV/AIDS Epidemic...
View ArticleTraditional Healers Arrested Over Impersonation
According to Jamir Buyondo,the General Secretary Uganda Neddagala Lyayo an Umbrella body for traditional healers, the suspects have been operating illegally Three Traditional healers from Buikwe...
View ArticleLove’s runaways: the gay Ugandans forced into exile
Banished from home and beaten, gay teenagers have sought refuge in Kenya. But instead of finding acceptance, they are treated with suspicion and contempt...
View ArticleUganda: Ensure Free and Fair Elections (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) Ugandan poll workers count ballot papers at Nakasero Market polling station in Uganda’s capital Kampala on February 18, 2011. © 2011 Reuters (Kampala) – The Ugandan...
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