Plight of 11-year-old mother in Uganda reignites calls to stop child marriage
By Yasin Kakande KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As coordinator of a shelter for pregnant teenagers in central Uganda, Ritah Ssetumba has seen thousands of young girls struggling to cope with...
View ArticleMutyaba brace gives Cranes first leg cushioning 13 August 2017
13 August 2017 09:10 Midfielder Muzamir Mutyaba netted a brace as Uganda defeated Rwanda 3-0 on Saturday in the first leg of the third round of the Total Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya 2018...
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 ArticleLooming Health Shortages Spark Fears of More Maternal Deaths in Africa
As health experts stare down a looming health care worker shortage and try to find solutions, African nations say they are especially worried in the face of possible U.S. cuts to international aid. In...
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...
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 ArticleThe war in Equatoria
When South Sudan’s civil war broke out in 2013, much of Equatoria – the country’s breadbasket – managed to stay out of the conflict. But that respite was short lived. As the government army began...
View ArticleKathryn Joyce
In 2011, a young Ugandan woman I’ll call Evelyn learned she was HIV-positive when she was six months pregnant. Her husband’s family blamed her for the diagnosis, and declared they would find him a new...
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 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 Article“Pain Tears Me Apart”
Summary Because of the pain I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t talk to my friends. I wanted to crush my head against the wall and shake…. …. My pain tears me apart.. —Adil Akram, 29, who battled cancer in...
View ArticleThe death of Queen Elizabeth will be the most disruptive event in Britain in...
Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, is not going to live forever. Since...
View ArticleParliament Creates 19 Municipalities (Parliament of the Republic of Uganda)
(Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda) Parliament has approved the creation of 19 municipalities intended to improve administration and delivery of services to the people. The Minister of Local...
View Article“No Control, No Choice”
Summary Four years ago, after 14-year-old Hassina Soulyman spent two days in labor at home, weak from loss of blood and falling in and out of consciousness, her family knew something was terribly...
View ArticleUganda: Ensure Independent Investigation into Kasese Killings
(Nairobi) – Killings by Ugandan military and police during joint operations in Kasese, western Uganda on November 26-27, 2016, warrant an independent, impartial fact-finding mission with international...
View Article'My mother did everything but she was left to bleed to death after giving birth'
As the World Health Assembly nears, people in Uganda and beyond are mobilising to demand progress on reproductive health and childcare...
View Article11 ideas to improve maternal health in areas of conflict and extreme poverty
How can we improve healthcare for new and expectant mothers in insecure environments? Our panel of experts share their thoughts...
View ArticleH.E PRESIDENT YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI PAYS A TWO DAYS WORKING STATE VISIT TO...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda) Latest News Highlights Sunday, 18th September 2016 H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni paid a two-day Working State Visit to France from...
View ArticleVolcanic Rock Stoves Cook Food - and Protect Forests - in Uganda
Cooks at a community kitchen in Kampala's Nakasero Hill business district are preparing a traditional breakfast of green bananas in offal sauce using a very untraditional means of cooking - volcanic...
View ArticleMums-to-be who sleep on their back are at ‘greater risk of losing their baby’
WOMEN should sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy to reduce their risk of stillbirth, new research suggests. A study of more than 1,000 women found the risk of stillbirth was...
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