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Volunteers of the non profit organisation and charity group "Hunger has no Religion", wearing protective facemask, prepare portions of porridge to distribute to children for breakfast at an underprivileged areas, in Westbury suburb, in Johannesburg. (AFP)

Corona checks affect food deliveries in East Africa

The UN’s World Food Programme ships 2,000 tonnes of beans and cooking oil to feed some of Uganda’s 1.4 million refugees
30 May 2020 1:41 PM
'Apart from burning shops, stalls, and a market the fire also burnt two vehicles,' said Martial Tumusiime, police spokesman in the area. (Photo: File/Representational)

Over 20 killed in oil tanker explosion in west Uganda

The accident happened after its driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a stationary vehicle, which triggered the fire.
19 Aug 2019 11:20 AM
'A grandmother also died last night,' Emanuel Ainebyona, Uganda health ministry spokesman told Reuters. (Photo: File)

Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreak

The first fatality, a five-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died late on Tuesday.
13 Jun 2019 2:28 PM
The landslide, which followed heavy rains, struck Bukalasi, situated on the slopes of Mount Elgon, on Thursday afternoon. (Representational image)

Landslide kills at least 31 in eastern Uganda: Govt officials

'The landslide pushed huge boulders into a river which burst its banks and the water swept away the people,' an official said.
12 Oct 2018 1:16 PM
The 73-year-old had signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act in 2014, making it illegal to be gay in Uganda. (Photo: AP)

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni wants to ban oral sex, issues public warning

Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for 31 years, issues public ‘warning’ , says ‘mouth is for eating’.
19 Apr 2018 10:29 AM
Fake drugs are a common problem across Africa (Photo: AFP)

Ugandan authorities find fake Hepatitis B vaccines allegedly originating in India

A statement from the Ministry of Health says the fake vaccines allegedly originating from India, were discovered during routine checks.
19 Mar 2018 6:20 PM
The disease is transmitted to humans through tick bites, or through contact with the blood of infected animals especially during slaughter. (Representational Image/ AP)

Bleeding eye fever deadlier than Plague, kills 4, infects dozens

Health chiefs warn spread of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever could be ‘catastrophic’.
16 Jan 2018 12:48 PM
The outbreak comes months after hundreds of people were killed by the plague in Madagascar in one of the worse diseases in 50 years. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Africa girl dies of new eye-bleeding fever, feared to be worse than Black Death

Nine-year-old died in central Uganda with symptoms of an eye-bleeding disease which could kill up to 40 per cent of those infected by it.
15 Jan 2018 2:50 PM
All the things they made were out of everyday trash and e-waste and these also became a space that consumed waste instead of creating it.

Karnataka: Defying classroom norms

The Project has helped set up similar centres in Mangaluru, Bajte and a refugee camp in Uganda.
01 May 2017 6:27 AM
Cricketer Ibrahim stands tall as he has made his name even in America.

Keeping his passion alive

Though he had to move to the US, local cricket talent Ibrahim Khaleel has managed to keep alive his dream of playing the sport.
01 May 2017 12:20 AM
The family members of Rasheed

Mangaluru: Wife, kids back, will Rasheed come home from Uganda?

Although Rasheed is now out of prison, he cannot return home until he is cleared of the charges.
23 Mar 2017 7:15 AM
Vice President Hamid Ansari. (Photo: PTI)

Ansari embarks on five-day visit to Rwanda, Uganda

This is the first high-level visit from India to Rwanda and Ansari is travelling on the invitation of the heads of state of the countries.
19 Feb 2017 2:26 PM
Sajan Mani

Black beauty: Sajan Mani talks about his performance

Artist Sajan Mani talks about his recent performance at the Kampala Biennale in Uganda and the prejudices against Africa.
17 Oct 2016 12:18 AM
#M7challenge: Using this hashtag, people took to Twitter after a couple of pictures were posted by the President. Through a series of photographs and memes, they poked for his style. (Photo: Via web)

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s ‘roadside call’ gets trolled

Museveni’s decision to stop by a road to make a call attracted memes
15 Jul 2016 1:02 AM
Nakintu, a 27-year-old woman from the Ugandan capital Kampala, trusted her friend, who had worked in the United Arab Emirates and seemed successful with plenty of money. (Photo: DC archives)

Trafficked into sex work, Uganda women stunned to be duped by other women

Australia-based anti-slavery campaign group Walk Free estimating there are 36 million people trapped in modern-day slavery around world.
01 Feb 2016 11:41 AM
A picture shows a sign post leading to the Ziika forest in Uganda near Entebbe. (Photo:AFP)

Into Zika's heart: The Ugandan forest where virus was found

The forest is calm. Only the sound of insects, birdsong and the rustle of monkeys in the jungle canopy above disturb the air.
31 Jan 2016 1:19 PM
Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph R. Kony. (Photo: AFP)

LRA used rape to train child fighters: prosecutors

A then child soldier is also accused of slaughtering civilians and even ordering cannibalism.
21 Jan 2016 8:32 PM
'The bill was unanimously passed,' government chief whip, Ruth Nankabirwa said (Photo: Google Maps)

Uganda parliament passes controversial NGO bill on eve of pope's arrival: government

Civil society groups say legislation gives the government unprecedented powers
27 Nov 2015 9:33 PM
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Campaigning kicks off for Uganda's 2016 polls

Pressure group Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for free and fair elections
09 Nov 2015 9:43 PM
The countries at the focus of the program are: Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe (Representation Image)

Barack Obama administration to spend $300 million to fight HIV in Africa

The sum would help the main U.S. program for fighting AIDS in Africa to meet goals
27 Sep 2015 4:07 PM

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Fireworks illuminate over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on Friday. (Photo: AP)

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