Mothers who are struggling not to just feed their newborn babies, but to keep their newborns alive are receiving support from a group of breastfeeding women in Uganda.
30 Ugandans are reportedly stuck in Myanmar and forced to work as internet scammers, according to the Ugandan government. Authorities say that traffickers lured them there with the prospect of employment, and gangs behind the scam operations are currently holding them captive.
Yoweri Museveni government’s intention to close the United Nations human rights office in Uganda has dismayed activists there.
Only 1,000 mountain gorillas left in the wild, and they are only live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Rwanda has turned to social media platform Instagram with an initiative they call GorillaGram to encourage tourists and locals to help the protection of the endangered gorillas.
After a two-year closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, Ugandan schools returned last month. While the majority of students have returned, many others have not, due to poverty and the need to support their family
The Reintroduction Of A Coronavirus Transportation Ban In Uganda, Which Will Last Until The End Of July, Is Limiting Many People’s Capacity To Work. Traders In The Street Market Are Obliged To Ride Their Bicycles, Walk Long Distances, Or Sleep In The Market
Uganda is home to Africa’s largest refugee population, and psychologists claim that since the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of attempted suicides among them has increased
Relations between the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces and the media have been strained in recent months, after several journalists were beaten by army troops while trying to cover a demonstration
There’s a growing outcry in Uganda from relatives of missing opposition supporters who were detained by security forces ahead of last month’s election. As Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, the government confirms 44 people have gone missing since November and that most are from the opposition National Unity Party
There are eleven candidates running for president in Uganda’s January election but just one - Nancy Kalembe – is a woman. Kalembe says Uganda needs a change of leadership after 34 years of President Yoweri Museveni and she believes she’s the right woman for the job