Ugandan athlete dies after being set on fire
Uganda's Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns following an alleged attack by her boyfriend in Kenya. Doctors tried to treat the wounds on 80 percent of her body but…
Outrage over murder of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei
It was the latest horrific act of gender-based violence in the East African country, where activists have warned of a rising femicide epidemic. Cheptegei's death has been described as "senseless" and "a…
Ugandan Olympian set on fire in apparent gender-based attack
Ugandan distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei is in intensive care in Kenya after her boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her on fire. She reportedly sustained 80% burns in the attack. Our…
Ugandan Anti-gay law stands
A week of political and social events across the African continent. This week Uganda's constitutional court threw out a challenge to the homophobic law adopted last May.…
Ugandans vote in contested presidential election
Bobi Wine, a 38-year-old musician, is the frontrunner among the 10 opposition candidates looking to replace Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking a sixth term. The 76-year-old clams Wine is backed by foreign…
Saving lives with plastic waste: Ugandan company recycles plastics into PPE for hospitals
It's Christmas Day and following a year which has been harrowing for so many, we've decided to look back at the good news of 2020. We begin in Uganda, where a plastics…
Ugandan activist delivers medication to HIV patients during coronavirus lockdown
24-year-old Ugandan Hillary Nuwamanya rides his bike around the wider Kampala area, saving lives by delivering antiretroviral drugs to HIV positive Ugandans during the COVID-19 lockdown.…
Uganda’s ex-rebels return to everyday life
After more than 20 years of fighting, the war between the Ugandan government and ex-rebels from the West Nile region ended in 2002. Today, former fighters look back on their reintegration into…
Uganda introduces ‘Kill the Gays’ bill
Ugandan lawmakers have re-introduced a bill that could impose the death penalty for gay sex acts. The proposed bill will also criminalize the "promotion and recruitment" of homosexuality.…
American tourist rescued after being kidnapped in Uganda
An American tourist and her driver have been rescued unharmed after being kidnapped in a national park in southwestern Uganda last week, the Ugandan authorities said on Monday.…