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A man in a dark shirt is flanked by police officers and another person wearing a colorful shawl, standing outdoors in a group setting with trees in the background.
Global Politics
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding after ‘rigged’ election
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In Iran, grieving comes with punishment
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine speaks from hiding after ‘rigged’ election
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Delegates and election observers seated with laptops in front of a stage labeled 'National Tally Centre Presidential Elections 2026,' with Ugandan flags and election officials in the background.
Unofficial results show reelection of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni
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Unofficial results show reelection of Ugandan president
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Clinical trial of HIV drug brings hope to Uganda
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Could cross country runners compete in the Winter Olympics?
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A person in a suit stands at a podium with a hand on their chest, smiling, flanked by five flags, including the American flag, during a public speaking event.
Global reactions to Zohran Mamdani’s New York City win
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British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka’s new album: ‘Small Changes’
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Sweeping impacts of new Trump tariffs on global economy
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High rates of long-COVID identified in Ethiopia and Uganda
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Ugandan farmers see untapped potential in banana crop
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Uganda announces end of Ebola outbreak
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Ugandan farmers see untapped potential in banana crop
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Sacred Spaces
A Baha’i temple in Uganda’s bustling capital offers a rare respite
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Africa’s main Baha’i temple offers something unusual in Uganda’s capital: quiet
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Donald Trump inaugurated as 47th US president
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Ankole cattle as a symbol of western Uganda
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Why women are buying land — sometimes secretly — in Uganda
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Uganda’s banana-based booze
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More than 70,000 Russians estimated to have died in Ukraine
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How ‘We Are the World’ changed the life of this musician from Uganda
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Ugandan Olympic runner killed by partner
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African youth protests
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Chimps speak more like humans than previously realized
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Motorcycle taxis are increasingly being driven by women in Uganda
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Motorcycle taxis increasingly driven by women in Uganda
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An immigrant from Uganda finds an escape from racism
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New study links selective deforestation with disease transmission
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children on the grass
No place to call home
The backstory of The World’s Uganda orphanage investigation
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No place to call home
A tale of two children’s homes in Uganda
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No place to call home
A Dutch children’s home in Uganda full of complaints
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No place to call home
American missionary accused of abuse at his organization, AidChild
No place to call home
Despite a global movement to deinstitutionalize orphans, Americans continue to support Ugandan orphanages
Uganda Women Birders tackles limiting gender taboos by giving women the experience and resources they need to prove they can do the job.
Jobs
‘Birds are everywhere!’ Women bird guides in Uganda set a global example
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Arts, Culture & Media
Series of reimagined African folk tales launches on Netflix
Demonstrators show "stop oil in Africa" written on their hands during a protest with Stop Pipelines coalition against pipelines in East Africa.
Energy
Land issues at the heart of Uganda’s oil showdown
After the discovery of commercial quantities of oil in 2006, Hoima, Uganda, is being referred to as “Oil City,” Hoima, Uganda, November 2022.
Energy
Why African countries like Uganda are investing in fossil fuels
A nurse prepares a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination at the Kiswa Health Center III in the Bugolobi neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. 
COVID-19
Why auto-disable syringes are key to vaccinating the world
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is seen in an undated photo posted to his Twitter Dec. 25, 2021.
Free speech
‘The torture of political prisoners is real’ in Uganda, says poet and free speech activist
Pupils wear face masks as they attend class at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda
Education
Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown
Rows of fresh Wau Eats samosas waiting to be packed and delivered to eager customers, Nairobi, Kenya
Food
Apple pie samosas for Thanksgiving? In East Africa, these fried treats are a hit.
A forensics officer secures the scene of a blast next to the central police station in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. 
Violence
Twin suicide bombings kill at least 3 people in Uganda
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington
Top of The World
US and Chinese presidents strike conciliatory tone during hourslong meeting
Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, of Uganda, delivers her speech during a Fridays for Future demonstration in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.
Climate Change
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate: ‘We want climate action and our voices will not be silenced’
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, speaks at a press conference in Kampala, Uganda Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. 
Opportunity seizure: Part I
Hundreds of people gather near an evacuation control checkpoint during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul.
Afghanistan
As Afghans flee Taliban rule, some find a temporary new home in Uganda
A woman is shown walking and wearing a face mask and blue t-shirt in a nearly empty dining hall with a sign in the nearground that says "Tokyo 2020."
Top of The World
Tokyo Olympics to allow spectators amid ongoing coronavirus crisis
The latex-covered hands of a medical professional are shown drawing a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Top of The World
US backs waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shown wearing a gray blazer an speaking into severla microphones.
Global Politics
A conversation with Bobi Wine, Ugandan opposition leader
Dominic Ongwen is shown sitting and wearing a gray suit while two security officers are shown standing on either side of him.
Top of The World
ICC convicts former LRA rebel commander
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni attends the state funeral of Kenya's former president Daniel Arap Moi in Nairobi, Kenya. Despite failing to dislodge the long-time leader Museveni, opposition challenger Bobi Wine has emerged from Uganda's Jan. 14, 2021,
After Museveni wins presidency, Ugandans gradually return to preelection normal 
Tony Blinken is shown wearing a blue suit and tie while speaking with Joe Biden wearing a face mask in the distance.
Top of The World
Senate begins Biden cabinet hearings; Mexico urges US immigration policy reform; American woman allegedly steals Pelosi laptop for Russian intelligence
Alexei Navalny and his wife Yuliastand are shown wearing face masks and standing next to each other with a mobile phone also showing them in the near ground.
Top of The World
Poisoned opposition leader Navalny arrested in Moscow; Migrants stopped in Guatemala; Bobi Wine’s opposition party rejects Museveni win
US President Donald Trump faces a black and white striped wall.
US House forges ahead with Trump impeachment; Ireland’s COVID-19 rates skyrocket; Italian ‘Nndrangheta mobsters on trial
In this March 26, 2020, file photo, a boy wears a mask as a preventative measure against the spread of the coronavirus, as he navigates floodwaters mixed with garbage following heavy rains, in the Kibera area of Nairobi, Kenya.
The Big Fix
‘Connecting with God by caring for the environment’: Franciscan monk in Kenya shares Christmas message
A person prepares to throw a rock during clashes between security forces and protesters supporting opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, in downtown Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 18, 2020.
Top of The World
Dozens killed in Uganda political violence; WHO chief accused of supporting Tigray rebels; Mexico passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
Voters line up before polls open on Election Day at a precinct in Warren, Mich., Nov. 3, 2020.
Top of The World
Americans line up at polling stations; Vienna police search for suspects; Bobi Wine arrested in Uganda
An African man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt sings at the piano into a microphone
Coronavirus Art
A new study on coronavirus songs in Africa looks at the impact of music with a message
Several white airplanes with Kenya Airways logo on them in red and green parked in airport.
Business
International flights resume in East Africa