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Uganda

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
American missionary accused of abuse at his organization, AidChild
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
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
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
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 speaks behind a table
COVID-19
Ugandan archbishop breaks with tradition to promote birth control during pandemic
Author Anna Dahlqvist talking with Saudah, a teenager in Kampala, Uganda
Women & Gender
The ‘menstrual awakening’: Shattering the period stigma
Dominic Ongwen
Conflict
How do you judge a child soldier?
Walter Odong is a survivor of one of the first major ebola epidemics- which tore through northern Uganda in 2000.
Health
There’s a new Ebola vaccine — but the fight is far from over
Sister Rosemary 16:9
Education
Nun vs Warlord: the secret weapon is love (and sewing)
Blessing, a young girl from South Sudan, recovers from surgery to treat hydrocephalus. Fluid builds up in the brain causing the head to swell.
Medicine
An American surgeon pioneers surgery for kids in Uganda that helps kids in the US
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Arts
Images: When you are gay (and afraid) in Uganda
Prerna Junior High
Global Girls’ Education: Breaking Down Barriers
Full Episode
Gay rights activist John Abdallah Wambere had received death threats in Uganda.
Justice
A gay rights activist from Uganda gets the green light for political asylum
Supporters of the anti-gay law preparing for a procession in Uganda's capital, Kampala, in March 2014.
Lifestyle
Uganda’s controversial anti-gay law is finally gone — at least for now
A man reads a publication by a civil society coalition on human rights and constitutional law in Kampala.
Justice
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law could be overturned in the courts
Gay rights advocate John Abdallah Wambere says his life has been threatened in Uganda.
For this gay rights activist, going home to Uganda isn’t an option
Gay rights advocate John Abdallah Wambere says his life has been threatened in Uganda.
For this gay rights activist, going home to Uganda isn’t an option
Global Scan
For $89 million, this old London Tube station could have been yours
A resident walks along a street on the banks of the Songhua River near a highway bridge on a hazy day in Jilin, Jilin province, on February 25, 2014
Global Scan
The air pollution in China is being compared to nuclear winter — and one man is trying a lawsuit to change that
Digital sunrise
Global Scan
Is this China’s environmental future?
Global Politics
Viral Video “Kony 2012” sparks activism, criticism
Ugandan Butterflies Indicate Change
Sports
Giants’ Linebacker Kiwanuka’s Political Connection
US Joins Fight Against Militia in Uganda
Global Politics
Why Congolese Refugees Who Fled to Uganda Refuse to Leave
Conflict & Justice
Uganda’s Opposition Leader Under House Arrest
Conflict & Justice
Uganda anti-gay bill ‘shelved’
Conflict & Justice
Opposition leader arrested in Uganda
Conflict & Justice
Ugandan women abused in scheme
Global Politics
Homophobia in Uganda
Arts, Culture & Media
Uganda’s Kasubi Tombs destroyed
Environment
Geo answer
Conflict & Justice
Uganda’s presidential elections
Conflict & Justice
The Prayer Campaign for a Slain Ugandan Gay Rights Activist