Uganda
2020 Was the Year Young People Across Africa Demanded Change
While some movements flamed out, activists across the continent, particularly young women, can take pride in the changes they began to bring about.
U.S. Pastor Deported From Rwanda Now Works in Uganda
Gregg Schoof claimed the Rwandan government had "taken a stand against God with its heathen practices" before being arrested last year.
Violence Rocks Uganda As Former Musician Challenges Long-Ruling President
The 38-year-old opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has faced multiple arrests as he takes on the country's five-term leader, Yoweri Museveni.
How Foreign Donations, Poverty and Corruption Are Fueling Uganda’s Unregulated Orphanage Industry
“The people here that decide to operate a home, they get unsuspecting people to pay. And they use donated money to make themselves richer.”
The Second-Deadliest Outbreak of Ebola Ever is About to Spread to a Third Country
A second case in the Congolese border city Goma is raising fears the outbreak will spread into Rwanda.
The Congo's Ebola Outbreak Just Reached a Crisis Level Seen Only 5 Other Times
“The reality check is that a year into the epidemic, it's still not under control, and we are not where we should be."
How the World's Prisons Look From Within
Photographer Jan Banning takes us into the prisons of Uganda, France, the US and Colombia.
Uganda's social media tax sounds a lot like stifling free expression
"Another clumsy attempt to stamp on free speech.”
For These South Sudanese Refugee Girls, Education is Everything
“There’s an urgent need to empower refugee girls socially and economically. It’s through education that they can achieve transformation at a personal level and that will also benefit the country of their origin.”
Some of Those Missing Commonwealth Games Athletes Turned Up
It’s estimated that more that 100 are still missing.
Ugandan sex workers are working without condoms because of Trump administration policy
Trump policy makes it harder for vulnerable groups to get HIV/AIDS meds. Sex workers in Uganda are feeling the hit already.
Prison Soccer in Uganda: VWOS
Overcrowded and underfunded, Luzira is home to Uganda’s only maximum-security prison--but also an elaborate soccer league.