Tag Archives: Uganda

A deadly ‘black boil’ disease that has killed at least 17 and left 40 others seriously ill has been confirmed by medics.  Health officials have revealed the disease to be the deadly warfare bug anthrax, with an outbreak affecting the Kyotera district of Uganda, Africa.  The disease is believed to …

Tems has recalled the time she was jailed for two days in Uganda.  The singer was arrested alongside Omah Lay and Donawon when they went to perform in Uganda shortly after covid curfew was lifted in the country.  Speaking during an interview with radio show host Angie Martinez, Tems explained …

Nigeria has lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027, as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania are named joint hosts of the 2027 tournament.     This comes after the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh arrived in Egypt on …

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on Ugandan government officials after the country’s parliament passed an anti-LGBTQ law that has been condemned by many countries and the United Nations.   The law was enacted in May and carries the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” an offence that includes transmitting …

The Biden administration sells itself as the staunchest LGBTQ supporter in the world. Thanks to a little country in Africa, President Biden can flex some of that activism muscle by stepping up for the African LGBTQ community. The Ugandan President has signed a law criminalizing homosexuality. So naturally, Uncle Joe …

Activists from Freedom and Roam Uganda launch LGBTQI+ campaigns, My Body is Not a Battlefield and Break the Chains, Stop Violence campaigns. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS by Wambi Michael (kampala) Friday, April 21, 2023 Inter Press Service KAMPALA, Apr 21 (IPS) – The mothers of LGBTQ+ individuals in Uganda have taken a …

Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is working to evacuate 275 nationals trapped in the deadly military clashes in Sudan.   John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of regional cooperation, told Xinhua by telephone that the government has contacted the International Organisation for Migration to assist in …

The coach has defended the allegation from Uganda that they played against ‘senior players’ after Nigeria ended their World Cup dreams. Nigeria’s U-20 coach Ladan Bosso has come out to dispel claims from his Ugandan colleague, Jackson Mayanja,  that his team at the ongoing U-20 AFCON in Egypt is full of …

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria can kill two birds with one stone in the quarter-final clash against Uganda. The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will play against Uganda in the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2023 under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Nigeria qualified for the quarter-final by finishing second in …

Esther Ruth Mbabazi for The New York Times But the price of a rolex has almost doubled in the last year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world’s breadbasket, has driven up the cost of wheat flour and cooking oil. As in many countries, the hikes are devastating in Uganda, the …