Uganda Cuts Internet Days Before Presidential Election
The authorities say the decision was made to prevent the spread of misinformation as President Yoweri Museveni seeks his seventh term in office.
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She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria
Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D.
Uganda stops granting refugee status for Eritreans, Somalis and Ethiopians
Government once seen as progressive on migration says aid cuts to blame for excluding countries ‘not experiencing war’The Ugandan government has stopped granting asylum and refugee status to people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia, citing severe fund…
Ugandans view Mamdani’s NYC win as a ‘beacon of hope’ amid democratic struggle
Ugandans react with joy after Kampala-born Mamdani’s victory during a trying time for democracy in east AfricaUgandans reacted with joy and hope to the news that Kampala-born Zohran Mamdani had been elected mayor of New York City, amid a stormy democra…
Mamdani’s Global Roots
There’s been outsize international attention on the next mayor of New York City. Today, I write about why.
Liberal politicians outside US hail Zohran Mamdani victory in New York
Opposition figures in India and Uganda and progressives in UK and France applaud Democrat’s election as mayorLiberal politicians outside the US have watched Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York mayor with interest, with some saying it offers lesso…
Dozens Killed in Bus Crash in Uganda
The crash involved multiple vehicles and was one of the deadliest road accidents in the East African country in decades.
Kenyan activists abducted after joining opposition rally in Uganda
Pair had crossed border to support presidential campaign of reggae singer Bobi WineTwo Kenyan activists have been abducted in Uganda after attending a presidential campaign event for Bobi Wine, a reggae musician turned politician.Heavily armed security…
Joseph Kony case in The Hague begins with accounts of alleged atrocities
ICC hearing takes place in absence of Ugandan rebel leader accused of murder, rape, torture and sexual slaveryAn international criminal court hearing into charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Ugandan fugitive rebel leader Josep…
Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report
Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disruptedAid cuts in east Africa have led to cases of babies being born with HIV because mothers could not get medica…