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Uganda's court orders government to pay LRA war crime victims
KAMPALA - A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of Lord's...
Nov 292 min read
Fifteen dead, more than 100 missing in east Uganda landslide
KAMPALA - Fifteen people have died and at least 100 more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens of homes...
Sep 242 min read
Factbox-Countries with confirmed cases of new mpox strain
India became the third country outside of Africa to confirm a case of the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global...
Sep 146 min read
Olympic runner Cheptegei defied her violent ex. She lost her life anyway
KINYORO, Kenya - On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home...
Sep 111 min read
Olympics-Paris pays short tribute to Cheptegei
PARIS - A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the Paralympics marathon events on Sunday in a tribute to the...
Sep 112 min read
Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
ELDORET, Kenya - The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained...
Aug 173 min read
Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
LONDON - The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact,...
Aug 121 min read
Landslide kills eight in Ugandan capital
KAMPALA - A landslide at a landfill in Uganda's capital Kampala has killed eight people, the city's authorities said on Saturday. The...
Jul 241 min read
Court charges at least 42 Ugandan youths over anti-graft protest
KAMPALA - A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 youths for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption...
Jul 242 min read
Ugandan security forces detain dozens of young protesters, says rights group
KAMPALA - Ugandan security forces detained dozens of young people on Tuesday, a rights group said, as they took part in a banned protest...
Jul 32 min read
UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda
GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to Libya and Uganda, after a surge in arrivals in...
Jun 152 min read
Surge in rebel attacks sparks deadly protests in eastern Congo
BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo - At least four people have been killed in unrest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North...
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