Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire by boyfriend

Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire by boyfriend

Rebecca Cheptegei,33,had sustained burns to 80 per cent of her body.

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From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas:Top places to go in December

From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas:Top places to go in December

The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year,but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.

  • byBrian Johnston
This sensory hotel embodies its nation’s style and warm spirit
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This sensory hotel embodies its nation’s style and warm spirit

The sprawling stay in Uganda’s capital contains art and culture etched within luxury walls.

  • byCatherine Marshall
‘People are freaking out’:Ugandan arrested on anti-gay charge punishable by death

‘People are freaking out’:Ugandan arrested on anti-gay charge punishable by death

In the conservative,mostly Christian country,many religious leaders and politicians have painted same-sex relations as a Western import.

  • byEmma Bubola
How gorilla tourism became a conservation success story

How gorilla tourism became a conservation success story

It’s not hard to see why the great apes have become a chief economic resource in Uganda. But challenges remain for the wildlife and communities that depend on visitors.

  • byCatherine Marshall
Dozens killed at school,sending shockwaves through peaceful Uganda

Dozens killed at school,sending shockwaves through peaceful Uganda

The rebel forces suspected of the attack have been accused of targeting civilians in remote locations.

  • byRodney Muhumuza
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Spotting the rare black leopard in Kenya

Spotting the rare black leopard in Kenya

Trailing a headline-making cat,Uganda’s chimps,Botswana’s wildlife jackpot:Africa’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.

  • byUte Junker andCatherine Marshall
Uganda enacts law imposing death penalty for LGBTQ ‘serial offenders’

Uganda enacts law imposing death penalty for LGBTQ ‘serial offenders’

The 78-year-old President Yoweri Museveni has called homosexuality a “deviation from normal” and urged lawmakers to resist “imperialist” pressure.

  • byRachel Savage
Uganda’s worst Ebola outbreak in two decades is over:WHO

Uganda’s worst Ebola outbreak in two decades is over:WHO

The deadly outbreak had spread to nine districts,including the capital,Kampala,raising fears of its snowballing across the East African region.

  • byAbdi Latif Dahir
Toddler survives being partially swallowed by a hippo

Toddler survives being partially swallowed by a hippo

The highly unusual land attack was stopped when a bystander began throwing stones at the hippo,eventually scaring it enough to spit the young boy out.

  • byAmber Ferguson
'Serious trouble':Ugandan army surrounds pop star candidate's home

'Serious trouble':Ugandan army surrounds pop star candidate's home

Uganda's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni is ahead in the polls but sent soldiers to surround the compound of his chief challenger,reggae star Bobi Wine.

  • byAbdi Latif Dahir