'Protect the Vote':Ugandans urged by pop-star challenger to watch the count

'Protect the Vote':Ugandans urged by pop-star challenger to watch the count

Many young voters believe the election is already rigged,but they braved their fears of violence on the day to cast votes for change.

  • byRodney Muhumuza

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Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election

Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election

Uganda's communications regulator has ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps until further notice.

Hunters face life sentences after killing famous gorilla

Hunters face life sentences after killing famous gorilla

Rafiki was the leader of 17 endangered mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.

  • byMarcus Parekh
UN warns of'major shock'as Africa locust outbreak spreads

UN warns of'major shock'as Africa locust outbreak spreads

Uganda will deploy military forces to help with ground-based pesticide spraying,while two planes for aerial spraying will arrive as soon as possible.

Uganda plans bill imposing death penalty for gay sex

Uganda plans bill imposing death penalty for gay sex

The bill - colloquially known as"Kill the Gays"in Uganda - was nullified five years ago on a technicality but the government said it planned to resurrect it within weeks.

  • byNita Bhalla
'Our terrifying world':What drives young people to fight for change?

'Our terrifying world':What drives young people to fight for change?

With global leaders gathering in New York,youth protesters around the world vent their frustration at political inertia.

  • bySomini Sengupta
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Congolese Ebola outbreak spreads across the border into Uganda

Congolese Ebola outbreak spreads across the border into Uganda

The death of a five-year-old boy has confirmed that the highly contagious Ebola virus has spread into Uganda.

Ugandan mum of multiple quadruplets struggles to provide for 38 kids

Ugandan mum of multiple quadruplets struggles to provide for 38 kids

Three years ago,however,the 39-year-old Ugandan was abandoned by her husband,leaving her to support their surviving 38 children alone.

  • byElias Biryabarema
American tourist kidnapped from Ugandan national park for $700,000 ransom

American tourist kidnapped from Ugandan national park for $700,000 ransom

Kimberley Sue Endecott,35,and Ugandan driver Jean Paul were on a game drive when their vehicle was ambushed by four gunmen.

  • byElias Biryabarema
Diagnosis by horn,payment in goats:the Ebola risk of Uganda's front-line traditional medicine

Diagnosis by horn,payment in goats:the Ebola risk of Uganda's front-line traditional medicine

The office of traditional healer Samuel Muriisa is a thatched mud hut decorated with shields and antelope horns,at the top of a steep hill above a boat landing on a reed-choked shore.

  • byDonald G. McNeil Jr.
Death toll climbs as capsized boat claims dozens of lives in Uganda

Death toll climbs as capsized boat claims dozens of lives in Uganda

A boat that capsized on Lake Victoria,killing dozens of people,was carrying more than twice its capacity of 50.