‘Why are we here?’: Climate activists shunted to COP27 sidelines
"Last year, at the COP26 in Glasgow, tens of thousands of demonstrators from all over the world marched to demand ...
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Uganda leader says outspoken son will stay off Twitter
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Monday that his outspoken son would stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of ...
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Uganda locks down two districts over Ebola outbreak
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday imposed a lockdown on two districts at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak, barring ...
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Uganda: 1st Ebola death since 2019
Uganda’s health ministry on Tuesday announced the country’s first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an ...
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UN force admits deadly shooting at DR Congo border post
By Seros Muyisa UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was "outraged" after two people were killed and several others injured when ...
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EU rights envoy voices concern about Uganda ‘torture’ sites
The EU's human rights chief on Wednesday voiced concern about the torture of detainees in Uganda and other rights abuses, ...
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Uganda sets March trial date for author
A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulting President Yoweri ...
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Sex, hope and activism: Meet ‘Uganda’s rudest woman’
Her sexually explicit protests have been likened to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says sex is the ...
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Uganda Olympic team member tests positive on arrival in Japan
A member of the Uganda Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Japan, just over a month ...
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Uganda eases internet shutdown imposed over election
Internet was partially restored in Uganda on Monday almost five days after a near-total blackout was imposed across the East ...
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