Search results for ‘Uganda’
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LGBTQ+ Uganda sculptor Leilah Babirye on art as activism
Sculptor Leilah Babirye began her art as a form of activism back home in Uganda, where being gay is a crime.
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‘I received death threats…I had to go into hiding’: activist Frank Mugisha on Uganda’s anti-LGBT law
We’re joined by activist Frank Mugisha, who is currently in London to ask for support from the UK government.
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Uganda LGBT crackdown: enforcement of new law begins
Uganda has begun charging people under its draconian new anti-LGBT law, including two men accused of “aggravated homosexuality”, which can carry the death penalty.
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The ‘catastrophic’ impact of Ugandans leaving to work in NHS
But three quarters of a century into its existence, the NHS seems to need ever more doctors and nurses to keep it going.
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Uganda: Pupils killed and captured by militants linked to Islamic State group
At least 41 people have been killed in an attack on a school in western Uganda, which police say was carried out by militants linked to Islamic State.
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Mental illness in Uganda: millions abandoned without diagnosis, drugs or support [Dubbed]
Around 14 million people are thought to be living with mental illness in Uganda, yet just one percent of the country’s total health expenditure goes towards mental health.
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Mental illness in Uganda: millions abandoned without diagnosis, drugs or support
Around 14 million people are thought to be living with mental illness in Uganda, yet just one percent of the country’s total health expenditure goes towards mental health.
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Training and funding needed to break mental health stigma in Uganda, says expert
Dr. Seggane Musisi is from Makerere University College of Health Sciences and his research includes the study of mental health care in Africa.
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Chimps have killed or injured dozens of children in Uganda (dubbed)
In Uganda, the encroachment of settlements into the country’s western forests has sparked a battle between humans and chimpanzees.
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Families desperate and ICUs full as Covid cases rise in Uganda
In Africa just two percent of people are vaccinated. It has just seen the worst surge in Covid cases since the pandemic began, with cases now doubling every 18 days.
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Dominic Ongwen: Former Ugandan child soldier sentenced to 25 years in jail
A former Ugandan child soldier who became a rebel commander has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for war crimes at the International Criminal Court.
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Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine drops legal bid to challenge presidential election results
Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine has dropped his legal bid to challenge the presidential election results – after claiming the courts are not independent.
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Yoweri Museveni wins sixth term as President of Uganda amidst allegations of fraud
Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term in office after an election that has been marred by violence. Museveni maintained his grip on power after 35 years in office by winning nearly 60 per cent of the vote. But his challenger Bobi Wine urged people to reject the result saying it was the…
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Bobi Wine alleges fraud as Museveni opens lead in Uganda elections
The Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has taken an early lead in the country’s elections, with around a third of the votes counted so far. But his main challenger, the former pop star Bobi Wine, claimed there had been widespread “fraud and irregularities” with the vote, pledging to provide evidence as soon as internet services were…
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Uganda blocks internet after elections – as Bobi Wine takes on Yoweri Museveni
Security has been stepped up and all internet access has been cut, as the vote counting begins in Uganda’s fiercely contested presidential elections.
