Uganda

Parents of ‘terrified’ Africans stranded in China want help

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — She wakes every day long before dawn to chat with her three stranded daughters on the other side ...
9:21 28 February 2022

East Africa’s huge locust outbreak now spreads to Congo

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization says a small group of desert locusts has entered Con...
12:52 25 February 2022

UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads

JOHANNESBURG — Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the Uni...
17:38 10 February 2022

Meeting between Sudan leader, Netanyahu debated in Sudan

CAIRO — A surprise meeting between Sudan's leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stirred controversy in Sudan on Tuesday, with the gove...
16:30 4 February 2022

Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda — AIDS has no cure. HIV is still here. But some people are forgetting that.
14:34 29 November 2021

As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble

KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...
9:15 24 October 2021