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First Thing: Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after Columbia calls in NYPD

University’s acting president says move was necessary for safety and calls protesters’ actions ‘outrageous’. Plus, Pakistan’s PM vows to avenge India’s airstrikes

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda

UN World Food Programme says $50m is urgently needed amid fears that Uganda may now begin forced repatriations

The Guardian - UK

African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia – a dangerous pregnancy complication

Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery.

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Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections

With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists, saying 2,000 kidnappings have taken place since the last elections in 2021. But the government accuses the opposition of staging the abductions for…

Radio France Internationale

UN judge jailed in UK after forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe stopped young Ugandan woman holding down steady job and made her work as her maid, court told

The Guardian - UK

Uganda’s military chief says holding opposition activist ‘in my basement’

Opposition leader says Eddie Mutwe’s abduction ‘a reminder to the world’ of breakdown in law and order in Uganda.

Al Jazeera

UN judge jailed for more than six years for forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.

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Ugandan activist asks HSBC to put ‘lives before profit’ as campaigners target bank’s AGM

Backing of oil, gas and coal projects under fire as campaigners deliver a letter to CEO Georges Elhedery

The Guardian - UK

Ugandan opposition accuses president of using military courts to quash dissent

Politicians say Yoweri Museveni is prosecuting opponents on politically motivated charges before 2026 election

The Guardian - UK

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak

African country announced its outbreak on January 30 after death of a male nurse who tested positive for virus.

Al Jazeera

African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab

African leaders meeting in Uganda are calling for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against the extremist al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militant group that has been wreaking havoc in the Horn of Africa nation

The Independent UK

Joyous junkyard beauties: how Leilah Babirye fled death to create towering works of togetherness

The UK supreme court’s recent gender ruling made me think of the sublime sculptures – created from trash – by this artist who escaped persecution in Uganda. They stand for unity over division

The Guardian - UK

WHO warns Trump cuts put millions of HIV patients at risk

Exclusive: World Health Organisation says shortage of most commonly used Aids drug caused by withdrawal of US foreign aid will sabotage effectiveness of treatment for millions in a ‘recipe for disaster’

The Independent UK

Uganda plans law to bring back military trials for civilians

Uganda’s government says it is planning to reintroduce military trials for civilians through a new law, despite a Supreme Court ruling in January that banned the practice.

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‘I can’t protect my unborn baby from HIV’: The stark reality of Trump’s aid cuts

ON THE GROUND: From the pregnant woman who fears HIV will now be transmitted to her child, to the father of four lying in agony on a mattress with no access to drugs. In Uganda and Zimbabwe, chief international correspondent Bel Trew finds the US president’s brutal severing of aid…

Dynamite News

Drug cartel exploiting student visas busted in Delhi; Heroin worth over Rs 1 crore seized

Two foreign nationals, identified as Humphrey Muwong (33) from Uganda and Chukwu Ebuka Umeh (36) from Nigeria, have been arrested and 700 grams of high-grade heroin worth over Rs 1 crore has been seized. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Bobi Wine to run for president in Uganda’s 2026 election ‘if I am still alive and not in jail’

Exclusive: Opposition leader says he has ‘no choice’ but to challenge Yoweri Museveni’s regime, despite threats and previous attacks

The Conversation

Uganda’s boda boda bikes are deadly polluters: study models how going electric could save lives

In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing last mile transport for people and goods on short trips because…

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The deadly truth as family planning slashed in Trump’s global aid cuts

ON THE GROUND: With the wiping out of global aid to maternal health, it feels necessary to point out that fewer unplanned births means fewer mothers dying, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew from Uganda

The Independent UK

Uganda president holds talks with South Sudanese leaders to try to avoid civil war

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is expected to meet South Sudanese officials on the second day of his trip to the capital, Juba

The Conversation

Uganda’s speedy motorbike taxis will slow down for cash – if incentives are cleverly designed

Every day, 10 people die on the roads of Kampala, Uganda’s capital.

The Conversation

Uganda’s electricity distribution is changing hands – what’s at stake

Uganda’s electricity sector is at a turning point, as Umeme Limited’s 20-year concession draws to a close. Umeme was the first private distribution operator in anglophone Africa. For nearly two decades, the listed company was the dominant distributor of electricity to the country’s 2.3 million clients. However, Uganda decided in…

Radio France Internationale

War criminal Lubanga launches new rebel group, threatens fresh chaos in eastern Congo

The convicted war criminal, Thomas Lubanga, based in Uganda, has declared the formation of a new rebel movement - the Convention for the Popular Revolution - aimed at overthrowing the government in Ituri province, eastern Congo, posing yet another security threat in the conflict-ravaged region.

The Guardian - UK

People displaced by Uganda oil pipeline ‘received inadequate compensation’

Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report says

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