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Uganda president lifts all Ebola-related movement restrictions

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni lifted all Ebola-related movement restrictions on Saturday, saying the East African country had made progress in curbing the deadly disease.

Reuters

A hippo attacks a young boy, and then spits him out

The attack took place on a recent afternoon, as the boy was playing at his home near a lake in western Uganda.

WEKU

Hippo swallows two-year-old boy before spitting him back out alive moments later

The hippo swallowed the little two-year-old boy at Lake Edward in Uganda.

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Hippo swallows boy, 2, whole as he played in lake - before spitting him back out alive

Paul Iga was outside his home just feet away from Lake Edward, Uganda,when the creature attacked. It seized him in its jaws in the horrific incident and began to swallow him

Daily Mirror

Hippo swallows boy, 2, and then spits him out alive in Uganda

Paul Iga was grabbed by the animal which then swallwed half his body a few hundred yards from the edge of Lake Edward

Evening Standard

ICC upholds 25-year war crimes sentence for LRA commander Ongwen

International Criminal Court appeals judges have rejected the appeal by a former commander in the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army of his conviction on dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Radio France Internationale

International court upholds Ugandan rebel's convictions

International Criminal Court appeals judges have rejected the appeal by a former commander in the brutal Ugandan rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army of his conviction on dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity

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ICC starts ruling on appeal of Ugandan child soldier who became LRA commander

The International Criminal Court on Thursday began reading out its verdict on the appeal of a former Ugandan child soldier who rose to be a commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army and was sentenced for 25 years for rape, murder and child abduction.

Reuters

Uganda prosecutor says U.S. couple accused of torturing child is a flight risk

A Ugandan state prosecutor told a court in Kampala on Wednesday that an American couple charged with torturing their foster child were a flight risk, while the pair's lawyer argued they should be granted bail on medical grounds.

Reuters

US couple charged with ‘torture’ of their foster child in Uganda

Neighbours sounded the alarm over the 10-year-old boy who was ‘constantly’ abused between 2020 and 2022, police said.

Al Jazeera

Uganda army says 11 Islamist militants killed in cross-border raid

A group of 11 Islamist militants based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were killed in clashes with Ugandan forces overnight during a cross-border raid, Uganda's army said on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. couple charged in Uganda with torturing 10-year-old boy

An American couple in Uganda have been charged with "aggravated torture" of a 10-year-old boy in their care, police said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Fleeing DR Congo, thousands of Congolese refugees stream into Uganda

In eastern DR Congo, fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army has already forced 400,000 people to flee. Since March, more than 100,000 civilians have found refuge in Uganda. Hundreds of families arrive every week in the country, which is already home to 1.5 million refugees. Ugandan…

France 24

Uganda receives 1,200 trial Ebola vaccines

On tonight's show: Uganda takes delivery of 1,200 trial Ebola vaccines. The jab aims to tackle a strain of the virus that has so far claimed 56 lives and infected hundreds. Also, Nigeria's defence chief rubbishes Reuters' claims about a secretive military abortion programme. Plus COP15 gets underway in Canada,…

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Reuters reveals alleged 'secret abortion programme' run by Nigeria's army

In tonight's edition: Reuters journalists find evidence of a systematic, illegal abortion programme run by the Nigerian army. It says thousands of terminations have been carried out, often without women's consent. Also, could Uganda be turning the corner in its battle against Ebola? No new cases have been detected for…

Reuters

Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates for trials

A shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has infected 142 people and killed at least 56, health authorities said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

TotalEnergies in court over massive oil projects in Uganda, Tanzania

The French energy giant TotalEnergies appeared in a Paris court after years of delay in a case in which six NGOs accuse it of "failing in its duty of vigilance" on two massive oil drilling and pipeline projects in Uganda and Tanzania.

The Independent UK

Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognize same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ clergy

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Trial begins over death of Ugandan woman killed in Utah park

Attorneys for the family of a Ugandan activist killed by a swinging metal gate at Arches National Park in Utah are seelomg $140 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government

Daily Mirror

Extinction fightback begins in Uganda with 1million species at risk of dying out

The Mirror get up close to a 19-strong troop of gorillas making real change in biodiverse Uganda - as one of the greatest conservation success stories of our time is celebrated

Al Jazeera

Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient, health ministry says

The news has raised hopes that the outbreak, which has infected 142 people and killed 56, could end soon.

Daily Mirror

Mountain of pain: Inside African wildlife park where animals are being slaughtered for 'cures'

At this critical time for the planet’s health, Nada Farhoud joined the Uganda Wildlife Authority on the front line of fighting poachers at Uganda’s largest national park

Daily Mirror

Saving the planet should come ahead of World Cup - yet no world leaders at UN meet

Poaching is also on the rise, as we report today from Uganda. Since 2018 dozens of hippos, giraffes, elephants and lions have been illegally slaughtered in the African country

ABC News

Olympic boxing hopeful Fred Zziwa fighting to get visa ahead of Paris Games

Ugandan-born Fred Zziwa has won the gold medal in the Elite Australian Championships 60 kilogram division and he wants to represent his adopted home at the 2024 Olympics, but he's in a fight against visa-processing times.

Al Jazeera

Uganda extends quarantine in Ebola epicentre for 21 days

The East African nation has so far recorded 141 infections since the outbreak was declared on September 20.

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