After Bebe Cool was shot by a police officer last January after an R-Kelly concert, he's had to move using a wheelchair or crutches. Now Ugandan taxpayers will pick up the tab of over $75,000 to send Cool and his family to Boston for medical treatment next week. »
The Ugandan and Rwandan diaspora held an East African showcase to support women living with HIV and gender-based violence back home. »
Conservationist Jane Goodall warns that Africa's chimpanzee population could become endangered if oil companies and environmentalists do not work together to preserve their natural habitats. »
Today, an estimated 16 Ugandan women will die because of childbirth-related complications. Read Ugandans Abroad's blog Namirembe: Eyes On Women in Great Lakes to get the latest on the fight against maternal mortality. »
Landslides in Uganda continued this Saturday after heavy rain. Five children in Bududa were buried alive, and 4,000 people still live in temporary camps in Bulucheke. »
Busy abroad? Uganda Beat blogger Rebecca Harshbarger recaps this week in Ugandan news for you: chilling confessions of 7-11 bombers, drug shortages at Mulago Hospital reportedly kill 250 kids at Mulago Hospital's Cancer Institute, and more. »
Opposition leader Olara Otunnu said on Friday that the profits from Uganda's budding oil industry will be lost to corruption unless there is more government transparency. »
East African entrepreneurs Harriet Zaffoni and Mary Agaba have found a special calling-- sharing beautiful Ugandan and Rwanda goods with people all over the world. »
Join Ugandans Abroad this Friday at a showcase celebrating the unique crafts of Rwanda and Ugandan, and support women living with HIV and/or facing gender-based violence. »
The Uganda Record's Timothy Kalyegira was interrogated by the police and accused of violating Uganda's sedition laws this Monday. Read more on Uganda Beat. »
We hope you can make it to the African Culture Alliance of North America Festival in Philadelphia this Saturday! Ugandans Abroad will be there. »
Three lucky Ugandans got to spend an hour with President Obama in the White House, at a townhall meeting for African youth. Al-Shabaab's attack on Kampala, Zimbabwe, and choices African immigrants face about staying abroad or returning home were some of the issues Obama spoke about. »
Canada's 30-year-old Ugandan artist Babaluku, who many might remember for pioneering Lugaflow, says the future of Uganda lies with its youth-- and its vibrant hip-hop movement. »
