Women continue to play an integral role in post-genocide rebuilding efforts. »
Ugandan Students In Egypt Call For Help Amid Campus Insecurity
Ugandan students on non-governmental scholarships in Egypt recently launched a letter-writing campaign to plead for assistance from the Ugandan government to cope with insecurity in Cairo. Students are scared of future unrest in the country, and anxious over recent robberies and attacks that have taken place on campus. »
Ugandan Playwright Honored In Paris
UNESCO honored Ugandan playwright Dr. Jessica Kaahwa by selecting her as the author for World Theater Day. Ugandans and other friends in the African diaspora gathered at the UNESCO House in Paris for a special evening of African theater. »
What Our Elders Back Home Face
They are supposed to be the most respected members of our society, but the elderly back home are abused, discriminated against, and face ill treatment in hospitals, taxis, and villages. Many lost their children to war and HIV/AIDS, and have no support. »
Black African Migrants Face Brutal Choices in Libya
African migrants are living in horrific makeshift camps near the Tripoli airport. Some have reported burying their babies in the desert that died on the trek to Tunisia. African governments have tried to evacuate their nationals. Kenya evacuated 150 Kenyans, Ugandan, Rwandans, and others. Soldiers are robbing sub-Sarahan Africans, trying... »
Ian Clarke Busulwa Wins LC3 Seat in Makindye, Beating Kalungi
Dr. Ian Clarke won the LC3 seat in Makindye, after campaigning on a development agenda, particularly sanitation, and beat the DP's incumbent Moses Kalungi. The 59-year-old doctor and Ugandan-Irish citizen is the first European to become a local official in Uganda. »
Ugandan Students Stranded in Egypt Call For Help
Students with scholarships from the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council have had to fend for themselves in Egypt, despite attacks by rioters with sticks and machetes. Ugandans Abroad reports the story from students in the diaspora, who are still waiting to be evacuated. »
A Beautiful Heart
Many know Canadian plus-size model Sunday Omony for her beautiful body and smile. But this 25-year-old Ugandan woman in the diaspora has a huge heart, drawn to humanitarian work and giving a voice to the voiceless in her motherland. »
Uganda Heats UP
Today, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Norbert Mao, and Olara Otunnu called for a popular uprising against the NRM government at a midday press conference. Violence broke out this week in the mayoral elections, which had to be postponed, and in local council elections throughout the country. »
Uganda Government Censors UBC Broadcasts Of Middle East Protests
As rumors of opposition-led demonstrations spread, the government instructed UBC not to broadcast Middle Eastern and North African protests, according to editors and program managers. Police and military presence in Kampala and around the country is also at an all-time high. »
Uganda Largely Peaceful After General Elections
Despite expectations of violence and rioting by voters and election monitors, there were not many violent incidents at the polls. »
E.C. Says Museveni Scores 70 Percent of Votes Counted So Far
Electoral Commission says President Museveni has scooped about 70 percent of the votes counted so far. »
Uganda Will Hold Elections Friday
Ugandans will begin voting this Friday. »
