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Young, urban, African: research explores what it means to be a good citizen in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030. They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people towards…

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Uganda’s Cheptegei wins men’s 10,000m gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi and USA’s Grant Fisher.

Al Jazeera

Joshua Cheptegei Sets New Olympic Record In 10,000M Run

Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda sets new Olympic record in 10,000m run at Tokyo Olympics, igniting excitement for more remarkable performances.

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Protests in Kenya and Uganda highlight corruption at the top - but political elites don’t give in without a fight

The recent protests by young people in Kenya and Uganda have highlighted a form of corruption that is difficult to deal with: political corruption.

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In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it

A nonprofit group in rural Uganda says domestic violence is so widespread that it's hard to find a woman who isn't affected

The Independent UK

Ugandan court charges more than 40 anti-corruption protesters

A Ugandan magistrate's court has charged at least 42 protesters for offences allegedly committed during a banned anti-corruption demonstration on Tuesday, and remanded them in custody.

Radio France Internationale

Hundreds killed in Ethiopia's deadliest recorded landslide

The desperate search for survivors of a landslide in southern Ethiopia continued on Tuesday. At least 229 people have been killed, swept away in its path on Monday. Also, in the wake of over six weeks of anti-government protests in Kenya, scores of people are arrested in neighbouring Uganda as…

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Scores arrested in Uganda at banned rally inspired by Kenya protests

Police in Kampala stop and detain anti-corruption demonstrators after earlier round-up of opposition MPs

The Guardian - UK

What's happening in Uganda? Protestors warned by hardline president

Uganda’s president is known to govern with an iron fist and is clamping down on unrest in his country

Evening Standard

Uganda Police Detain Protesters As Anti-graft Rallies Begin

Ugandan police detained several demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Tuesday, according to an AFP journalist, as scattered anti-corruption rallies began despite being banned by authorities.

International Business Times

Ugandan President Warns Against Anti-Corruption Protests

President Museveni warns against anti-corruption protests in Uganda. Youth plan peaceful march despite government opposition.

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Uganda police surround opposition leader's party HQ ahead of protests

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday that security forces had besieged his party headquarters, on the eve of an anti-corruption march which has been banned by the authorities.

Radio France Internationale

DRC conflict risks spreading: African leaders must push for solutions beyond military intervention

In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.

The Conversation

Uganda: Lion with three legs and brother make world record 1.5km swim to find mates

Pair looking for love braved crocodile and hippo infested waters to swim channel

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TotalEnergies oil project 'devastating' for Ugandan national park, NGO says

Production has yet to begin, but TotalEnergies' controversial East African oil project is already taking a dire environmental toll in Uganda's largest national parks, a leading conservationist group said Friday.

International Business Times

TotalEnergies Uganda Oil Project 'Devastating': Conservationist

The Guardian - UK

‘I am happy to see how my baby is bouncing’: the AI transforming pregnancy scans in Africa

While ultrasound services are normal practice in many countries, software being tested in Uganda will allow a scan without the need for specialists, providing an incentive for pregnant women to visit health services early on

The Conversation

Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water: study suggests the drive is to find mates

Domestic cats will do almost anything to avoid contact with water. Not so for their wild cousins, though. Lions, tigers and jaguars have had to adapt to water and sometimes take the plunge for survival.

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African urbanisation: what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities

The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP per capita was US$392, Zambia’s US$319 and Ghana’s US$354. Yet today China has GDP per…

Al Jazeera

Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts

UN report says Ugandan army backed rebels while some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside them in eastern DRC.

The Guardian - UK

‘We fool around in semi-public places. You could be arrested or publicly shamed’: This is how we do it in Uganda

Catherine and Daudi first met at school but fell for each other three years ago

The Conversation

HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.

The Conversation

Lake Victoria: why so many fishers are dying and what can be done about it

Small-scale fishers on Lake Victoria (Africa’s largest freshwater lake, shared by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) are drowning. Safety issues such as storms, a lack of available life jackets, and a shortage of navigational equipment and rescue services are a major cause of this.

LiveScience

'It's pretty incredible, the guy's got three legs': Watch lion looking for sex make record-breaking swim across treacherous river filled with crocs and hippos

Ugandan lion brothers Jacob and Tibu were filmed swimming a mile across the Kazinga Channel in Uganda — the longest swim ever recorded for the species —after getting their "butts kicked" by rival males.

The Independent UK

The University of Cambridge returns 39 traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution

The University of Cambridge has repatriated more than three dozen traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution welcomed by the local officials who sought them

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