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December 9, 2019 at 12:36 am

Torrential rains in Uganda, 26 killed, says Red Cross

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At least 26 people have been killed in floods unleashed by heavy rains in different parts of Uganda, the Red Cross...

FILE – In this Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 file photo, HIV-counseling and prevention course facilitators Evelyn Ojwang, center, and Henry Owino, right, conduct an HIV prevention session entitled “Healthy Choices for a Better Future” to a group comprised of children, adolescents and adults who are either HIV-positive or at high risk of catching HIV due to their circumstances, at a center run by a Kenyan non-governmental organization in the Korogocho slum neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. In 2019 fewer people in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa are dying of AIDS as treatment becomes more widely available, yet some officials worry that success may be encouraging a sense of complacency. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) NAI101 NAI101

November 29, 2019 at 12:58 am

Complacency a concern as AIDS treatment improves in Africa VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — AIDS has no cure. HIV is still here. But some people are forgetting that. Those are some of the bold messages...

November 4, 2019 at 3:02 am

Ugandan forces are accused of targeting journalists at work

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police fired tear gas on Monday to break up a demonstration by journalists protesting alleged abuse by the police, highlighting...

October 24, 2019 at 6:43 am

Ugandan police detain 16 men over suspected homosexuality

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police have detained 16 men on suspicion of homosexuality and human trafficking, a rights group said Thursday, as activists fear...

October 24, 2019 at 2:04 am

As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East African nation...

October 11, 2019 at 2:00 am

Ugandan official says new bill will target homosexuals

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A bill proposing harsh penalties against gay sex is set to be introduced in Uganda's national assembly, according to a senior...

October 8, 2019 at 11:38 pm

Church accused of covering up priest’s abuse, and paternity VIEW

SAMBURU, Kenya (AP) — The Vatican is investigating a Kenyan man's claim that his father is an Italian missionary priest who impregnated his mother when...

Gerald Erebon and his sister, Lina Ben, hold photos of them and their mother, Sabina Losirkale, who passed away in 2012 after a long illness and depression, in the Isiolo area of the Archers Post settlement in Kenya on Sunday, June 30, 2019. When Lina was 14, she asked her mother why Gerald didnâ€™t look like her other children, and why his friends often referred to him as â€œmtoto was padreâ€ _ â€œchild of the priest.â€ Her mother initially pushed her away, but eventually told her that â€œDad to Gerald is a priest called Father Mario and he is not here.â€ (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) NY840 NY840

October 8, 2019 at 11:17 pm

Kenyan man’s search for his father runs into church cover-up VIEW

The Italian priest, now in his 80s, denies he fathered a child upon a Kenyan schoolgirl. But the story of her son, now 30, is...

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October 3, 2019 at 6:04 am

Ugandan activist Bobi Wine defies ban on trademark red beret

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan pop star and opposition figure whose trademark red beret has been banned by the government is urging supporters to...

September 25, 2019 at 12:01 am

Africa’s charcoal trade is decimating fragile forest cover VIEW

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The machete-wielding men lodge themselves deep inside forests for weeks at a time, felling trees that will be incinerated into pieces...