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East Africa is monitoring its borders for Ebola and urging caution among the population: ‘Why do we alone suffer epidemics?

John Okot / Prosper Heri Ngorora|Gulu (Uganda) and Goma (DRC)|May 19, 2026 - 14:19 CEST

Uganda has suspended Martyrs’ Day celebrations to prevent the arrival of pilgrims from neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the origin of the current outbreak

Uganda

Uganda makes first arrest for ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ a crime punishable by death under new anti-LGBTQ+ law

John Okot|Kampala|Sep 05, 2023 - 13:45 CEST

A 20-year-old man has been accused under one of the harshest homophobic laws in the world, which has been condemned by the international community and human rights organizations

Uganda

The homophobic agenda of ultra-conservative US Christians is taking hold in Uganda

Rodrigo Santodomingo|Madrid|Jun 24, 2023 - 18:14 CEST

The African country’s harsh anti-gay law was passed after a long campaign promoted by certain religious groups on the continent to stigmatize same-sex relationships