Africa's largest refugee host has 36,000 unaccompanied and separated children
Uganda hosts Africa's largest refugee population - one and a quarter million and 36,000 of them are unaccompanied and separated children. Refugee families are torn by war and conflict but also by poverty and domestic violence. Halima Athumani reports on the plight of child-headed refugee families in Adjumani, Uganda.
Ignorance, mobility, stigma make HIV hard to contain
Uganda hosts Africa’s largest refugee population - one and a quarter million, mostly South Sudanese. Health workers warn that the refugees infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are not being properly tracked for treatment. They say the problems include ignorance, stigma, and refugee mobility. Halima Athumani reports from Uganda's Adjumani district.
Last week, the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda. Since then, the virus has not only claimed two lives, but also brought trade along the border region to a virtual halt.
Last week, the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda. Since then, the virus has not only claimed two lives, but also brought trade along the border region to a virtual halt
Ugandan health workers are vaccinating those who come in contact with Ebola, including themselves
Last week, the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda. As Halima Athumani reports from the Ugandan town of Bwera, the virus has not only claimed two lives, but also brought trade along that border region to a virtual halt.
Uganda hosts Africa’s largest refugee population – one and a quarter million people, with two thirds having fled conflict in South Sudan. Last year’s peace deal raised hopes for some South Sudanese that they could soon return home. But the fragile peace has discouraged many from leaving Uganda’s refugee camps, despite struggles for adequate aid. Halima Athumani reports from Adjumani, Uganda.
Last year’s peace deal raised hopes for some to soon return but dim realities have discouraged many from leaving Uganda’s refugee camps
But appeal is complicated by alleged misuse of previous aid contributions
Nation marks International AIDS Candlelight Memorial with activities to remember estimated 2 million Ugandans who have died of disease
Robert Kyagulanyi, the Ugandan singer and legislator better known as Bobi Wine, has vowed to continue using music to denounce longtime President Yoweri Museveni. But, as Halima Athumani reports from Kampala, his music is now facing stiff control from the state.
Wine appeared in court through a video link from a maximum-security prison
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