'Please make peace. We can't subject these people once again to exile, to suffering,' UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says upon visiting a refugee camp in northern Uganda
Since late last year, Ugandan medical facilities have been grappling with a severe blood shortage. The crisis underscores a longer term struggle to get Ugandans to give blood. Halima Athumani reports for VOA from Kampala.
Ugandan leader said he likes how US president speaks 'frankly'
Uganda’s cancer patients can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the country got a new cobalt-60 radiation treatment machine. But, health officials say this may not be enough because of an ever increasing number of cancer cases in the country. Halima Athumani reports for VOA from Kampala.
There is already criticism of Uganda's plans
A young boy blinded by a bomb blast eventually starts a program where dogs help people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder
Parliament debating bill that would clear longtime President Yoweri Museveni to run again in 2021
Memories of the war came flowing out, but this time, in acts presented at the talent show, ranging from dance, rap, music and drama acts
Ruling party proposal would eliminate age-75 limit for candidates, extend sitting president Yoweri Museveni's term
Resistance continues to grow in Uganda to a controversial bill that would lift the presidential age limit in the constitution. The fate of the bill will decide whether longtime President Yoweri Museveni is eligible to run for a sixth term in 2021. Parliament has sent lawmakers back to their districts to consult their constituents about the issue. Halima Athumani reports from Kampala.
The cancer caseload is growing in Africa, but quality treatment options remain limited. By 2030, WHO estimates that for every four deaths from HIV/AIDS on the continent, there will be three deaths from cancer. To address the emerging public health crisis, two major pharmaceutical companies have partnered with the American Cancer Society and the Clinton Health Access Initiative to steeply discount the cost of some cancer drugs to six African countries, including Uganda.
About $8000 payments were offered to fund consultations for a controversial bid to lift the presidential age limit
Marburg is from the same family of viruses as Ebola, which killed thousands in West Africa in 2014
Uganda held the first ever Conservation and Tourism Investment Forum Friday, gathering senior business figures from around the world
Debate over lifting presidential age limit in Uganda continues to heat up, with lawmakers opposed to amendment facing arrest, death threats and suspension
Fierce debate continues in Uganda over the ruling party’s plans to remove the presidential age limit from the constitution. Parliament is expected to again take up the issue this week with the opposition pledging to continue its resistance. Uganda’s constitution sets the presidential age limit at 75, meaning that longtime president Yoweri Museveni would be ineligible to run in the next elections in 2021. Halima Athumani reports for VOA in Kampala.
Ugandan parliament moving ahead with measure despite opposition and street protests
Constitutional proposal would make President Museveni eligible to run again
The bodies of 21 women have been found in two towns near Kampala; 44 arrests have been made
This week, Kenya became the latest African country to ban plastic bags. In neighboring Uganda, the transition has been slow after declaring a ban in 2009. Halima Athumani reports for VOA that some Ugandan business owners are starting to see opportunity in going green.
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