KAMPALA — Ugandan authorities say they will keep talking to the World Bank after the bank pledged to not release any new funds to the East African nation. The bank objects to a new anti-homosexuality law that critics describe as one of the harshest in the world.
Traveling Africa on a three-nation tour, Ibrahim Raisi said the West was promoting homosexuality in order to end what he called the ‘generation of human beings’
Food shortages are expected to worsen, leaving UN agency able to help only the most vulnerable
The United Nations has announced plans to cut food aid for refugees in Uganda, Africa’s biggest host, with plans to prioritize the most vulnerable – a move that experts say will worsen struggles by refugees amid food shortages and climate change. For VOA, reporter Halima Athumani produced this report from Palorinya refugee camp in Uganda’s Obongi district, where she spoke to U.N. authorities and refugees.
Aid groups working in Uganda report high suicide and attempt rates at the Palorinya refugee settlement, saying the rationing of food and other essentials are primary causes. For more, reporter Halima Athumani took to the streets of Obongi District, to speak to agents and refugees who detailed the reasons for the increased suicide risk.
OBONGI, UGANDA — Palorinya refugee settlement in Uganda is reporting high numbers of suicides and suicide attempts by the people who live there. Organizations and individuals who work with the refugees say denial of food and a failure to meet basic needs are the main causes.
KAMPALA — A popular cartoonist in Uganda has launched a social media campaign to highlight the poor state of the country's health care system.
Ugandan critics argue President Yoweri Museveni’s administration is going to damage the environment and impede on wildlife migration when the East African nation begins to drill its first oil wells.
Ugandan activists and opposition members have cried foul over a recent government decision to close the United Nations human rights office in the country, citing an improvement in the upholding of human rights. Activists in the East African nation differ with the position taken by President Yoweri Museveni’s administration and say, “the civic space has been shrinking.” For more, VOA’s Halima Athumani speaks to experts and authorities from Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
Ugandan officials and the U.N. refugee agency say the East African nation is experiencing a surge of refugees fleeing conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels, which is stretching already scarce resources. For more, VOA’s Halima Athumani reports from Kisoro.
Ethiopia's war with Tigrayan forces has left less than 10% of the region's clinics functioning and hospitals struggling to cope.
The United Nations is warning displaced Ethiopians that returning home may not help.
Residents have blamed the killing of more than 200 people Saturday on the rebel Oromo Liberation Army, which has denied responsibility
The government attempting to scare members of media into censoring themselves on controversial issues, rights groups say.
Women face frequent abuse in old homes and new
Maternity wards overwhelmed as northern Uganda hosts nearly one million refugees
Main opposition group says it does not recognize agreement
