Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws
Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.
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Food insecurity is driving women in Africa into sex work, increasing HIV risk
A study found that giving direct food support to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa cut their risk of contracting HIV by 64%, because it alleviated the pressure to engage in high-risk sex.
Uganda ends school year early as it tries to contain growing Ebola outbreak
Since the outbreak began in September, eight children have died — and there is no approved vaccine. But doctors are hopeful that public health measures may be enough to stop the spread.
A doctor's Ebola memoir is all too timely with a new outbreak in Uganda
Dr. Benjamin Black talks about Belly Woman: Birth, Blood and Ebola — the inside story of what it was like to face a terrifying epidemic in West Africa.
Travelers coming to the U.S. from Uganda will face enhanced screening for Ebola
With an outbreak of the deadly disease declared in Uganda, travelers who have been to the African country within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. will be subject to enhanced screening.
Whatever happened to the teens who endured the world's longest COVID school closure?
Ugandan schools were shut for nearly 2 years due to the pandemic. High schoolers were glad to see the shutdown end early this year. But for many, school fees stand in the way of a return to class.
PHOTOS: Teen dreams and disappointments after the world's longest COVID school closure
Schools in Uganda were shut nearly 2 years due to the pandemic. Now they're open again, although millions of kids won't go back. We speak to 6 teens about their plans and hopes.
A climate change disaster led this shy 24-year-old from Uganda into activism
When Hilda Flavia Nakabuye was a girl, a severe storm flooded her family's farm. Now she realizes that climate change was a factor — and she's become an advocate for change.
Pandemic Loss: Pioneering Ugandan Neurosurgeon Was A 'Servant Of The People'
John Baptist Mukasa is one of the 4 million-plus people around the globe who have died because of this pandemic. His death is a reminder of the devastating toll of COVID-19.
Africa Is Running Out Of Oxygen
As COVID surges, so does demand for oxygen. And oxygen manufacturing plants simply can't keep up. That's bad news not only for severely ill COVID-19 patients but others in need, including newborns.