Uganda
Republic of Uganda
Ugandan Anglicans in Ultimatum to Us Church Over Gay Marriages
Anglican church in Uganda threatens to leave worldwide communion
Crisis is One More Storm in East Africa
World briefing: Kenya's traumatic post-election stress disorder is making regional governments jittery. Knock-on fuel shortages and economic dislocation affecting landlocked Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are only part of the story
Lake Victoria, The Third Largest Fresh Water Lake In The World
Lake Victoria touches the Equator in its northern side. It covers a total area of 68,800 sq. km [km²] and with a maximum depth of 80 m it is relatively shallow.
'All I Want for Christmas is a Motorcycle'
Four thousand miles away, in the heart of rural Uganda, a woman is carrying out last-minute preparations for Christmas
Inside Ebola's Zone of Death
Uganda is gripped by fear of an epidemic 'explosion' as the killer virus develops a slower and potentially more lethal version
A Sense of Hope
Sarah Boseley visits a school in Uganda whose children will benefit from the Guardian's appeal
The Enemy is Malaria. The Cure is £25
Children at the clinic in Katine are too sick to cry. The people of this Ugandan village urgently need your donations for vital drugs and mosquito nets
Taboo is Broken, Now We Need Drugs
Testing and treatment for HIV/Aids are slow to reach much of rural Uganda
African Search for Peace Throws Court Into Crisis
Uganda fears first crucial test for tribunal could prolong brutal 20-year civil war.
Aids Pandemic Gains Renewed Strength
Report highlights reversal of prevention in Uganda - Improvement in Europe and US 'not sustained'
Uganda Travel: The Pearl Of Africa Reborn
Uganda is a land of breathtaking contrast. Right from the border with Kenya in the east to that with the giant Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the west, the landscape and vegetation can be described as a kaleidoscope of tantalizing beauty. Winston Churchill, one of the United Kingdom’s great historical figures, summed Uganda in four words: ‘The Pearl of Africa’.
Uganda Safaris And Tours: Good Hotels And Lodges
Uganda has developed its lodges and hotels into world class. Kampala for example has 3star, 4star and five star hotels and the serena group has acquired the Nile hotel and renovated it it a 5 star deluxe facility at a cost of $18M. Lodges will be found in wildlife areas like queen Elizabeth.
Kisumu And Lake Victoria: The Lakeside Sunset Bliss
Situated on the shores of Africa’s largest and the world’s second largest freshwater lake after Lake Superior in the USA, Kisumu has one of the most breathtaking sunsets. On December 20, 1901, the last sleeper of the famous Uganda Railway was nailed in by Florence Preston, the wife of Ronald Perston, the chief platelayer of the railway. The point, on the shores of Lake Victoria was named Port Florence
Lord's Resistance Army Leader is Offered Amnesty By Uganda
Uganda has offered a 'total amnesty' to the rebel warlord Joseph Kony, who was indicted by the international criminal court last year for crimes against humanity.
Museveni Victorious in First Multi-party Election
President Yoweri Museveni has won another five-year term in Uganda's first multi-party elections, according to official results.
Uganda Hit By Violence As Opposition Claims Election Fraud
Uganda is in turmoil after its opposition leader refused to accept the result of the country's general election which returned autocratic President Yoweri Museveni to power, claiming that fraud and intimidation hindered the poll.
Opposition Cries Foul As Uganda's Polls Close
Uganda's opposition complained of intimidation and interference by the army in their strongholds yesterday, as voters took part in the country's first multiparty elections for 25 years.
First Lady Leads the Way As Women Make Their Mark on Ugandan Politics
· President's wife stands as parliamentary candidate · Gender shift in African democracies
Crowds Demand Change in Ugandan Election
· Opposition hope to end 20 years of one-party rule · Claims of intimidation and interference in campaigns.
Two Shot Dead at Ugandan Opposition Rally
Two people were shot dead in Uganda's capital yesterday after opposition supporters accused a driver of being a government security agent and pelted his vehicle with rocks, apparently leading him to open fire.
Uganda Accused of 'pulling Plug' on Disappearing Waters of Lake Victoria
· Scientist blames secret draining by dam complex · Power company says lower rainfall is cause
Ex-soldier Guilty of Murdering Tourists in Rwanda
A former Rwandan soldier was convicted yesterday of killing a group of western tourists, including four Britons, who were on a gorilla-spotting trip in the jungles of southern Uganda.
Clinic Struggles to Cope With Army of the Ill
MSF is a victim of its own success in Uganda, with hospitals short of everything but patients.
Judge Frees Uganda's Main Opposition Leader
· Ex-minister goes from court to campaign trail· President is accused of corruption and oppression
Britain Suspends Aid to Uganda Over Allegations of Human Rights Abuse
· Museveni defiant as direct donations switched to UN · £5m conditional on fair presidential election
Court Orders Uganda to Pay Congo Damages
The international court of justice yesterday ordered Uganda to pay reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for the five-year occupation of its eastern regions.
Court Hears How Tourists Were Hacked to Death at Reserve
· Three Britons among nine killed in Uganda in 1999 · Pathologist gives evidence at trial of Rwandan rebel
Profile: Kizza Besigye
The Ugandan opposition leader currently in jail awaiting trial for treason, is the most serious political threat that President Yoweri Museveni has faced in his 20 years in power.
Museveni Remains Defiant As Blair Attacks Arrest of Rival in Uganda
· Opposition leader in court on terrorism charges · Commonwealth row over democracy in Africa
Commonwealth summit opens in Malta
Complaints about human rights problems, including in Commonwealth member Uganda, are also expected to be heard at the three-day, closed-door summit on this Mediterranean island.
Museveni to Stand for Re-election After Detention of His Main Rival
· Ugandan president seeks to extend 20-year rule · Move follows riots over arrest of opposition leader
Uganda's Aids Programme Faces Crisis
Activists urge leaders to make more condoms available.
Aids Grants to Uganda on Hold After Mismanagement Claims
Uganda, a country regarded as a pioneer in the fight against HIV/Aids, was yesterday accused of "serious mismanagement" of funds intended for the campaign.
Ugandans Vote for Multi-party State
Ugandans have voted in favour of re-establishing multi-party politics after 19 years of President Yoweri Museveni's "no-party politics", according to early results of a referendum announced yesterday.
Uganda Hires Pr Agency to Buff Up Its Image
A London PR firm has been hired to polish the image of the Ugandan government, which is wrestling with a civil war, a tarnished human rights record, and a wave of criticism from western media and human rights groups.
Uganda Poll on Party Politic
Uganda's parliament has taken the first step to re-establish multi-party politics by voting to hold a referendum on the issue in July.
US-funded Scheme 'a Threat to Uganda Aids Programme'
Uganda, considered a beacon in Africa for its Aids-beating policies, is adopting sexual abstinence-only programmes financed by the US which could undo all its successes, a report says today.
Truce Pledge Could End Ugandan Insurgency
The Ugandan government and the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army have pledged a truce, raising hopes of an end to one of Africa's most vicious conflicts.
'A Litany of Horrors'
The civil war in northern Uganda has been described as the world's biggest neglected humanitarian emergency. Jeevan Vasagar looks at the roots of the conflict.
Uganda's Aids Success Story Challenged
Uganda's dramatic progress in combating HIV/Aids has been undermined by a new survey which challenges the country's reputation as a beacon for a continent that is being ravaged by the disease. The non-governmental National Guidance and Empowerment Network, which surveyed 53 of the...
Ugandan Rebel Leader Escapes Attack on Hq
Child conscripts among 100 killed at base but Kony gets away.
Ugandan 'archers' Helps to Heal War Wounds
A radio series inspired by the popular UK soap is allowing families traumatised by horrors perpetrated by rebels to talk about their ordeals.
Ugandan tabloid breaks Aids taboo
Uganda's first tabloid has broken Africa's biggest taboo by revealing that the country's foreign affairs minister, James Wapakhabulo, died of Aids.
Israel Spurns Ugandan Jews
Israel spurns black tribespeople who converted to Judaism a century ago.
Ugandan Troops Hunt Rebel Killers
Government troops swept through villages in northern Uganda yesterday hunting rebels who were responsible for killing more than 200 refugees in one of the worst atrocities of recent years. As the death toll continued to rise, the government was also having to reappraise its strategy of...
Uganda Rebels Kill 190 Refugees
Some victims burned alive in attack on camp.
African Sanctuary May 'Gift' Chimps To Substandard Chinese Zoo
The Ugandan Wildlife Authority has announced plans to send several of its resident chimpanzees to the Changsha Zoological Garden as a "gift" to the Chinese government.
Get Wife's Permission for Harem, Ugandan Men Told
Men in Uganda who want to acquire that traditional status symbol, a second wife, might in future have to ask their existing wife's permission before popping the question again. Under proposed reforms to Uganda's marriage laws, a man seeking a harem will require the consent of his first...
Africa Dam's Passage 'eased By Bribes'
Fax suggests British consultancy firm offered inducements to Ugandan ministers to ensure project funded by World Bank went ahead.
Idi cheats justice for the last time
Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator who presided over the deaths of almost 500,000 people in his eight-year rule in the 1970s, died aged 80 yesterday in a Saudi hospital where he had been in a coma since mid-July.
Idi Amin Dada, Vc, Cbe .. Rip
Blood-stained former Ugandan dictator mixed butchery and buffoonery. Idi Amin, the ruthless former dictator of Uganda who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of his countrymen in one of Africa's bleakest periods, died yesterday in exile in Saudi Arabia.
Trapped in a Deadly Game of Hide-and-seek
Ugandan children spend nights on the run from ruthless killers their own age. The hide-and-seek begins at bedtime when thousands of small figures emerge from grass huts and tramp towards the town of Kitgum in the gloom. It is a cold night to spend on the streets but the children huddle under the stars until dawn.
Discovery of Immune Group in Uganda Raises Aids Vaccine Hopes
Scientists believe an effective Aids vaccine may be a step closer after studying an unexpected reponse to the HIV virus in individuals in Uganda who appear immune to infection. Just over two dozen people near Lake Victoria have been found to remain uninfected even though they have...
Ebola Scare Flushes Out Guerrillas
One of Africa's most feared rebel groups, the Lord's Resistance Army, has abandoned its bases in southern Sudan and crossed into Uganda in an apparent attempt to escape a suspected outbreak of the deadly disease Ebola. Several hundred of the Ugandan guerrillas were spotted yesterday...
Go-between Short Hosts Talks
Clare Short tried to resolve tension between the Ugandan and Rwanda presidents yesterday during a meeting in London between the former military allies. The session, which was hosted by the international development secretary, coincided with a Human Rights Watch study accusing the Rwandan...
James Astill: Counting the Dead
Rwanda and Uganda are occupying Congo for largely bogus reasons - yet Britain continues to back them. So now we know: up to 4.7 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's four-and-a-half-year civil war. The figure was announced this week by the International Rescue Committee, an American aid agency.
Uganda starts human trials of Aids vaccine
Trials of a potential Aids vaccine for Africa have begun with human volunteers in Uganda, one of the worst hit countries on the continent, it was announced yesterday.
3 million die a year from mosquito-borne disease
West Nile virus, first discovered in the blood of a feverish woman in Uganda's West Nile district in 1937, is an arbovirus - one of a family of more than 500 known viruses which are transmitted by arthopods, a set of creatures including mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
They Fled With Nothing But Built a New Empire
As the immigration debate rages, Paul Harris tells the success story of the Ugandan Asians who arrived 30 years ago
Defiant Child Rebels Raise Fears of Massacre
Up to 5,000 child fighters have been encircled by Sudanese and Ugandan troops in southern Sudan, in readiness for an all-out assault on the cultish rebel army. With the abducted and apparently brainwashed children violently resisting efforts to negotiate, the UN children's agency, Unicef,...
How Disabled Apes Learn to Cope Single Handed With Life in Forest
Pandora the gorilla copes with life singlehanded. On one hand, she has one working thumb. The rest of her right hand is cut across the palm by a snare. The other hand has two fingers that work. And yet Pandora survives in the Budongo forests of Uganda. So do a number of disabled...
UK and France join forces for African mission
Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and his French counterpart Hubert Vedrine are to make an unprecedented joint visit to the Great Lakes regions of Africa this month. During the visit to Uganda, Congo and possibly Rwanda, the two ministers will aim to make inroads into conflicts which have...
Lake Victoria touches the Equator in its northern side. It covers a total area of 68,800 sq. km [km²] and with a maximum depth of 80 m it is relatively shallow.
'All I Want for Christmas is a Motorcycle'
Four thousand miles away, in the heart of rural Uganda, a woman is carrying out last-minute preparations for Christmas
Inside Ebola's Zone of Death
Uganda is gripped by fear of an epidemic 'explosion' as the killer virus develops a slower and potentially more lethal version
A Sense of Hope
Sarah Boseley visits a school in Uganda whose children will benefit from the Guardian's appeal
The Enemy is Malaria. The Cure is £25
Children at the clinic in Katine are too sick to cry. The people of this Ugandan village urgently need your donations for vital drugs and mosquito nets
Taboo is Broken, Now We Need Drugs
Testing and treatment for HIV/Aids are slow to reach much of rural Uganda
African Search for Peace Throws Court Into Crisis
Uganda fears first crucial test for tribunal could prolong brutal 20-year civil war.
Aids Pandemic Gains Renewed Strength
Report highlights reversal of prevention in Uganda - Improvement in Europe and US 'not sustained'
Uganda Travel: The Pearl Of Africa Reborn
Uganda is a land of breathtaking contrast. Right from the border with Kenya in the east to that with the giant Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the west, the landscape and vegetation can be described as a kaleidoscope of tantalizing beauty. Winston Churchill, one of the United Kingdom’s great historical figures, summed Uganda in four words: ‘The Pearl of Africa’.
Uganda Safaris And Tours: Good Hotels And Lodges
Uganda has developed its lodges and hotels into world class. Kampala for example has 3star, 4star and five star hotels and the serena group has acquired the Nile hotel and renovated it it a 5 star deluxe facility at a cost of $18M. Lodges will be found in wildlife areas like queen Elizabeth.
Kisumu And Lake Victoria: The Lakeside Sunset Bliss
Situated on the shores of Africa’s largest and the world’s second largest freshwater lake after Lake Superior in the USA, Kisumu has one of the most breathtaking sunsets. On December 20, 1901, the last sleeper of the famous Uganda Railway was nailed in by Florence Preston, the wife of Ronald Perston, the chief platelayer of the railway. The point, on the shores of Lake Victoria was named Port Florence
Lord's Resistance Army Leader is Offered Amnesty By Uganda
Uganda has offered a 'total amnesty' to the rebel warlord Joseph Kony, who was indicted by the international criminal court last year for crimes against humanity.
Museveni Victorious in First Multi-party Election
President Yoweri Museveni has won another five-year term in Uganda's first multi-party elections, according to official results.
Uganda Hit By Violence As Opposition Claims Election Fraud
Uganda is in turmoil after its opposition leader refused to accept the result of the country's general election which returned autocratic President Yoweri Museveni to power, claiming that fraud and intimidation hindered the poll.
Opposition Cries Foul As Uganda's Polls Close
Uganda's opposition complained of intimidation and interference by the army in their strongholds yesterday, as voters took part in the country's first multiparty elections for 25 years.
First Lady Leads the Way As Women Make Their Mark on Ugandan Politics
· President's wife stands as parliamentary candidate · Gender shift in African democracies
Crowds Demand Change in Ugandan Election
· Opposition hope to end 20 years of one-party rule · Claims of intimidation and interference in campaigns.
Two Shot Dead at Ugandan Opposition Rally
Two people were shot dead in Uganda's capital yesterday after opposition supporters accused a driver of being a government security agent and pelted his vehicle with rocks, apparently leading him to open fire.
Uganda Accused of 'pulling Plug' on Disappearing Waters of Lake Victoria
· Scientist blames secret draining by dam complex · Power company says lower rainfall is cause
Ex-soldier Guilty of Murdering Tourists in Rwanda
A former Rwandan soldier was convicted yesterday of killing a group of western tourists, including four Britons, who were on a gorilla-spotting trip in the jungles of southern Uganda.
Clinic Struggles to Cope With Army of the Ill
MSF is a victim of its own success in Uganda, with hospitals short of everything but patients.
Judge Frees Uganda's Main Opposition Leader
· Ex-minister goes from court to campaign trail· President is accused of corruption and oppression
Britain Suspends Aid to Uganda Over Allegations of Human Rights Abuse
· Museveni defiant as direct donations switched to UN · £5m conditional on fair presidential election
Court Orders Uganda to Pay Congo Damages
The international court of justice yesterday ordered Uganda to pay reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo for the five-year occupation of its eastern regions.
Court Hears How Tourists Were Hacked to Death at Reserve
· Three Britons among nine killed in Uganda in 1999 · Pathologist gives evidence at trial of Rwandan rebel
Profile: Kizza Besigye
The Ugandan opposition leader currently in jail awaiting trial for treason, is the most serious political threat that President Yoweri Museveni has faced in his 20 years in power.
Museveni Remains Defiant As Blair Attacks Arrest of Rival in Uganda
· Opposition leader in court on terrorism charges · Commonwealth row over democracy in Africa
Commonwealth summit opens in Malta
Complaints about human rights problems, including in Commonwealth member Uganda, are also expected to be heard at the three-day, closed-door summit on this Mediterranean island.
Museveni to Stand for Re-election After Detention of His Main Rival
· Ugandan president seeks to extend 20-year rule · Move follows riots over arrest of opposition leader
Uganda's Aids Programme Faces Crisis
Activists urge leaders to make more condoms available.
Aids Grants to Uganda on Hold After Mismanagement Claims
Uganda, a country regarded as a pioneer in the fight against HIV/Aids, was yesterday accused of "serious mismanagement" of funds intended for the campaign.
Ugandans Vote for Multi-party State
Ugandans have voted in favour of re-establishing multi-party politics after 19 years of President Yoweri Museveni's "no-party politics", according to early results of a referendum announced yesterday.
Uganda Hires Pr Agency to Buff Up Its Image
A London PR firm has been hired to polish the image of the Ugandan government, which is wrestling with a civil war, a tarnished human rights record, and a wave of criticism from western media and human rights groups.
Uganda Poll on Party Politic
Uganda's parliament has taken the first step to re-establish multi-party politics by voting to hold a referendum on the issue in July.
US-funded Scheme 'a Threat to Uganda Aids Programme'
Uganda, considered a beacon in Africa for its Aids-beating policies, is adopting sexual abstinence-only programmes financed by the US which could undo all its successes, a report says today.
Truce Pledge Could End Ugandan Insurgency
The Ugandan government and the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army have pledged a truce, raising hopes of an end to one of Africa's most vicious conflicts.
'A Litany of Horrors'
The civil war in northern Uganda has been described as the world's biggest neglected humanitarian emergency. Jeevan Vasagar looks at the roots of the conflict.
Uganda's Aids Success Story Challenged
Uganda's dramatic progress in combating HIV/Aids has been undermined by a new survey which challenges the country's reputation as a beacon for a continent that is being ravaged by the disease. The non-governmental National Guidance and Empowerment Network, which surveyed 53 of the...
Ugandan Rebel Leader Escapes Attack on Hq
Child conscripts among 100 killed at base but Kony gets away.
Ugandan 'archers' Helps to Heal War Wounds
A radio series inspired by the popular UK soap is allowing families traumatised by horrors perpetrated by rebels to talk about their ordeals.
Ugandan tabloid breaks Aids taboo
Uganda's first tabloid has broken Africa's biggest taboo by revealing that the country's foreign affairs minister, James Wapakhabulo, died of Aids.
Israel Spurns Ugandan Jews
Israel spurns black tribespeople who converted to Judaism a century ago.
Ugandan Troops Hunt Rebel Killers
Government troops swept through villages in northern Uganda yesterday hunting rebels who were responsible for killing more than 200 refugees in one of the worst atrocities of recent years. As the death toll continued to rise, the government was also having to reappraise its strategy of...
Uganda Rebels Kill 190 Refugees
Some victims burned alive in attack on camp.
African Sanctuary May 'Gift' Chimps To Substandard Chinese Zoo
The Ugandan Wildlife Authority has announced plans to send several of its resident chimpanzees to the Changsha Zoological Garden as a "gift" to the Chinese government.
Get Wife's Permission for Harem, Ugandan Men Told
Men in Uganda who want to acquire that traditional status symbol, a second wife, might in future have to ask their existing wife's permission before popping the question again. Under proposed reforms to Uganda's marriage laws, a man seeking a harem will require the consent of his first...
Africa Dam's Passage 'eased By Bribes'
Fax suggests British consultancy firm offered inducements to Ugandan ministers to ensure project funded by World Bank went ahead.
Idi cheats justice for the last time
Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator who presided over the deaths of almost 500,000 people in his eight-year rule in the 1970s, died aged 80 yesterday in a Saudi hospital where he had been in a coma since mid-July.
Idi Amin Dada, Vc, Cbe .. Rip
Blood-stained former Ugandan dictator mixed butchery and buffoonery. Idi Amin, the ruthless former dictator of Uganda who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of his countrymen in one of Africa's bleakest periods, died yesterday in exile in Saudi Arabia.
Trapped in a Deadly Game of Hide-and-seek
Ugandan children spend nights on the run from ruthless killers their own age. The hide-and-seek begins at bedtime when thousands of small figures emerge from grass huts and tramp towards the town of Kitgum in the gloom. It is a cold night to spend on the streets but the children huddle under the stars until dawn.
Discovery of Immune Group in Uganda Raises Aids Vaccine Hopes
Scientists believe an effective Aids vaccine may be a step closer after studying an unexpected reponse to the HIV virus in individuals in Uganda who appear immune to infection. Just over two dozen people near Lake Victoria have been found to remain uninfected even though they have...
Ebola Scare Flushes Out Guerrillas
One of Africa's most feared rebel groups, the Lord's Resistance Army, has abandoned its bases in southern Sudan and crossed into Uganda in an apparent attempt to escape a suspected outbreak of the deadly disease Ebola. Several hundred of the Ugandan guerrillas were spotted yesterday...
Go-between Short Hosts Talks
Clare Short tried to resolve tension between the Ugandan and Rwanda presidents yesterday during a meeting in London between the former military allies. The session, which was hosted by the international development secretary, coincided with a Human Rights Watch study accusing the Rwandan...
James Astill: Counting the Dead
Rwanda and Uganda are occupying Congo for largely bogus reasons - yet Britain continues to back them. So now we know: up to 4.7 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's four-and-a-half-year civil war. The figure was announced this week by the International Rescue Committee, an American aid agency.
Uganda starts human trials of Aids vaccine
Trials of a potential Aids vaccine for Africa have begun with human volunteers in Uganda, one of the worst hit countries on the continent, it was announced yesterday.
3 million die a year from mosquito-borne disease
West Nile virus, first discovered in the blood of a feverish woman in Uganda's West Nile district in 1937, is an arbovirus - one of a family of more than 500 known viruses which are transmitted by arthopods, a set of creatures including mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.
They Fled With Nothing But Built a New Empire
As the immigration debate rages, Paul Harris tells the success story of the Ugandan Asians who arrived 30 years ago
Defiant Child Rebels Raise Fears of Massacre
Up to 5,000 child fighters have been encircled by Sudanese and Ugandan troops in southern Sudan, in readiness for an all-out assault on the cultish rebel army. With the abducted and apparently brainwashed children violently resisting efforts to negotiate, the UN children's agency, Unicef,...
How Disabled Apes Learn to Cope Single Handed With Life in Forest
Pandora the gorilla copes with life singlehanded. On one hand, she has one working thumb. The rest of her right hand is cut across the palm by a snare. The other hand has two fingers that work. And yet Pandora survives in the Budongo forests of Uganda. So do a number of disabled...
UK and France join forces for African mission
Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, and his French counterpart Hubert Vedrine are to make an unprecedented joint visit to the Great Lakes regions of Africa this month. During the visit to Uganda, Congo and possibly Rwanda, the two ministers will aim to make inroads into conflicts which have...