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OPINION: The Patriot’s Focus on Uganda’s Unemployment Question

Article By, Gad Kanyesigye_The Patriot_ a community empowerment advocate.  To begin with, many Ugandan parents are not business-oriented, which is a significant reason why their children often finish school...

UGANDA: 4 out of 10 children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition

Locals in Isingiro district,western Uganda and other parts of the country have been challenged to embrace better feeding...

A Polio Survivor Turns His Disability into a Powerful Plea for Vaccination

CREDIT - UNICEF, DRC.  Rajabu Vampise deftly manoeuvres his wheelchair through the backstreets of Kindu in the Democratic...

INSIDE THE COLONIAL LEGACY OF HOMOPHOBIA IN MODERN-DAY UGANDA

By Hyowon Park , International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).  In March 2023, the Ugandan...

DR Congo’s Reliance on Charcoal threatens Forests and Fuels Armed Conflict

Elodie Toto - KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Amid a circle of spectators, a troupe of performers takes...

Human Rights NGOs in Uganda Face Deregistration & Other Threats amid Accusations of Financing Youth Protests

Kampala, Uganda. Several Human rights organizations in Uganda are facing an unprecedented threats as the government has hinted at possible deregistration of several prominent...

CHILD LABOUR: HOW & WHY CHILDREN ARE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOLS INTO CASUAL LABOUR

Authorities and other stakeholders in Rukungiri district and most parts of western Uganda have raised concern over the escalating cases of child labour, school...

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange freed in US plea deal

After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities, for him...

Ghana Passes Tough Bill Making Identifying as LGBTQIA+ Illegal

WEST AFRICA. Ghana's parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted...

DRC: Can African Commission stop the violence and eviction of Batwa people in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park?

Human rights groups continue to cry out to the international community to intervene and stop the escalating threats, violence and attacks against the Batwa...

US FORMALLY REMOVES UGANDA FROM AFRICAN GROWTH & OPPORTUNITY ACT

The United States-U.S. has officially removed Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act-Agoa, effectively ending Uganda’s...