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Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan Olympian, domestic violence, burned by partner, theGrio.com
September 5, 2024
Marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei was hospitalized for burns over 80% of her body from an attack by her partner before she…
Uganda's Nakivale Refugee Settlement, theGrio.com
January 14, 2024
Ugandans are working to restore their forests. The county has lost 13% of its tree cover since 2000, according to…
Uganda, theGrio.com
January 2, 2024
Tonto, a popular boozy banana drink in Uganda, is under threat as authorities move to restrict home brewers.
December 23, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration vows to continue holding Uganda accountable for its Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Deonna Fletcher, mom gets pregnant while already pregnant, can you get pregnant while already pregnant, Black triplets, Black moms, Black dads, Black pregnancy, superfetation, Black health and wellness, theGrio.com
December 1, 2023
A 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's…
Uganda, theGrio.com
November 10, 2023
A new report by GreenFaith says that a French oil company's project interferes with burial customs and traditions in Uganda…
October 22, 2023
In Uganda, the president’s order has spread panic among traders, for whom such a ban, if implemented, spells disaster.
October 16, 2023
Some two-thirds of people in seven countries in East Africa have “purchased at least a portion of their clothes from…
August 30, 2023
Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty.
white Christian nationalists, Uganda anti-gay law, theGrio.com
July 6, 2023
Uganda just enacted one of the world's strictest anti-gay laws. White Christian nationalists from America have spent millions to pass…
June 18, 2023
The attack has sent shockwaves in this normally peaceful country whose long-time leader cites security as a strength of his…
June 12, 2023
The burning of charcoal, an age-old practice in many African societies, is now restricted business across northern Uganda amid a…
June 11, 2023
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled since 1986, said he was experiencing “mild symptoms” as he goes into isolation.
April 22, 2023
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni proposed that lawmakers add a rehabilitation clause to a controversial bill against homosexuality.
March 24, 2023
The anti-LGBTQ law, which the Biden administration condemned, is part of a broader movement that the religious right has influenced.
March 23, 2023
The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill that prescribes harsh penalties for…
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February 3, 2023
Eddy Kenzo is the first Ugandan artist to be nominated for a Grammy award. "Gimme Love" is a collaboration with…
February 1, 2023
The United States will pay $10.5 million in damages over the death of a prominent Ugandan human rights activist killed…
January 24, 2023
Oil drilling has begun in a Chinese-operated field in Uganda and the country expects to start production by 2025, an…
January 11, 2023
Uganda's latest outbreak of the Ebola virus is over, the government and the World Health Organization said Wednesday.