Tag Archives: Uganda

Joseph Winter BBC News At least 17 people are now known to have died after a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Rescuers are continuing to dig through the waste in the hope of finding more survivors after the landslide, which followed weeks of torrential rain. The 36-acre (14-hectare) Kiteezi landfill is the only one ...

By: Nutifafa Bequine/Christian SowadaThe Black Satellites and Black Princesses of Ghana dispatched Senegal in their respective semi final matches to book slots at the finals of men’s and women’s football at the ongoing African Games 2023 in Accra. Black Princesses – Ghana The Satellites on Thursday, 19th March, 2023, at Accra sports stadium beat Senegal with an 84th minute goal ...

Source: https://bbc.com/africalive Ugandan authorities are holding Kenya’s former Assistant Minister for Internal Security Stephen Tarus on allegations of smuggling gold into the country using forged documents. Mr Tarus was arrested last week and arraigned before a Ugandan anti-corruption court on Wednesday for falsification of export documents, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) said.  The illegal trade documentation led to substantial financial ...

Image caption, The ARVs were used to treat African swine fever By Dorcas Wangira Africa health correspondent, BBC News  Uganda’s National Drug Authority has admitted it knew HIV medicine was being used to fatten up animals in 2014 but did not warn the public.  The regulator’s senior drugs inspector Amos Atumanya told parliament it became aware anti-retrovirals were being given to ...

Image caption, Uganda has resisted pressure from donors to drop the Anti-Homosexuality Act that became law in May https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66645740 A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with “aggravated homosexuality”. His lawyer told Reuters the 20-year-old was the first to be prosecuted for the offence under tough new anti-LGBTQ legislation signed into law in May. According to the ...