Uganda

Ugandan athlete Cheptegei killed in domestic violence incident

A Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has died in Kenya four days after being set on fire by her partner. Cheptegei was part of Uganda's Paris 2024 Olympics athletics team. Leon Ssenyange reports. The 33-year-old Ugandan athlete, who placed 44th behind Dutch winner Sifan Hassan on 11 August, had been in critical condition at a hospital in neighboring Kenya. Uganda Olympic Committee President Donald Rukare confirmed the marathoner's death […]

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Oshiwambo

Omunapolitika waUganda Bobi Wine, ayashwa no kweehamekwa komunambelewa wopolifi

Omuwiliki wongudu yakula yomilameno mo Uganda Bobi Wine, okwa yashwa no kweehamekwa mokaulu komunambelewa wopolifi. Oshikundaneki sho BBC, osha lopota kutya Wine okwa yashwa komunambelewa wopolifi oo ahangwa eli momudjalo woilonga. Oshiponga ota kulopotwa shaholoka pefimbo Bobi Wine, ahangwa talondo mosheendifo okuya molweendo oku katalelapo ovakalelipo vaye vopaveta koshilando Bulindo, tashi hangwa ee kilometa 20 monooli yoshilando pangelo. Olopota oyati omakonaakono okwa hovela okutala kutya oshike osho sha xwaxwamekifa omupolifi ayashe […]

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Oshiwambo

Omulotoki wa Uganda, axwikilwa meumbo kohondamati yaye konima ashike eshi opo aaluka komaudano.

Omulotoki woshinano shile eli omukwashiwana wa Uganda, okwa tomekelwa omundilo monele omo alimo ko hondamati yaye konima ashike eshi opo ahangwa aalukila moshilongo okudja komaudano oo ali metifa ko Paris neudo. Eelopota odati Rebecca Cheptegei, olutu laye olafiwa lamonifwa oixuna okudja moshiponga shomundilo fiyo opee 75%. Rebecca oo eli omulotoki woshinano shile nopefimbo lefiyafano loudano woneudo kwali eya ponomola oni 44 moudano wo Paris 2024, okwa xwikilwa meumbo lavo olo […]

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Oshiwambo

Onganga yahangwa nomakolotwe ovanhu efike po 24 mo Uganda

Omulumenhu teluula kutya okuli omuhakuli wopamufyuululwakalo mo Uganda, okwa hangwa nomakolotwe ovanhu eli 24. Opolifi yoshilongo osho oya lombwela oshikundaneki sho BBC kutya omulumenhu ngeenge okwa monika ondjo moshinima , okuna oku taalela odolongo yonghalamwenyo yaalushe. Oo eli omupopiliko wopolifi moshilongo osho Patrick Onyango okwati omufeekelwa oo aatumbulwa nedina kutya oye, Ddamulira Godfrey, okwa taalela epangulo loveta oyo taikelele noyadilika oku ningila ovanhu omadipao. Opolifi oyati pefimbo lomakonaakono oo aningilwa […]

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Africa

Uganda police detain 21 activists over oil protest

Police in Uganda have detained 21 environmental activists for demonstrating against ongoing oil developments in the west of the country. The campaigners argue the multi-billion-dollar oil project will have dire consequences for the local communities and the environment. Michael Baleke reports from Kampala. News Central Africa reports Total Energies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation are conducting drilling activities in Lake Albert. The lake is believed to hold […]

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Africa

Africa’s off-grid solar sector is electrifying global investors

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Africa’s off-grid solar sector continues to be a magnet for investment, with recent analysis from Africa: the Big Deal emphasizing its growing appeal to investors. Despite a general decline in start-up funding across the continent over the last two years, the industry remains a clear priority for both the social impact and regular investment community. According to Laura Fortes, the senior […]

22 August, 2024 48

Africa

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

By Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group. The group, which is active in eastern DRC, was first defeated in […]

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Africa

Young, urban, African: research explores what it means to be a good citizen in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania

By Amy S. Patterson, Sewanee: The University of the South; Megan Hershey, Whitworth University, and Tracy Kuperus, Calvin University Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 make up two-thirds of Africa’s population. The number is expected to reach 75% by 2030. They live in an environment of rapid urbanisation, high unemployment rates and poor state services. These are some of the factors that incline young people […]

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Uganda on high alert following fighting in eastern DRC

Uganda has stepped up security at its border following renewed fighting in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated dramatically with the recent takeover of a strategic border town by M23 rebels. Isabel Nakirya reports. Major Bilal Katamba, spokesperson for the Mountain Division of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF), informed Xinhua that […]

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