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How Uganda became a two-time top tourist destination

Once the place for a safari, Uganda fell victim to violence and political turmoil. It has now rid itself of warlords and experienced an economic revival. The recovery is visible at Aero Beach Club, ...
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Three students abducted in deadly school attack rescued by Ugandan forces

The Uganda military has rescued three students, who were kidnapped Friday in an attack on a school, along with a woman and two kids who were previously abducted by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) ...
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Uganda considers bill to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ

Uganda’s parliament on Thursday took up a bill that would criminalize identifying as LGBTQ, with lawmakers saying the current ban on same-sex relations does not go far enough. Anti-LGBTQ sentiment is ...
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Opinion: Uganda’s death sentence for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ is outrageous. Here’s the smart way to fight it

Editor’s Note: Brett Bruen is the president of the crisis communications agency the Global Situation Room, Inc and teaches crisis communications at Georgetown University. He was the director of global ...
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Twenty people arrested on suspicion of collaborating in Uganda school massacre

Twenty people accused of helping an ISIS-linked rebel group suspected of killing dozens, mostly students at a school in western Uganda, have been arrested, Ugandan police told CNN. Around 42 people, ...
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A lack of equipment and coaching hasn’t stopped software engineer Kathleen Noble from making history with landlocked Uganda

From learning how to row in boats patched together with duct tape to competing at the world championships in a different sport entirely, Kathleen Noble’s rise to the apex of rowing has certainly been ...
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Manhunt underway as newlyweds killed on honeymoon in Uganda

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni says security forces are on the trail of an ISIS-linked rebel group blamed for the killing of two foreign newlyweds celebrating their honeymoon at a popular tourist ...
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2-year-old rescued after being swallowed by hippo

A hippo has attacked a 2-year-old boy in Uganda, swallowing half of his body before spitting him out, a statement from the Uganda Police Force said on Friday. The child was attacked on December 4 at ...
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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

Ugandan authorities have officially declared the end of a recent Ebola outbreak after 42 consecutive days with no new cases. A formal declaration was made during a televised ceremony held in the ...
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Investing in Uganda’s Tourism Landscape

Located at the base of what was once Africa’s highest mountain, Mbale is a quaint town and serves as the gateway for excursions into Uganda’s Mount Elgon National Park. This towering extinct volcano ...
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Bodies of 54 Uganda soldiers killed by al Shabaab discovered

Ugandan troops discovered the bodies of 54 Ugandan soldiers who were killed during an al-Shabaab attack on an African Union base in Somalia last week, according to Ugandan officials. The discovery ...