Uganda
Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, had sustained burns to 80 per cent of her body.
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From tinsel-free towns to white Christmas: Top places to go in December
The experience of a winter Christmas entices many overseas at this time of year, but you’ll find plenty of other reasons to travel in December.
- by Brian Johnston
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This sensory hotel embodies its nation’s style and warm spirit
The sprawling stay in Uganda’s capital contains art and culture etched within luxury walls.
- by Catherine Marshall
‘People are freaking out’: Ugandan arrested on anti-gay charge punishable by death
In the conservative, mostly Christian country, many religious leaders and politicians have painted same-sex relations as a Western import.
- by Emma Bubola
How gorilla tourism became a conservation success story
It’s not hard to see why the great apes have become a chief economic resource in Uganda. But challenges remain for the wildlife and communities that depend on visitors.
- by Catherine Marshall
Dozens killed at school, sending shockwaves through peaceful Uganda
The rebel forces suspected of the attack have been accused of targeting civilians in remote locations.
- by Rodney Muhumuza
Spotting the rare black leopard in Kenya
Trailing a headline-making cat, Uganda’s chimps, Botswana’s wildlife jackpot: Africa’s travel hits from Good Weekend’s 2023 Dream Destinations issue.
- by Ute Junker and Catherine Marshall
Uganda enacts law imposing death penalty for LGBTQ ‘serial offenders’
The 78-year-old President Yoweri Museveni has called homosexuality a “deviation from normal” and urged lawmakers to resist “imperialist” pressure.
- by Rachel Savage
Uganda’s worst Ebola outbreak in two decades is over: WHO
The deadly outbreak had spread to nine districts, including the capital, Kampala, raising fears of its snowballing across the East African region.
- by Abdi Latif Dahir
Toddler survives being partially swallowed by a hippo
The highly unusual land attack was stopped when a bystander began throwing stones at the hippo, eventually scaring it enough to spit the young boy out.
- by Amber Ferguson
'Serious trouble': Ugandan army surrounds pop star candidate's home
Uganda's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni is ahead in the polls but sent soldiers to surround the compound of his chief challenger, reggae star Bobi Wine.
- by Abdi Latif Dahir
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