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First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
Previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1-month-old baby eaten alive by pig, villagers cut open animal to find infant's remains
The villagers caught the pig and lynched it to death.
Scientists discover unusual 'dwarf' giraffes in Africa
Two giraffes in Arica were discovered to be from a condition called skeletal dysplasia.
Uganda's popular mountain gorilla Rafiki finds justice as killer is sentenced to 11 years in jail
Uganda Wildlife Authority reported increased poaching in conservation parks during months of coronavirus lockdown
Israel gives African migrants a choice: Deportation plus cash, or jail
Netanyahu's government is offering 20,000 male migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 (£2,500) and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in Africa.
Ugandan girl, 9, dies from eye-bleeding disease that could be 'more dangerous than Black Death'
A 9-year-old girl has died from suspected Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in the central district of Nakaseke, in Uganda, a health official has stated.
Uganda police kill two at protest against President Yoweri Museveni
Opposition leaders are trying to mobilize against efforts to remove an age barrier in the constitution that prevents 73-year-old President Yoweri Museveni from extending his rule when his current term expires in 2021.
Angelina Jolie 'offered' to help snare Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in honeytrap dinner
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor also asked George Clooney to help him spy on Colonel Gaddafi in Libya.
Is this brawl in Uganda's parliament the most violent political punch-up ever?
IBTimes UK takes a ringside seat for bust-ups in legislatures across the world captured on TV in recent years.
Illuminati, serial killers and dark rituals blamed for gruesome Uganda mystery murders
The tortured bodies of 20 women have been recovered in Wakiso district since May.
Uganda parliament grinds to halt over fear of serial killer on the loose
Government officials failed to present an explanation for the killings of women around the capital Kampala.
Photos: South Sudan troops and rebels in battle that killed American journalist
Twenty-six-year-old American freelance journalist Christopher Allen was shot dead as he reported on the fight.
Uganda's 'porn patrol' to jail users for up to 10 years as adult content is blamed for homosexuality
Pornography Control Committee introduced to stamp out online porn and those who watch it.
World Refugee Day 2017: Crisis in South Sudan, world's fastest growing refugee emergency
Aid agencies are struggling to provide food and services in South Sudan due to a funding crisis.
Half a million refugees expected to flee Burundi crisis by end 2017
UN Refugee Agency warns refugees living in extremely tough conditions as aid funding dries up.
Ugandan government issues an apology over torture victims
President Museveni also wrote a letter to top security officials warning against the use of torture.
Uganda LGBTI community still targeted as 'people don't know repressive law abolished'
Three years after Uganda's anti-gay law was dropped discrimination is still widespread.
Court says Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi should have mental health examination
Controversial activist Nyanzi was back in court after calling president Yoweri Museveni a 'pair of buttocks'.
President Yoweri Museveni says he must be a wonderful dictator – elected five times
Interview has sent social media into overdrive as Ugandan president talks of his legacy.
A slippery slope: Uproar in Uganda over mass lube purchase 'for homosexuals'
The health minister said the government did not approve the importation of nearly 1 million bottles of lube.
Desperate families flee from South Sudan to Uganda in Africa's biggest exodus since 1994 Rwandan genocide
Uganda's progressive system of accommodating refugees is on the brink of "explosive" collapse
Uganda declares armyworm outbreak as pest spreads in the region
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation fears for food security as species moves across African countries.
Ugandan military and police killed 15 children during offensive in Kasese town claims HRW
155 people were killed during the military operation on local king Charles Wesley Mumbere's palace.
Ugandans show solidarity with academic Stella Nyanzi over 'cyber harassment' charge
Controversial scholar criticised First Lady Janet Museveni over sanitary pads for poor Ugandan girls.
22 dead in clashes between army and M23 rebels in DRC since January says official
Group was accused of being responsible for a series of murders, rapes and forced recruitment of children.
International court is not targeting Africans its leader tells Ugandan President Museveni
Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi met Museveni at the end of her visit to Uganda.
'Revival' of Congo's M23 rebellion after fighters clash with army in neighbouring Uganda
Group was accused of being responsible for a series of murders, rapes and forced recruitment of children.
'Man-made' famine declared in South Sudan with millions on brink of starvation
The famine comes as a result of a prolonged civil war and an entrenched economic crisis that has devastated the East African nation.
Fate uncertain for 45,000 Burundian refugees after Uganda calls for repatriation
Forcing people to return home violates The 1951 Refugee Convention.
Tanzanian gay men facing arrest for 'spreading' homosexual activity on social media
The situation for the gay community has been deteriorating in Tanzania amid government crackdown.