Uganda

Activists hope Pope Francis will preach tolerance toward homosexuals and call for peaceful elections

Pope Francis will be making his first visit to Africa over five days

Robert Kityo has reportedly been denied asylum by the Home Office.

The Ugandan government's inadequate funding and overcrowding in prisons has led to severe space congestion.

Scientists are developing techniques 'on the edge of available science' to save white rhinos.

No internal rival has been able to run for nomination against Museveni for past three elections.

The Ugandan shilling is still down 11% so far this year, adding to the 13% slide in 2014.

Campaign aims to raise money for sanitary towels for women and children around the world.

Former British student Kiyemba held over killing in Uganda.

A senior Lord's Resistance Army commander who surrendered last week to the US military in the Central African Republic (CAR) will be handed over to the International Criminal Court at The Hague for trial, Ugandan Foreign Minister Okello Oryem said on Wednesday (January 14).

Jolly Tumuhirwe has been charged with the attempted murder of one-year-old Arnella Kamanzi

Scientists "in right place at right time" record spread of tool-use behaviours among chimpanzees.

MPs across Uganda will be pushing for bigger sized condoms in Uganda's fight to curb HIV/Aids.

Ugandan security guard doesn't handle VR tech particularly well on first try.

Costs for climate change take large share of public spending in countries such as Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Ugandan police raid suspected militants sympathetic to East African terror group.

MPs from both ruling and opposition parties convene to discuss tabling the anti-gay bill again in parliament.

Court finds procedural lapses in enacting draconian Anti-Homosexuality Act.

When tortoises attack: just how dangerous are these shell-shocking monsters?

Ugandan police warn of specific threat to attack Ugandan airport today by unknown terror group

NTV television station banned because president was meditating and not sleeping, say government officials.

The town on the shores of Lake Victoria has a 43% rate of HIV, the highest in the country.

One of the world's largest crocodiles, suspected of eating six people has been caught in Lake Victoria, Uganda.

Gay sexual activity has been recorded in almost 1,500 species of animals from beetles to bison

World Bank delays loan to Uganda after President Museveni passes anti-gay bill.

Museveni signs law which bans miniskirts and pornography.

IBTimes investigates which countries have anti-gay laws and high homophobic crime rates.

Amama Mbabazi speaks out against life sentence in fresh Anti-Homosexuality bill.

Prominent LGBT activist says infamous law more draconian than those of Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Law that includes life imprisonment for gay offences awaits President approval