Oct 06 U.S. to begin screening travelers from Uganda for Ebola By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration says the United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading. Continue reading
Feb 09 UN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325 million for violence in long-running conflict By Mike Corder, Associated Press The International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in compensation to Congo for violence in a long-running conflict between the African neighbors that began in the late 1990s. Continue reading
Jan 10 World’s longest education lockdown ends as Uganda’s schools reopen By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Uganda's schools reopened their gates to students on Monday, ending the longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic anywhere in the world. Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 6:30 South Africa reels under omicron wave amid vaccine lag, pans ‘rushed’ travel ban By Michael Baleke As the omicron variant sends a fourth wave of patients to hospitals across South Africa, leaders across the continent are pointing fingers at wealthy nations. Those countries, they say, could have helped prevent the latest variant had vaccines been distributed… Continue watching
Nov 16 Explosions rock Uganda’s capital, Kampala, killing at least 3 By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press The explosions caused chaos in Kampala as terrified residents fled the city’s center. A police spokesman blamed the bomb blasts on an extremist group known as the Allied Democratic Forces. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 8:18 Uganda’s Batwa tribe, considered conservation refugees, see little government support By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The Batwa people are one of the oldest surviving Indigenous tribes in Africa. They live high in the mountain forests, straddling several East African countries. The Batwa are now also called conservation refugees, as governments scramble to cope with the… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 5:08 Pilot oxygen backup system offers new hope for Ugandan hospitals plagued by power cuts By Fred de Sam Lazaro The pandemic is bringing new attention to a critical health care challenge plaguing many countries: A shortage or unreliable supply of medical oxygen. It’s also prompting many medical providers to look at ways to fix the problem. Special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:59 Many Ugandan children forced into hard labor, sex trafficking as COVID closes schools By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The effects of the pandemic on children vary dramatically depending on the country. With schools still shuttered in Uganda and other developing nations, many children have no choice but to work to survive. In Africa, more than one-fifth of children… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 8:26 Lack of access, infrastructure and government accountability hurt Ugandan vaccine goals By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman The U.S. plan to donate 500 million vaccines to developing countries aims to address the lopsided distribution and exacerbated impact of the virus. In Africa, Uganda is still struggling to vaccinate those most at-risk. It has recorded more than 120,000… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 6:10 Minnesota students come together to bring water to schools in the developing world By Fred de Sam Lazaro Drinking water and restrooms are readily available to most school children in America. That is not the case across the developing world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on schools coming together around water as part of his series,… Continue watching