Mar 24 U.S. doubles effort to search for fugitive warlord Kony By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. is sending military aircraft and more forces to assist in the hunt for fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony, more than doubling the number of American troops and airmen on the ground to 250. Continue reading
Mar 23 Ebola virus detected in Guinea fever outbreak By Kayla Ruble The Ebola virus was detected in samples of a viral hemorrhagic fever that has killed more than 50 people in the West African nation of Guinea marking the first human outbreak of Ebola in the country, according to government officials… Continue reading
Feb 24 Ugandan president defends country’s harsh anti-gay bill By Joshua Barajas Despite international outcry, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed an anti-gay bill Monday that imposed harsh penalties for homosexual acts, with first-time offenders facing 14-year jail sentences. Anticipating pushback from the West, Museveni remained steadfast in his decision to pass the… Continue reading
Feb 16 Obama issues stern statement to Uganda about anti-gay bill By Kayla Ruble President Barack Obama has strongly rebuked Ugandan plans to enact anti-gay legislation that would set harsh prison sentences for some homosexual acts. Continue reading
May 29 Watch Bead for Life Branches Out The organization Bead for Life is helping women in Uganda with business training. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch One Year Later, Kony Campaign’s Call to Action Unresolved One Year Later, Kony Campaign's Call to Action Unresolved… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch News Wrap: Congolese Soldiers and Policemen Defect to Rebels Side In other news Wednesday, thousands of Congolese soldiers and policemen defected and joined the ranks of rebel fighters who earlier this week seized control of the city of Goma. Rebel leaders vowed to continue their campaign to take control of… Continue watching
Apr 23 Did Kony 2012 Live Up to the Hype? Some Posters Spotted Around Town By Larisa Epatko A 30-minute video that went viral this spring highlighted the atrocities of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and asked viewers to blanket their towns with "Kony 2012" posters on Friday night to help spread the word. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch In Uganda, Gays Face Growing Social, Legal Hostility Being gay is extremely taboo in deeply religious Uganda, where one tabloid urged the hanging of people it called the country's "top homos." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports how the re-emergence of a bill to impose severe penalties for homosexuality,… Continue watching
Apr 05 In Uganda, Anti-Homosexuality Bill’s Re-emergence a Touchy Subject To the Rev. Joseph Serwadda, Uganda's anti-homosexuality legislation is as much a product of resentment against Western influence and donor interference as it is against the country's gay population. Serwadda, who leads an alliance of evangelical ministers, believes "gay-ism" is… Continue reading