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
Mar 08 Watch 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined 'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined… Continue watching
Mar 08 'Kony 2012' Video About Vicious Rebel Leader Raises Awareness, Criticism By Larisa Epatko A video made by the activist group Invisible Children has recently taken flight on the Internet. It lays out a plan for a publicity blitz to inform the public about a brutal rebel leader who operated in northern Uganda, Joseph… Continue reading
Dec 04 The Gray Area of Gay Refugees A gay Ugandan couple fled to a Kenyan refugee camp after being disowned by their families and threatened by their community. Continue reading
Aug 22 Overtreating Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa By Talea Miller In countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa, health workers often treat patients for malaria even when a test indicates the parasite isn't present. The practice worries many health experts. Continue reading