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Africa: Uganda

The 'soft ground wrestling'  copies the style of the World Wrestling Entertainment WWE in the United States..  By Badru Katumba AFP

Ugandan mud wrestlers dream of glory on world stage

Mar 14, 2024 | Africa: Uganda

In a mud pit ringed off by bamboo poles and two thin yellow ropes, a young Ugandan woman lies face-up after being tossed ...

Mar 12, 2024 | Africa: Uganda

Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition leader Bobi Wine is at the heart of a documentary that charts his electoral challenge ...

Feb 8, 2024 | Africa: Uganda

Bobi Wine has worn many hats -- pop star, politician, and now, the star of an Oscar-nominated documentary, which the 41- ...

Jan 11, 2024 | Africa: Uganda

Top Kenyan and Ugandan athletes were among the mourners at the funeral in Kenya on Thursday of Ugandan Olympic distance ...

Jan 9, 2024 | Africa: Uganda

Slain Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat will be laid to rest in his ancestral home in Kenya on Thursday, his family said ...

Dec 29, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

At just 14 she was the youngest Paralympian at the Tokyo Games. And Ugandan swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe faces an equall ...

Dec 4, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda's capital has been the cornerstone ...

Nov 2, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Ugandan authorities of harassing, arresting and beating activists and demon ...

Oct 31, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

A US couple charged with torturing their 10-year-old foster son was convicted of lesser charges by a Ugandan court on Tu ...

Oct 18, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

Uganda said Wednesday it was hunting down the attackers who killed a honeymooning couple and their guide on safari in on ...

Oct 18, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday condemned a cowardly attack in a wildlife park that he said killed a ho ...

Oct 18, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

Gunmen killed three people, including a British and a South African tourist, in a world-famous Ugandan national park, po ...

Oct 16, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

The World Bank will aim to ensure gay and transgender Ugandans are not discriminated against in its programmes before re ...

Oct 9, 2023 | Africa: Uganda

At a mostly empty clinic catering to HIV patients, staff monitor CCTV footage for potential spies, reflecting the fear a ...