As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years restoring Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which was critically endangered. Thanks to her public health work and medical interventions, gorillas are bouncing back in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. cnn.it/4j70X5A
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years restoring Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which was critically endangered. Thanks to her public health work and medical interventions, gorillas are bouncing back in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. cnn.it/4j70X5A
it's especially fascinating given Mahmood Mamdani's work is essentially about Uganda's governance being post-colonial fascism
your basic idea is that an Indian Muslim whose father was expelled from Uganda for being Indian and whose maternal grandparents lived through the violence of the Partition, on the wrong side of the border, is predisposed to believe that countries have a right to maintain an ethnoreligious majority
No, it's antisemitic - the reason he gave was that he doesn't recognize the right of any country who treats groups preferentially to exist, but he recognizes many such nations. Take Pakistan (who his mom is accused of being an apologist for): officially Muslims, Christians can only practice (cont)
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
it's especially fascinating given Mahmood Mamdani's work is essentially about Uganda's governance being post-colonial fascism
WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak https://aje.news/e4ixsp
June 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
WHO chief lauds Uganda’s response to Ebola outbreak https://aje.news/e4ixsp
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence. n.pr/4oQgMjr
Mahmood Mamdani on how Uganda's history shaped his belonging — and his son's moment
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence. n.pr/4oQgMjr
In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.🧵
February 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.🧵
Uganda's first milk bank is saving hundreds of newborns with donated breast milk, but cultural stigma remains a challenge.
July 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Uganda's first milk bank is saving hundreds of newborns with donated breast milk, but cultural stigma remains a challenge.
Readers added context: This statement by the Washington Post is a lie, as Mamdani has publicly commented on Uganda's policies.
June 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Readers added context: This statement by the Washington Post is a lie, as Mamdani has publicly commented on Uganda's policies.
Mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are seeing their population grow, but their forest habitat is not expanding.
Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitat
Mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are seeing their population grow, but their forest habitat is not expanding.
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September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are seeing their population grow, but their forest habitat is not expanding.
Uganda's health minister declares country free of Ebola reut.rs/4wq9wiO
Uganda's health minister declares country free of Ebola
Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease that infected 20 people and killed two of them.
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July 28, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Uganda's health minister declares country free of Ebola reut.rs/4wq9wiO
Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets https://aje.news/qw5g5t
June 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets https://aje.news/qw5g5t
“You have freedom of speech. But freedom after speech, that I can not guarantee.” - Uganda’s fallen dictator, Idi Amin Dada
April 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“You have freedom of speech. But freedom after speech, that I can not guarantee.” - Uganda’s fallen dictator, Idi Amin Dada
Uganda’s intensely threatened trans community is being pushed to the brink of survival by Trump and Musk’s destruction of USAID:
USAID cuts push Uganda's trans community to the brink
The withdrawal of critical foreign aid funding coupled with heightened legal and social hostility in Uganda, has pushed the trans and gender diverse community
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August 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Uganda’s intensely threatened trans community is being pushed to the brink of survival by Trump and Musk’s destruction of USAID:
Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession dispute https://aje.news/cc7n2j
September 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Mystery son and disputed heir: Uganda’s king buried amid succession dispute https://aje.news/cc7n2j
Why is this nurse climbing a dangerous 1000-foot ladder in Uganda’s mountains?
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Why is this nurse climbing a dangerous 1000-foot ladder in Uganda’s mountains?
Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud. n.pr/45j3KnT
Uganda's longtime leader declared winner in disputed vote
Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud. n.pr/45j3KnT
Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Love these pics from Uganda (Jinja district), where groups of women have embraced cricket as a way to stay physically active and socially connected later in life.
📸 Luis Tato
📸 Luis Tato
Trump’s Aid Freeze Cripples Uganda’s Ebola Response as Outbreak Spirals
🚨In this video, we explore a New York Times report detailing how Trump’s aid freeze has severely hindered efforts to contain Uganda’s worsening Ebola outbreak.
youtube.com/shorts/dTgAU...
🚨In this video, we explore a New York Times report detailing how Trump’s aid freeze has severely hindered efforts to contain Uganda’s worsening Ebola outbreak.
youtube.com/shorts/dTgAU...
Trump’s Aid Freeze Cripples Uganda’s Ebola Response as Outbreak Spirals
YouTube video by The Intellectualist
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March 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump’s Aid Freeze Cripples Uganda’s Ebola Response as Outbreak Spirals
🚨In this video, we explore a New York Times report detailing how Trump’s aid freeze has severely hindered efforts to contain Uganda’s worsening Ebola outbreak.
youtube.com/shorts/dTgAU...
🚨In this video, we explore a New York Times report detailing how Trump’s aid freeze has severely hindered efforts to contain Uganda’s worsening Ebola outbreak.
youtube.com/shorts/dTgAU...
Uganda's Kiplimo regains world half marathon record in Lisbon reut.rs/4sDe1o9
Uganda's Kiplimo regains world half marathon record in Lisbon
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo regained the world half marathon record on Sunday, storming to a stunning 57 minutes 20 seconds in Lisbon.
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March 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Uganda's Kiplimo regains world half marathon record in Lisbon reut.rs/4sDe1o9
12 critically endangered Nubian giraffes were relocated from Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park to make way for oil extraction.
As economic priorities increasingly undermine protected areas, how safe is critical biodiversity inside national parks?
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As economic priorities increasingly undermine protected areas, how safe is critical biodiversity inside national parks?
Watch more 👉️ mongabay.cc/Conservation...
September 30, 2026 at 6:05 PM
12 critically endangered Nubian giraffes were relocated from Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park to make way for oil extraction.
As economic priorities increasingly undermine protected areas, how safe is critical biodiversity inside national parks?
Watch more 👉️ mongabay.cc/Conservation...
As economic priorities increasingly undermine protected areas, how safe is critical biodiversity inside national parks?
Watch more 👉️ mongabay.cc/Conservation...
Grey crowned Crane endangered, Uganda's state bird, Lake Chahafi, Uganda. markscheflen.com #birdphotography #birdwatching #birdsofuganda #birdsofeastafrica #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotographybird #birds #wildlifephotographers #birdlovers #greycrownedcrane #conservation
July 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Grey crowned Crane endangered, Uganda's state bird, Lake Chahafi, Uganda. markscheflen.com #birdphotography #birdwatching #birdsofuganda #birdsofeastafrica #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotographybird #birds #wildlifephotographers #birdlovers #greycrownedcrane #conservation
Three more pupils died after Uganda’s school bus crash, raising the death toll to 23 students and one adult.
Death toll from Uganda school bus crash rises to 24
Three more pupils died after Uganda's school bus crash, raising the death toll to 23 students and one adult.
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July 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Three more pupils died after Uganda’s school bus crash, raising the death toll to 23 students and one adult.
This week, Uganda's Constitutional Court upheld a law that makes homosexuality punishable by death.
To justify it, the Court cited the US Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs as an example of using "the nation's history and traditions...to overrule the broader right to individual autonomy"
To justify it, the Court cited the US Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs as an example of using "the nation's history and traditions...to overrule the broader right to individual autonomy"
April 4, 2024 at 5:05 PM
This week, Uganda's Constitutional Court upheld a law that makes homosexuality punishable by death.
To justify it, the Court cited the US Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs as an example of using "the nation's history and traditions...to overrule the broader right to individual autonomy"
To justify it, the Court cited the US Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs as an example of using "the nation's history and traditions...to overrule the broader right to individual autonomy"
Uganda's cricket grannies find health and friendship on the pitch u.afp.com/SLa6
March 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Uganda's cricket grannies find health and friendship on the pitch u.afp.com/SLa6
Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podium1 has the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Trump's Middle Finger to the World
Plus: Kimmel's defiant return.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podium1 has the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...