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The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked east African country. It borders Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda has approximately 46 million people.

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Picture of Gladys Kamasanyu, Ugandas Wildlife Court Chief Magistrate

Meet the head of Uganda's pioneering wildlife court

Gladys Kamasanyu is the head of a special court in Uganda, that’s clamping down on wildlife crimes.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 27, 202305:25 min
SHIFT uganda

Who benefits from China's surveillance technology?

Is Uganda's government using surveillance technology to monitor the opposition?
Digital WorldNovember 22, 202302:45 min
Nigeria | Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz trifft Präsident Bola Tinubu

AfricaLink on Air - 21 November 2023

Nigeria's Tinubu in Germany to attract investments+++Ugandans worry over China's surveillance technology
PoliticsNovember 21, 202330:00 min
DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

Water: How we treat our most precious resource

The Aral Sea has become a salt desert. Lake Victoria is full of plastic. How green is hydropower?
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 17, 202326:06 min
Eco Africa

Bikes help girls in rural Uganda get an education

An organization in Uganda helps girls to get an education by providing them with bicycles.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 14, 202301:57 min
REV Folge 46 - GM Ebike

Uganda's eMotorcycle taxis are easy on the wallet

How electric motor taxis are helping Uganda's Boda Boda drivers save their livelihoods, and money!
Cars and TransportationNovember 14, 202302:45 min
Südafrika | Proteste gegen das ugandische Anti-Homosexualitätsgesetz

Africalink on Air — 13 November 2023

Uganda's anti-LGBT law petitions +++ Kenya raises national documents charges +++ German investment in Zambia
PoliticsNovember 13, 202329:59 min
The 77 Percent Magazine #190

How Africa's youths see their economies

As African economies struggle with global crises, youths from Ghana, South Africa and Uganda told us what they think.
SocietyNovember 9, 202301:38 min
Uganda Yoweri Museveni Präsident

AfricaLink on Air — 06 November 2023

Uganda plans terminate fuel imports deals with Kenya+++Germany's Scholz wants to expand migration centres in Nigeria
PoliticsNovember 6, 202329:59 min
DW's Eco Africa

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

On this Eco Africa: an entrepreneur in Senegal produces biogas and organic fertilizer from cactuses.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 26, 202326:06 min
A large group of armed men walking along a dirt road

Conflict in eastern DR Congo flares again

The renewed fighting between rebel groups in eastern Congo will have serious repercussions for the Great Lakes region.
PoliticsOctober 25, 2023
A Crime Scene Do Not Cross tape stretches across the street in Kampala after an attack on a restaurant in 2021

Uganda vows to bring honeymoon couple killers to justice

A honeymoon couple and their tour guide were killed in a Ugandan wildlife park — the country have promised justice.
CrimeOctober 18, 2023
Children and a white dove among the rubble in Gaza after an Israeli missile attack

Israel-Hamas conflict divides opinion in Africa

There are calls in Africa for dialogue and protection of civilians caught in the conflict.
ConflictsOctober 12, 2023
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Colombian slum fights to change its image

Colombia's Siloé slum seeks to redefine itself. And, life on the front line of tensions between China and Taiwan.
SocietyOctober 10, 202326:06 min
DW Eco Africa | Sendung vom 6. Oktober 2023 | Uganda Lake

Clearing plastic waste out of Lake Victoria

In Uganda, young divers are being trained to retrieve plastic trash out of Lake Victoria.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 9, 202305:12 min
Anti-LGBTQ protesters hold up placards denouncing gay and trans rights

Kenya: Hundreds of Muslims march against LGBTQ rights

The demonstrators are seeking further criminalization of same-sex relations in the African country.
Rule of LawOctober 7, 2023
Bobi Wine

AfricaLink on Air - 05 October 2023

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was detained on arrival in Uganda +++ DRC: Renewed tensions after clashes
PoliticsOctober 5, 202330:00 min
Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine in political rally

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine seized at airport

The former presidential candidate had been returning from South Africa to promote a documentary about himself.
PoliticsOctober 5, 2023
Young mother Salome Aturinde holds her baby.

Uganda: Campaigners fight against hospital detentions

Young mother Salome Aturinde was forcibly separated from her first-born by hospital staff. After 4 months they reunite.
HealthOctober 4, 202302:04 min
A teacher in Rwanda watches over young students as they play with multi-colored blocks.

Mixed reactions for Rwanda's one teacher policy

Not all teachers are convinced this is a positive move for the country's education system.
EducationOctober 4, 2023
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Preventing poaching in South Africa, building vertical gardens in Uganda and flood protection in Kenya
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 28, 202326:06 min
Giraffe, - Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

The world's giraffes are in danger!

Giraffes have been threatened with extinction for years, but their plight has gone largely unnoticed.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 202301:25 min
Mali | Colonel Assimi Goita

AfricaLink on Air - 26 September 2023

Mali Presidential elections postponed +++ Tanzania-Zambia fuel pipeline under construction
PoliticsSeptember 26, 202329:56 min
Teaching sign language in class with the help of the Sign Language Dictionary in a camp for internally displaced children in Juba, South Sudan

Why do deaf Africans struggle to access their rights?

Many people who are deaf and hard of hearing still struggle with day-to-day challenges in some African countries.
Human RightsSeptember 22, 2023
MADE Sendung 19.09.

Uganda’s motorbike taxis are going green

In Kampala, electric motorbike taxis are catching on. They save money and are greener, too.
Cars and TransportationSeptember 20, 202302:46 min
MADE Sendung 19.09.

Saving money, going green

More e-mobility, better steel, and banning short-haul flights — new ideas to cut costs and go green
BusinessSeptember 20, 202326:06 min
Graham Shema sits in a plane cockpit and talks into an aviation headset

Would you fly with Uganda's 10-year-old pilot?

What started as a simple childhood admiration for toy planes led young captain Graham Shema to flight school.
SocietySeptember 18, 202303:04 min
DW Sendung - The 77 Percent

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

Are men and women equal? The 77 Percent tackles gender equality on the continent.
SocietySeptember 14, 202326:05 min
A young man wearing safety glasses works on a computer prototype

Uganda's mini-computers breaking down barriers

Software engineer Ivan Karugaba explains how he created a mini-computer designed to be more affordable and sustainable.
InnovationSeptember 14, 202303:39 min
Simbabwe Inauguration Präsident Emmerson Mnangagwa

AfricaLink on Air — 12 September 2023

President Mnangagwa's new cabinet criticized for not being gender-balanced+++Representation of women in parliament
PoliticsSeptember 12, 202330:00 min
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The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

Meet young scientists who could help shape the future of the African continent.
ScienceSeptember 7, 202326:05 min
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World Bank freezes Uganda funding over anti-LGBTQ+ laws

At the beginning of August, the World Bank announced it would freeze new loans towards Uganda in light of its new anti-LGBTQ laws. Many initially viewed the move as a sign that the bank was taking a more progressive approach towards human rights issues. But is it a misguided approach?
EqualitySeptember 5, 202303:06 min
Ugandan police outside of Pentecostal church that was site of bomb threat

Uganda police foil bomb attack on church

The attacker was detained by police as he was entering church grounds and an explosive device was found in his backpack.
CrimeSeptember 3, 2023
Soldiers work on a road construction site during a joint military operation of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Beni territory

Congo and Uganda: Will new roads serve as war compensation?

Why is Ugandan taxpayer money being used to build roads in neighboring Congo? DW investigates.
ConflictsSeptember 3, 2023
A gay Ugandan man covers himself with a pride flag as he poses for a photograph in Uganda

Ugandan could face death penalty under anti-gay law

Ugandan authorities have charged a 20-year-old man with "aggravated homosexuality" under the country's new anti-gay law.
Human RightsAugust 29, 202301:40 min
Rapping for Change Uganda Afrika

Uganda: Rapping for change

Hip hop artists in Uganda are using rap music and poetry to reach out to the youth.
SocietyAugust 29, 202301:13 min
A hand and arm lays flowers on a rainbow flag

LGBTQ rights under legal attack around the world

Many countries have liberalized their marriage laws, but others are seeking to curb LGBTQ rights.
PoliticsAugust 27, 2023
Nigeria Hautbleichungsmittel

Malawians and the rising craze for a banging body

Listen to how the show went down!
HealthAugust 25, 202320:00 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

On Eco Africa: the benefits of conservation agriculture and eco-friendly packaging made from mushrooms.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 24, 202326:06 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Press Freedom across Africa

Pinwheel freedom of speech

What's the state of press freedom around the continent? We ask our correspondents in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana
SocietyAugust 17, 202302:30 min
Yoweri Musevini to sign anti-LGBT law

Uganda: New anti-homosexuality law could spark migration

Uganda's new law against homosexuality could lead to a migration wave.
EqualityAugust 14, 2023
Niger, Niamey | General Abdourahmane Tchiani bei einer Kundgebung von Anhängern der Putschisten

AfricaLink on Air - 09 August 2023

Niger junta accuses France of destabilising the country +++ Opposition groups in CAR reject referendum results
PoliticsAugust 9, 202329:58 min
Rescue workers after a ferry capsized in Tanzania in 2018

Uganda: At least 20 dead after Lake Victoria boat capsizes

Police attributed the boat accident to overloading and poor weather conditions.
CatastropheAugust 2, 2023
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci

Guinness World Record mania

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci's success and attention after completing the longest cooking has inspired many.
SocietyJuly 19, 202320:00 min
Edward Echwalu standing in the Namib-Naukluft National Park pointing towards a sign that reads "Tropic of Capricorn"

African tourists travel to discover Africa

Edward Echwalu and Maureen Agena from Uganda are on a mission to inspire more Africans to discover their own continent.
TravelJuly 15, 202301:58 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

On Eco Africa: a haven for migratory birds in Sierra Leone and cleaner streets in Nigeria thanks to Spiderman!
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 6, 202326:06 min
UGANDA Beschneidung von Männern als Schutz vor AIDS

Traditional versus modern circumcision

In some African cultures, boys must undergo circumsion as a rite of passage to manhood.
SocietyJuly 5, 202320:00 min
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DW Business

Saudi Arabia and Russia cut oil output and exports - Uganda launches oil drilling project on Lake Albert
BusinessJuly 4, 202312:35 min
Elfenbeinküste Baby

Would you subject your child to a DNA test?

Listen to what Ugandans and Malawians told us!
HealthJune 23, 202320:00 min
A coffin is lowered during the funeral of one of the victims of the secondary school massacre in Uganda

Uganda detains 20 linked to student massacre

Officials said that the school's head teacher was arrested for "collaborating" with militants that attacked the school.
TerrorismJune 20, 2023