Image Source “They’ve caught him! They’ve caught him!” These were the words Ugandans screamed across Kampala Road as a swirling darkness churned across the capital city. Panic seized everyone, pandemonium Read More..
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Zambians sue Anglo American mining company over lead poisoning
Image Source A group of Zambian women and children filed a suit against Anglo American Plc in South Africa, alleging the company caused widespread lead poisoning from a mine it Read More..
Total’s Uganda oil projects ‘hurt tens of thousands’ NGOs Claim
Image Source Tens of thousands of people in Uganda and Tanzania have been hurt by human rights violations linked to Total’s oil operations in Uganda, according to two French activist Read More..
Ethiopia Slams a Trump Suggestion that Egypt could “blow up” its Grand Dam.
US President Donald Trump predicted that Egypt would “blow up” a mega-dam that Ethiopia is building on the Nile. Neighboring countries have criticized plans for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Read More..
Scientists in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and US have developed a $1 test for Ebola and Lassa virus
Image Source While countries across the world are battling with the coronavirus pandemic, some African countries, are also battling the outbreaks of deadlier hemorrhagic fever viruses: Lassa virus and Ebola Read More..
Ugandan graduate on BreastIT, a cancer-detecting glove
Image Source BreastIT is a cheap and portable solution to breast cancer detection in Uganda. Three Makere University IT graduates, Moris Atwine, Kabwama Alvin Leonard and Lwangwa Mwesigwa David designed Read More..