Nowhere is safe for any queer person living in Uganda," Joan Amek, co-founder of Rella Women's Foundation, told CNN. Even though she created a safe space and shelter for lesbian, bisexual, and queer ...

Meet Lysandra, a Jamaican living in Uganda in East Africa. While there are many similarities between island life in Jamaica and Uganda, there is much to learn too. From similar foods to culture shock, ...

Uganda's new "anti-gay" bill is a further blow to the country's LGBTQ+ community. InfoMigrants examines whether the law might cause more people to flee the country. Holding hands with the person you ...

The Uganda AIDS Commission 2025 status report highlights significant progress: annual AIDS deaths have decreased by 64 percent, from 56,000 in 2010 to 20,000 in 2024, while new HIV infections declined ...

Why don't you shoot me, so I die?" screamed one of the suspects Frank Ssekanjako who had been subjected to severe beatings by the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) operatives to extract a confession from him.

The long-acting therapies reduce the number of pills people need to take, making it easier to manage treatment and reduce pill fatigue. Photo/Beatrice Nakibuuka About 1.4 million people in Uganda are ...

For Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, 2013 strengthens us with fresh resolve. But a new year also torments us with old anxieties. Uganda is my home, but every day I ...

Kampala, Buliisa, and Hoima — When Mugisha Jealousy Mulimba learned that the government of Uganda was dragging him to court, he expected justice. But he says he has realized these courts are being ...

Business is slow for Nelson Doko. The 27-year-old South Sudanese refugee sells candy, soap, cigarettes and other small items at his shop in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, behind a stylized ...

In between leading Sunday services at All Saints’ Cathedral in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Rev. Canon John Awodi declares vehemently that “homosexuality is a sin that must be repented of,” adding ...