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Uganda, in East Africa, is home to 37 million people and one of the poorest countries in the world. It’s perhaps best known for the dictator Idi Amin, who came to power in 1971 and murdered 300,000 of his countrymen during an eight-year reign.[2] Although the country borders tumultuous South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ...

Uganda’s Olympic and 2013 world champion Stephen Kiprotich finished fourth in the Tokyo marathon today in a time of 2:07:46. The race was won by Ethiopia‘s Feyisa Lilesa  in 2:06:55.[9] The Ugandan legend’s time, although well below his personal best of 2:06:33 when he finished second last year, is 13 mins into the Olympic qualification time of 2:19:00.[2] Check also: ...

These adorable siblings are thought to be the first ‘black and white’ twins born in the UK – despite coming from the same egg.  Mum Libby Appleby, 37, was told that her unborn babies would look so similar they would need to be “marked with ink” to tell them apart. Check also: 25 tips to make your relationship long live ...

Unlike the last week’s tense presidential election, which was marred by late delivery of voting materials and election-day unrest, local elections got off to a mostly smooth start Wednesday in Kampala. Check also: Ugandan presidential election of 2016 is not yet over, says Kiiza Besigye At most voting centers, materials arrived within an hour or two of polls opening. And ...

KAMPALA— Six Ugandan presidential candidates waited for several minutes after being introduced at Saturday evening’s debate before President Yoweri Museveni appeared belatedly on stage. Check also: Uganda Among The First African Countries To Build A Successful Commercial Solar Powered Cars Because Museveni has never participated in such a debate during his 30 years in office, the moment was historic. The ...