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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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DW Sendung The 77 Percent | #224

The 77 Percent - Sports betting

The 77 Percent meets young African betters who talk about the highs and lows of gambling.
SocietyJuly 3, 202426:03 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | #224

Street Debate: The pros and cons of online betting

In Kampala, we debate why betting is tolerated, who really benefits, and how a simple bet can lead to addiction.
SocietyJuly 2, 202410:09 min
A beekeper is seen in the Ugandan forest

Uganda: How bees and trees can help prevent landslides

Beekeeping incentivizes farmers to plant and protect trees on the landslide-prone slopes of Uganda's Mount Elgon.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 1, 202405:21 min
UGANDA Beschneidung von Männern als Schutz vor AIDS

Is it better to circumcise at birth or later?

Listen to what Malawians and Ugandans told us!
SocietyJune 14, 202420:00 min
Caroline Ikendi holds one of her twins and a bottle with donated milk. Close to them sits a young woman with a little girl on her lap.

In Uganda, breast milk group gives lifesaving help

In Uganda, a growing community of mothers is giving hope to parents unable to provide breast milk for their newborns.
HealthJune 13, 202402:45 min
Magazin Global Us | Uganda Treehugging

Tree hugging for a better world

Climate commitment: Patricia Ariokot from Uganda is in the Guiness World Records for the longest tree hug.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 12, 202403:36 min
DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

More Climate Protection, More Democracy? Let's go for it!

Toxic ship graveyards in Bangladesh. Democratically-committed youth in Germany. Hugging trees in Uganda.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 10, 202426:04 min
A man speaks into a microphone, standing in front of a red background

Dubbers translate foreign movies for Ugandan audience

Dubbing is growing in popularity. In Uganda, translators like VJ Bumbash dub foreign films for local audiences.
FilmJune 4, 202402:22 min
Südafrika | Tuberkulose Medikament

AfricaLink on Air - 21 May 2024

South Africa's new universal healthcare law begins+++Patients in Kenya sell their health data to get medical care
PoliticsMay 21, 202429:59 min
A worker is layering bricks on a building site in Kampala, Uganda.

Helping bricks go green in Uganda

Bricks used in construction have a huge climate footprint. An engineer in Uganda wants to change that.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 21, 202404:42 min
Two young people eat in a community house for displaced LGBTQ+ persons in Kenya.

LGBTQ+ Ugandans flee homeland over harsh anti-gay law

After Uganda enacted one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws, some queer Ugandans fled to find safety in Kenya.
EqualityMay 20, 202403:33 min
DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Greening bricks and wind turbines in Uganda and Sweden, ending food waste in Lagos, and growing hope in Niger.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 16, 202426:06 min
Uganda Parlament

AfricaLink on Air - 14 May 2024

Inside Uganda's chaotic census+++South Africa gears for general elections+++M23 rebels in DRC advance in northern Kivu
PoliticsMay 14, 202429:59 min
doctor looks at a sickle cell patient's x-ray

In Uganda, sickle cell anemia undertreated, misunderstood

Sickle cell anemia is common in Africa, but those living with it face discrimination and limited access to health care.
HealthMay 12, 202402:13 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Understanding jellyfish and celebrating oysters! And how mushrooms are boosting livelihoods in Rwanda.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 2, 202426:06 min
The parliament of Uganda

UK sanctions Ugandan politicians over corruption claims

The sanctions target parliament speaker Anita Among and two former ministers.
PoliticsApril 30, 2024
Residents of Nairobi's Mathare neighborhood are seen in a flooded street after heavy rains as they try to evacuate the area with their belongings

El Nino climate pattern intensifies in East Africa

Millions have been displaced due to widespread flooding, with entire areas in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania under water.
ClimateApril 26, 2024
A woman hugs a tree in an appreciative way in Uganda.

Uganda's world record tree hugger planting seeds for change

Climate activist Patricia Ariokot raises awareness of the vital role trees play in mental and environmental health.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 22, 202404:22 min
A woman throws collected empty plastic bottles onto a garbage collection point containing many more empty plastic bottles in Uganda, Africa.

Turning trash into cash in Uganda

In Uganda, refugees are using a mobile app to collect plastic waste and earn a living.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 16, 202405:47 min
DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine

Preserving the environment and growing green livelihoods—a mix of high-tech and low-tech empowers people and communities
Nature and EnvironmentApril 11, 202426:06 min
A young woman in a pale checked yellow dress, standing in a field

Angella Summer Namubiru is Uganda's TikTok queen

Angella Summer Namubiru is a model who has built her brand around the benefits of natural beauty.
Digital WorldApril 4, 202403:06 min
Uganda | Demo für LGBTQ-Rechte

AfricaLink on Air — 03 April 2024

Senegal's President Faye and ally Sonko set to share top roles+++Uganda court throws out challenge to harsh anti-gay law
SocietyApril 3, 202430:00 min
Human rights activists stand outside the Ugandan Constitutional Court

Top Ugandan court upholds anti-gay law

Uganda's Constitutional Court has rejected a bid to overturn its 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act.
Law and JusticeApril 3, 2024
Senegals neu gewählter Präsident Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Is Senegal sending a message to young Africans?

Is Senegal sending a message to young Africans?
PoliticsApril 2, 202420:00 min
DW REV Sendungslogo Composite

REV – The Auto & Mobility Show

How German carmakers lead the way in recycling; India's Helmet Man & Uganda's electric Moto Taxis
Cars and TransportationApril 2, 202426:06 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

Protecting migratory birds and helping their hunters in Egypt, and creating energy from human waste in Kenya.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 28, 202426:06 min
A smiling Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks at a public event in 2022 whilst dressed in army fatigues

Uganda's President Museveni appoints son as army chief

President Yoweri Museveni's son has seen a dizzying rise through the military ranks.
PoliticsMarch 22, 2024
Displaced people from the province of Cabo Delgado gather to received humanitarian aid from the World Food Program (WFP)

Mozambique: Jihadists from abroad pour into Cabo Delgado

After months of relative calm, Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province is experiencing a fresh wave of Islamist attacks.
PoliticsMarch 20, 2024
A demonstrator from the Coalition of Botswana Christian Churches holds a banner reading 'We say no to homosexuality'

Homophobia in Africa: The American far-right's footprint

Tough laws targeting homosexuality or abortion in African nations are often preceded by lobbying from US hard-liners.
PoliticsMarch 15, 2024
Members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army walk through a bush

AfricaLink Story of The Week: ICC compensates Uganda victims

The victims, who include former child soldiers tell DW, the compensation is too little, too late.
Law and JusticeMarch 1, 202429:59 min
Former Ugandan militia commander Dominic Ongwen in court in The Hague

Uganda: ICC orders record €52 million for LRA victims

The ICC awarded victims of Ugandan child soldier-turned-commander Dominic Ongwen more than €52 million in reparations.
Law and JusticeFebruary 28, 2024
Congolese soldiers are seen in the territory of Masisi

DR Congo conflict: Who are the main players?

More than 250 armed groups are active in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ConflictsFebruary 22, 202401:38 min
A Congolese M23 rebel

Explainer: Insecurity in DR Congo

Conflict in the east of the country has killed many and displaced millions of innocent civilians.
ConflictsFebruary 20, 202401:06 min
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GirlZOffMute –HIV-positive Ugandan teen shares her story

Have you ever wondered how teenagers with HIV navigate life despite the stigma attached to the disease?
HealthFebruary 9, 202405:37 min
An image split into three parts, showing three different reporters speaking to the camera

Africa's brain drain: Why are skilled workers leaving?

DW takes a closer look at what is pushing highly skilled workers to leave Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.
SocietyFebruary 7, 202403:00 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo Composite)

Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine

'Green loans' help e-mobility expand in Uganda. Controversial solar panels on a Cambridge chapel.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 5, 202426:06 min
Woman drives an electric boda-boda motorcycle in Kampala, Uganda.

Electric motorcycles in Kampala

A green loan initiative is accelerating the popularity of e-motorcycles in Kampala.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 5, 202405:09 min
DW Explainer | Africa’s Progress towards Zero Tolerance against FGM

Africa's slow progress toward zero tolerance against FGM

Is Africa advancing toward zero tolerance against female genital mutilation (FGM)?
SocietyFebruary 5, 202401:35 min
A view of the flags of members of the non-aligned Movement countries, seen from below

Is the Non-Aligned Movement still relevant?

Can the Non-Aligned Movement, a buffer zone for "impartial countries," tip the scale of the geopolitical divide?
PoliticsJanuary 29, 202402:56 min
DW Eco Africa (Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos englisch)

Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine

How fishermen in Tunisia are sustainably luring fish with palm leaves, and how girls in rural Uganda are being empowered
Nature and EnvironmentJanuary 26, 202426:06 min
A female solar technician inspects a solar-powered lamp

Empowering women in rural Uganda through solar power

How one woman is changing lives by promoting girls' education, boosting their confidence and their opportunities.
EducationJanuary 26, 202405:08 min
Kamerun | Hochzeit

Is signing a prenup 'un-African'?

This is what Zimbabweans and Ugandans have told us!
SocietyJanuary 19, 202420:00 min
A pool player points her cue at a white ball.

Rukia Naiga, Africa's top female pool player

After winning everything locally and regionally, Rukia Naiga is now aiming for global contests.
SportsJanuary 16, 202403:04 min
Cars drive past Nigeria's University of Lagos

Nigeria launches crackdown on fake degrees

The move comes after the Nigerian government banned degree certificates from 18 foreign universities.
EducationJanuary 10, 2024
Junge Menschen in Tansania

New Year's resolutions: Why do they fail?

Listen to what Malawians and Ugandans told us!
SocietyJanuary 5, 202420:00 min
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Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

The Ugandan farmer who wants to change the world, inclusive fashion and glass-beading.
LifestyleJanuary 5, 202426:05 min
A group of people in a building waving to a crowd

DRC: Tough road to second term for Felix Tshisekedi

Tshisekedi won 73.34% of the vote in the disputed presidential race, according to provisional election results.
PoliticsJanuary 2, 2024
DW Afrimaxx | Sendung vom 29.12.23 | Slow Food

The Ugandan farmer aiming to change the world

In more than 30 years of its existence, the slow food movement is gaining more and more recognition.
SocietyDecember 27, 202305:45 min
DW Magazin Global Us vom 25.12.2023 | Queen Uganda

Uganda: Learning about life by farming

On her farm in eastern Uganda, Emma Naluyima teaches both adults and children about agriculture — and life.
EqualityDecember 25, 202304:44 min
Deutsche Welle 2023 | The 77 Percent Magazine #197 | Weihnachtsspezial

The 77 Percent - The Magazine for Africa's Youth

The 77 Percent celebrates the Christmas season with a X-Mas special.
SocietyDecember 22, 202326:04 min