Uganda
Sickle cell disease remains a major public health challenge in Uganda
Nearly 20,000 newborns are affected every year with the inherited blood disorder which causes severe pain in patients.
Africanews · Oct 2, 2026
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Uganda
Uganda: Passenger Train to Cross the Nile Again As Railways Prepares Kampala-Jinja Service
[Nile Post] Passenger rail service between Kampala and Jinja is set to return before the end of 2026, with the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) preparing to launch a weekend service on the eastern route, more than three decades after regular passenger trains last served the corridor.
AllAfrica · Oct 2, 2026
Uganda
The journalist crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
Kijanangoma has been crowned amid a dispute over a young heir whom the royal clan does not recognise.
BBC Africa · Sep 29, 2026
Uganda
The journalist who became king in Uganda
Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has been crowned king of Tooro in a ceremony attended by Uganda's President Museveni.
BBC Africa · Sep 29, 2026