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Uganda military chief threatens to expel US Ambassador
The chief of Uganda’s military is threatening to expel the top U.S. diplomat assigned to the Central African nation after a diplomatic spat. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has given US Ambassador...
Ex-boyfriend accused of lighting Olympic runner on fire and killing her has died: report
The sadistic ex is believed to have broken into Cheptegei's home -- which she built in Kenya, near the Ugandan border -- while she was attending church with her 9...
Father of Olympic marathoner burned to death by boyfriend calls for justice
Cheptegei was hospitalized in Kenya after 80 percent of her body was burned by her boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema, who poured gasoline on her and lit her on fire during an...
Olympic athlete, 33, dies after being after being set on fire by her boyfriend
Cheptegei competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics less than a month before the attack. She finished in 44th place.
Olympic runner set on fire by boyfriend after returning from Paris, suffering burns on 75% of her body
A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said.
Confronting the Ugandan butchers: A son investigates his dad's brutal murder by Idi Amin
Edward Siedle chased ghosts in Uganda to unravel the mystery of his father's murder -- and came face to face with the "demon" he believes responsible.
‘Miracle' mom who gave birth to twins at age 70 shows off her bundles of joy
The hospital shared photos of smiling mom Safina Namukwaya and her twins, calling it a "miracle at 70."
'Miracle' 70-year-old births twins, becoming one of world's oldest new moms
A 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment that made her one of the world's oldest new mothers.
Honeymooners slain in ISIS-linked attack in Uganda ID'd as British businessman, new wife
David Barlow and Celia Geyer were killed on their honeymoon safari in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park.
ISIS-linked terrorists murdered couple on safari honeymoon in Uganda
"It was a cowardly act on the part of the terrorists attacking innocent civilians and tragic for the couple who were newlyweds and visiting Uganda on their honeymoon," President Yoweri...
At least 41 killed, students abducted in attack on Uganda school
The school, co-ed and privately owned, is located just over a mile from the Congo border.
‘Testicle’ fruit beloved by chimps can solve this common male problem
Found in the depths of a forest, this popular “testicle” fruit is used to treat a problem that too many “alpha” males have.
Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak
"We have successfully controlled the spread of Ebola in Uganda," Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said during a ceremony to mark the outbreak's end.
At least 9 dead in Ugandan New Year firework crush: cops
At least nine people including a 10-year-old boy suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year's firework display got stuck in a corridor.
I have 102 children but can't have more kids — because of inflation
"My income has become lower and lower over the years due to the rising cost of living, and my family has become bigger and bigger," Musa Hasahya moaned.
US couple accused of 'torturing' Ugandan foster child with HIV, leaving him 'naked throughout the day'
An American couple is facing the death penalty in Uganda after being charged with child trafficking and torturing a foster child.
Hippo swallows 2-year-old boy — then spits him back out
The unnamed toddler had been playing by himself near his home on the shores of a lake in the southwestern town of Katwe Kabatoro on Sunday when the hungry hippo...
Family seeks $140M after 'one in a billion' wife decapitated at national park
Ludovic Michaud and his wife's family are seeking $140 million in damages from the U.S. government after Esther Nakajjigo was killed.
Uganda locks down districts as ebola spreads
Two Ugandan districts have been put under lockdown over the weekend in an effort to curb the spread of ebola in the east African nation.
Coast Guard rescues nearly 100 migrants off Fla. coast with no food, water
The migrants had endured seven days crammed into the "Power Whirl," according to the Coast Guard.