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Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shot and wounded in a confrontation with police
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's leading opposition figure Bobi Wine was shot in the leg in a confrontation with police Tuesday just outside the capital, Kampala, and was “seriously injured,” his political party said. Video posted online showed Wine surrounded by followers who...
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In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young men perched on motorcycles looked dazed in the morning heat. But at the sight of a potential passenger, they furiously kick-started their machines and tried to outrace each other for the business. For tens of thousands of men in Uganda's capital,...
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Rubbish collapses at landfill site in Uganda's capital, killing at least 18 people
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Piled-up rubbish collapsed at a vast landfill site in the Ugandan capital, killing at least 18 people, the Red Cross said. Fourteen other people were injured when the Kiteezi landfill, which serves as a waste disposal site for much of Kampala, collapsed late...
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In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife with a piece of firewood, triggering a fight. They grappled before being separated. The skit about domestic violence had been staged...
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