A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump's suspension of foreign aid.
The U.S. has funded support services on the ground during Uganda's Ebola outbreak, the DRC's mpox outbreak and in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. What happens now as foreign aid is being cut?
President Trump's pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
Ugandan police arrested at least nine Finance Ministry officials amid an investigation into the loss of 60 billion shillings ($16 million) from the central bank after the money was sent to unintended recipients.
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one nurse in the east African country.