Ivor Ichikowitz documents Winnie Mandela’s trials through her voice

Documentary draws from exclusive interviews and archival footage to capture Winnie Mandela’s complexity.


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In Central Africa, with the last mountain gorillas, saved from extinction

Forty years after the death of American primatologist Dian Fossey on December 26, 1985, mountain gorillas are…


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Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda (AP) — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the…


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Uganda becomes Africa’s latest energy hub with discovery of fresh oil resources

Uganda has raised its recoverable oil reserves to 1.65 billion barrels, up from 1.4 billion, the Petroleum Authority of…


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Preparing for a riskier world is becoming a bigger part of climate talks

As the COP30 climate summit in Brazil draws to an end this week, negotiators are still struggling over an agreement…


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10 Years of Uganda’s Nyege Nyege Festival

As Uganda’s Nyege Nyege Festival celebrates a 10th anniversary which once seemed highly unlikely, Erin Cobby dives deep…


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Uganda welcomes return of 39 artefacts from Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Headdress and pots among colonial-era objects sent back in ‘landmark’ loan agreement. The Uganda Museum, in the…


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Meet Uganda, the newest African kid on the block

Forty-three year-old Frank Nsubuga, the oldest player at this year's T20 World Cup, has been playing high-level cricket…


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Uganda is planning a massive clean energy expansion – paid for by oil

Uganda announced a plan at COP28 to use oil revenues to fund a rapid expansion of clean energy across the east African…


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Uganda: The Secret in the Eyes of Gorillas in the Impenetrable Forest

Thirty years ago, Uganda welcomed its first tourists in search of mountain gorillas to this remote place that continues…


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China steps in to save Uganda oil pipeline as Western lenders back out over environmental concerns

Chinese lenders will provide more than half of the US$3 billion debt that Uganda requires to build a crude oil pipeline…


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How hydrocarbon investments are turning around Uganda’s economy

In Uganda, from the start of production and for next 25 years, the new oil and gas development will provide a $40bn…


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How gorilla tourism became a conservation success story

Somewhere high above me, the mountains are touching the sun. They sweep heavenwards like mighty barricades, their…


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Afghanistan’s National Resistance Council warns of ‘another 9/11’ if country gives in to Taliban

Khalid Noor, the founding member of the National Resistance Council, speaks to CNBC’s Dan Murphy.


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Mozambique joins the ICO

The Government of Mozambique has joined the International Coffee Organization (ICO) for the first time in its history.…


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Sierra Leone: Equality law introduces job quota for women

The newly passed equality act aims to tackle the massive imbalance between men and women in positions of power. It also…


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EXCLUSIVE: Extinction fightback begins in Uganda with 1million species at risk of dying out

The Mirror get up close to a 19-strong troop of gorillas making real change in biodiverse Uganda - as one of the…


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Sierra Leone’s president defends large education budget as ‘necessary risk’

Speaking to the Guardian, Julius Maada Bio admitted that allocating 1.7tn leones (£80m) this year for its ambitious…


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Why is a former French colony joining the Commonwealth?

Gabon’s decision to join the association is a coup for Britain – and a blow to France. When Boris Johnson flew to…


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Au revoir France! Gabon sees Commonwealth membership as pivot to English-speaking world

The surprising topic of their study? The Commonwealth – the organisation, headed by our Queen, of 54 countries, almost…


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