Ebola Economic Impact Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion
The Ebola economic impact could push 985,000 Congolese into poverty, erase 55,000 jobs and cost African economies up to $3.6...
July 10, 2026Topic
Uganda
African Filmmakers Take Centre Stage at Locarno 2026
Locarno's Open Doors picks six African filmmakers' projects from ten countries for 2026, running 5-10 August, competing for a CHF...
July 9, 2026
Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 450 Deaths as It Spreads
The Congo Ebola outbreak has passed 450 deaths and 1,460 cases, and the WHO warns the epidemic is still spreading...
July 7, 2026
Zanzibar’s Film Festival Puts AI at the Centre of African Storytelling
Zanzibar film festival 2026 runs June 24-28 in Stone Town with 65 films from 400+ submissions and the theme AI...
June 12, 2026
Uganda defends controversial homosexual law amid World Bank funding freeze
Yoweri Museveni, Uganda's President, responded to the World Bank's decision not to fund the African nation in light of a...
August 10, 2023
Global Drug Policy Index: Brazil ranks worst in the world
Among the 30 nations analyzed, Brazil is behind other much poorer nations, such as Uganda, with one of the world's...
November 8, 2021