Africa CDC confirms new Ebola outbreak in remote Congo province
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s…
From exile to economic powerhouse: Indians now contribute to 65% of Uganda’s tax revenue despite being just 1%
Walk through the lanes of Uganda’s capital, Kampala and chances are that you’ll find an Indian there. From…
The Unprecedented Civil War of the Ngogo Chimpanzees
Some Ngogo chimps. Credit: Aaron Sandel For twenty years, researchers watched the Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda hold hands,…
The Earthen Towers of Shibam: A Vertical City in the Yemeni Desert
Shibam. © Flickr User Dan under license (CC BY-SA 2.0). Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or…
Short rainy seasons are killing Kenyan livestock
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over 2 million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya,…
Dinosaur-like bird clatters bill ‘like machine gun’ in rare encounter
Since last November, when a dinosaur-like shoebill landed on a tour boat in Uganda and appeared to dwarf…
Architecture as Nation-Building: Modernism and Independence in Africa
Arieh Sharon / Faculty of Social Sciences, Ile-Ife. Image © Jean Molitor Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest…
Massive ‘dinosaur bird’ stalks, devours snake in Uganda swamp
Last month we featured footage of an enormous, dinosaur-like shoebill that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda…
What to know about endangered gorillas and tourist tours tracking them
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to…
Wild chimpanzees consume the equivalent of 2 cocktails a day in the form of boozy fruit, research finds
In the forests of Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire, chimps crowd into fig and plum trees, feasting on fruit…
Turn-Taking Reveals Social Dynamics in Uganda
When we think about what sets humans apart from other animals, language often comes to mind. Language is…