Culture
PRI's The World
November 28, 2017
There is a reason why Western Europe’s loud acceptance of equality hasn't yet made a significant difference in much of the world: because of the US. Like civil rights and the women’s suffrage movement, it is only when America declares the debate closed that it will finally be closed in much of the world. If not legally, then at least culturally.
Global Politics
Circumcision and AIDS in Uganda
PRI's The World
July 30, 2008
Recent studies suggest that male circumcision can provide some protection against HIV infection. Health officials in Uganda would like to promote male circumcision as part of a campaign to reduce HIV/AIDS. But Uganda's president doesn't support the idea
Global Politics
Financial crisis: the cost to Africa
PRI's The World
October 13, 2008
The World looks at how the financial turmoil shaking major economies could hurt millions of people living on the edge. Experts examine the economic prospects in African nations already suffering from higher food and fuel prices.
Environment
Geo answer
PRI's The World
December 10, 2008
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the three "range" states of the endangered mountain gorilla -- Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jamie Kemsey of the International Gorilla Conservation Program in Rwanda.
Lord's Resistance Army fuels conflict
PRI's The World
December 31, 2008
The World's Katy Clark reports on a recent wave of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by a notorious rebel group from neighbouring Uganda known as The Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA. The LRA is believed to have been behind a Christmas Day massacre there that left 400 civilians dead.
Health & Medicine
Polio vaccination effort in east Africa
PRI's The World
March 20, 2009
Arts, Culture & Media
Art and trauma
PRI's The World
July 02, 2009
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with American artist Ross Bleckner about his work with children in Northern Uganda who had been forced to become soldiers for a murderous rebel group.
Global Politics
A DDT debate in Uganda
PRI's The World
August 07, 2009
In Uganda, a government program to battle malaria using DDT has provoked a fierce backlash. Some fear the government is poisoning them. Yet many public health experts say the risks of DDT are far less than the risks of malaria. On PRI's The World.
Conflict & Justice
Being gay in Uganda
PRI's The World
January 08, 2010
A Ugandan government minister has said that a proposed law which includes the death penalty for some homosexual acts is ?not necessary?. The bill sparked international condemnation. Jeb Sharp talks with Maria Burnett, researcher for Human Rights Watch.
Conflict & Justice
Being gay in Uganda
PRI's The World
February 17, 2010
It's already against the law to be gay in Uganda. But some legislation being proposed there would drastically increase the existing penalties. We hear from Long Jones (pictured), an openly gay Ugandan living in Kampala.
Arts, Culture & Media
Uganda's Kasubi Tombs destroyed
PRI's The World
March 17, 2010
An important piece of history has been lost in Uganda. Fire destroyed a 150-year-old royal tomb in Kampala on Tuesday. It was a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jeb Sharp talks with the BBC's Joshua Mmali is in Kampala.