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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Landslide victims in Mbale District are struggling to find food and water. The affected people were displaced from their homes by landslides, which hit the district last week. The landslide victims have pitched camp at Buyango community primary school in Buyango village, Buyango parish in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Dominic Ongwen’s victims wanted tougher extension: But why were they mourning alone? THE LAST WORD The new religious crusade: How the Christian faith has influenced Western intrusions into other countries to promote democracy ANALYSIS …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Rescue teams have recovered the remains of a yet to be identified woman, one of the victims of mudslides in Bwera-Kitholu sub-county, Kasese district, four days after the incident. The landslides followed heavy rains that burst the banks of River Tunga and River Lhubiriha.  The …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Several victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army Insurgency in Agago district have asked government to extend psycho-social support to speed up their healing. The victims say the war has greatly affected their social lives, even more than a decade after guns fell silent with majority …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The number of bodies of the Bududa landslides victims recovered has now reached 12.  This follows the recovery of 3 more bodies on Monday using an excavator following landslides that hit Naposhi and Namasa in Bushika Sub County on Tuesday last week. More than 30 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Two more bodies of the fresh Bududa landslide victims have been recovered. This brings to six the number of bodies of the landslide victims that have been recovered.     More than 30 other people are still unaccounted. The landslides occurred on Tuesday following heavy …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA insurgency in Acholi Sub-region have started benefiting from a one-week free corrective surgical camp in Lamwo district.   A team of surgeons from Uganda and Help a Child Face Tomorrow based in Kenya in partnership with Health Right Internationalstarted the …

Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A family in Bulambuli district has offered to host 37 victims of the recent landslides. Fresh landslides triggered by heavy rains triggered landslides in Bulambuli district on August 27th, 2019 displacing dozens of families whose house were destroyed. The landslides buried homes in Busia, Bugatisa …

El Paso, United States | AFP |  Trump consoled victims of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Wednesday, but despite promising a message of unity, he continued to rail at opponents while facing protests that his rhetoric on race has fueled extremism. Trump flew to El Paso, Texas, where a …

  Paris, France | AFP |  A renowned undersea archaeologist, an MP’s entire family and a top peacekeeper were among the victims of Sunday’s plane crash in Ethiopia, along with many people working with the United Nations on development, aid and the environment. Here are some of their stories: – …