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Comment: an African view of British foreign aid
Ray Baguma, a journalist from the New Vision newspaper in Kampala, Uganda, was a guest at TheTimes CEO Summit in London, joining over 100 chief executives from top British companies as they discussed the future of Britain. He questioned the Chancellor on his promise not to cut spending on international aid Following the recent budget…
Ugandan Lawmakers Set to Vote on Marriage, Divorce
Uganda’s parliament recently passed bills on domestic violence and female genital mutilation. Now one female lawmaker hopes colleagues will approve in January long-awaited modernizations of marriage and divorce. KAMPALA, Uganda (WOMENSENEWS)–After parliament’s recent passage of key laws to protect women here, Jane Alisemera Babiha, chair of the Uganda Women Parliamentarians Association, is hoping a bill…
U.S. Students Design Ultrasound for Ugandan Midwives
A low-cost ultrasound system is on its way to Uganda in early summer. Produced by students at the University of Washington, it’s intended to help midwives battle the high death rate in the country’s rural areas. KAMPALA, Uganda (WOMENSENEWS)–A low-cost maternal ultrasound system that began as a class project by a group of college students…
Out of Africa: London is dancing to a Ghanaian beat
Ugandan journalist Raymond Baguma goes out and about in London to discover how his fellow Africans are celebrating the continent’s first World Cup Everyone in the hall holds a Ghanaian miniature flag. Upon entrance, I am directed to a desk and ordered to pay £5 and handed a flag and coupon which I am told…
