What you need to know: Adding to the tributes, Ms Penelope Sanyu of Femme Forte Uganda emphasized that Dr. Matembe’s legacy as a champion of gender equality predates modern policy frameworks. The ...

KAMPALA, Uganda - A report released today, titled “Inter-Agency Rapid Gender Analysis – COVID-19, confirmed that refugees in Uganda have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with women and girls ...

Self-defense, an essential tool for women living in Katanga, is a concept Hellen Baleke knows very well. In this slum – one of the largest in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city – boxing gives women the ...

A new study has revealed alarmingly high levels of depression, suicidal thoughts and substance use among young women living in Kampala's urban slums, exposing what researchers describe as a largely ...

(Nairobi) – The Ugandan authorities should drop charges against dozens of people arrested over the last month in Kampala, the capital, on the basis of their presumed sexual orientation or gender ...

BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife with a piece of firewood, triggering a fight. They ...

Joanita Ainembabazi repaid the faith that the coaches at Kampala Queens (KQ) have put in her by delivering the club's first ever Fufa Women Cup. The physically imposing forward is hugely talented but ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...