Abortion is generally illegal in Uganda, and fear of imprisonment leads many to resort to extreme and unsafe practices.
Thousands have attended the funeral for Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei who was killed by her ex-partner in Kenya.
Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after being set on fire by former partner, was buried at her ancestral home.
Activists join march as Cheptegei’s body begins its final journey to her family home in Bukwo, Uganda, for her funeral.
Dickson Ndiema Marangach doused Cheptegei in petrol and set her on fire, leading to her death in Kenya on Sunday.
Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after her partner attacked her in the latest attack on a female athlete in Uganda.
Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died in a Kenyan hospital after her boyfriend set her on fire on Sunday.
Cheptegei died aged 33 due to multiple organ failure days after her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire.
Bobi Wine was taken to hospital on Tuesday after he was hit in the leg with a tear-gas canister.
The police said officers attempted to stop the opposition leader from marching down a road, leading to an altercation.
Rebecca Cheptegie, who ran in last month’s Olympic marathon, has burns covering 75 percent of her body.
Border regions in countries neighbouring DRC raise alert levels and screening measures as the mpox virus spreads.
Thomas Kwoyelo has been found guilty of dozens of crimes against humanity committed between 1992 and 2005.
Kwoyelo is the first member of the Lord’s Resistance Army militia group to face trial in Uganda.
