Tag: gorilla, Rafiki, UGANDA, wildlife
Killer of rare Ugandan gorilla jailed for 11 years
Oyin AdekunleJul 30, 2020
Felix Byamukama, the killer of one of Uganda’s popular mountain gorillas, Rafiki, has been jailed for 11 years. Rafiki went missing on 1 June and his body was...
Almost 200 killed in Kenya flooding
Oyin AdekunleMay 07, 2020
Nearly 200 Kenyans have been killed by floods and landslides caused by recent heavy rain in the East African country. A statement from the presidency said people were...
Ugandan police arrest Bobi Wine
Oyin AdekunleJan 06, 2020
Ugandan pop star and presidential hopeful, Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine has been arrested by the police alongside members of his entourage for...
1,606 die from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo – Health Ministry
Aneta FelixJul 05, 2019
DR Congo’s health ministry says the death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 1,606, and that a new fatality has been reported near the border with...
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda
Oyin AdekunleJun 13, 2019
A 50-year-old Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of the deadly Ebola virus in the latest outbreak of the disease. The first casualty was the...
