Today, Marra is helping launch an Animal Mortality Monitoring Program in Africa intended to serve as an early warning system for emerging infectious diseases that can pass from animal populations into the human population.

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Artist and teacher Ruganzu Bruno Tusingwire wins the first 10K prize at TEDxQuatar with his innovative recycling idea that helps kids in need.

"I'm supposed to be a dead man," says Bobi Wine, a Ugandan musician turned politician. His driver Yasin Kawuma was shot dead on Aug. 13. Wine tweeted a graphic picture he said was of the man's dead body. Wine says police were the ones who shot Kawuma, but Wine says he was their real target. Bobi Wine's real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. He rose to fame as a musician — first with love songs and dance songs, but more recently turned to political themes in his music. His 2017 song "Freedom" has become a rallying cry for the country's opposition. In the same year, Wine was elected to the country's Parliament as an independent. He's become a leader in opposing the country's longtime President Yoweri Museveni — in power since 1986. Museveni is known for violently crushing dissent. Human Rights Watch says the government "continues to violate free association, expression, and assembly rights." "We are living in a country where life does not mean a thing," Wine tells NPR's Scott Simon.

An update on the coronavirus pandemic from Uganda . Then, as part of our ongoing Quarantine Diaries series, we’ll hear from people all around the Bay Area about daily life during the coronavirus epidemic.

(United States First Circuit) - Held that a defendant who won a summary judgment motion could not appeal to challenge unflattering statements found in the trial judge's opinion. In this tort lawsuit brought by a Ugandan gay-rights organization, the defendant religious leader successfully obtained summary judgment by arguing lack of extraterritorial jurisdiction but then appealed. The First Circuit concluded that a winner cannot appeal a judgment merely because there are passages in the court's opinion that displease him or her.

(United States First Circuit) - Held that a defendant who won a summary judgment motion could not appeal to challenge unflattering statements found in the trial judge's opinion. In this tort lawsuit brought by a Ugandan gay-rights organization, the defendant religious leader successfully obtained summary judgment by arguing lack of extraterritorial jurisdiction but then appealed. The First Circuit concluded that a winner cannot appeal a judgment merely because there are passages in the court's opinion that displease him or her.

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Mountain Gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda

The Amateur Traveler talks to Christian Cummins about his bicycle trip across Uganda. Christian is a British expat who lives in Austria where he works for radio station FM4. He had recently returned from the African state of Uganda where he was raising money for a children’s education charity called Link Community Development.

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Traveling with purpose is what has led Nevada City, California-based general dentist Dr. Jean Creasey to a rural district in the southwestern region of Uganda over the past 15 years as a member of the Kellermann Foundation, treating and helping educate the villagers on the importance of good oral health as a way to a better future.

Violence from school staff toward children is anecdotally widespread, but there are few empirical data on prevalence and health consequences, especially in low-income settings.

Despite a ban on corporal punishment, just over 52% of children in Luwero District experienced physical violence from school staff members in the previous week. This was associated with poor mental health in boys and girls and poor educational performance in girls. (Read the full article)

Peacebuilding cannot succeed if half the population is excluded from the process. Crisis Group’s research in Sudan, Congo (DRC) and Uganda suggests that peace agreements, post-conflict reconstruction, and governance do better when women are involved.

1 Seychellois Rupee = 221.3594 Ugandan Shilling

1 Trinidad and Tobago Dollar = 562.3797 Ugandan Shilling

1 Swedish Krona = 388.9029 Ugandan Shilling

1 Slovak Koruna = 171.1393 Ugandan Shilling

1 Serbian Dinar = 35.0405 Ugandan Shilling

1 Polish Zloty = 903.8159 Ugandan Shilling

1 Qatari Rial = 1043.7457 Ugandan Shilling

1 Indian Rupee = 50.3327 Ugandan Shilling

1 Pakistani Rupee = 23.8041 Ugandan Shilling

1 Sierra Leonean Leone = 0.3854 Ugandan Shilling

1 New Taiwan Dollar = 127.2841 Ugandan Shilling

1 Thai Baht = 118.6843 Ugandan Shilling

1 Turkish Lira = 536.0793 Ugandan Shilling

1 Singapore Dollar = 2690.1111 Ugandan Shilling

1 Mauritian Rupee = 95.7009 Ugandan Shilling

1 Nepalese Rupee = 31.4242 Ugandan Shilling

1 Bangladeshi Taka = 44.7125 Ugandan Shilling

1 Moldovan Leu = 213.1276 Ugandan Shilling

1 Colombian Peso = 0.9753 Ugandan Shilling

1 Uruguayan Peso = 88.0935 Ugandan Shilling

1 Uzbekistan Som = 0.3759 Ugandan Shilling

1 Russian Ruble = 51.7729 Ugandan Shilling

1 Iraqi Dinar = 3.1935 Ugandan Shilling

1 Cayman Islands Dollar = 4559.1658 Ugandan Shilling

1 Swiss Franc = 3913.8934 Ugandan Shilling

1 CFA Franc BCEAO = 6.2815 Ugandan Shilling

1 Vietnamese Dong = 0.1624 Ugandan Shilling

1 Macedonian Denar = 66.8755 Ugandan Shilling