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Two Suspected Terrorists Killed by Ugandan Army - Uganda

This photo taken on June 3, 2025 shows the scene of a bomb explosion that occurred earlier near a church in Munyonyo, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. The Ugandan military on Tuesday said it had killed two suspected terrorists who were carrying an explosive device in the capital city. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Suspected Terrorists Killed by Ugandan Army - Uganda

This photo taken on June 3, 2025 shows the scene of a bomb explosion that occurred earlier near a church in Munyonyo, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. The Ugandan military on Tuesday said it had killed two suspected terrorists who were carrying an explosive device in the capital city. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Two Suspected Terrorists Killed by Ugandan Army - Uganda

This photo taken on June 3, 2025 shows the scene of a bomb explosion that occurred earlier near a church in Munyonyo, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. The Ugandan military on Tuesday said it had killed two suspected terrorists who were carrying an explosive device in the capital city. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll In Eastern Uganda Mudslide Rises To 20

People search for bodies of victims after a mudslide in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda, on Nov. 29, 2024. The death toll in the Wednesday night mudslide that hit several villages in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli has risen to 20, a police spokesperson said Friday. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll In Eastern Uganda Mudslide Rises To 20

Rescuers and people search for bodies of victims after a mudslide in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda, on Nov. 29, 2024. The death toll in the Wednesday night mudslide that hit several villages in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli has risen to 20, a police spokesperson said Friday. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Death Toll In Eastern Uganda Mudslide Rises To 20

Rescuers and people search for bodies of victims after a mudslide in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda, on Nov. 29, 2024. The death toll in the Wednesday night mudslide that hit several villages in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli has risen to 20, a police spokesperson said Friday. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead In Petrol Tanker Explosion - Uganda

Investigators check the site of a fuel tanker blast in central district of Wakiso, Uganda, October 22, 2024. At least 11 people died and several others were injured after a tanker truck carrying fuel burst into flames in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso, police said in an update. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead In Petrol Tanker Explosion - Uganda

Investigators check the site of a fuel tanker blast in central district of Wakiso, Uganda, October 22, 2024. At least 11 people died and several others were injured after a tanker truck carrying fuel burst into flames in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso, police said in an update. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead In Petrol Tanker Explosion - Uganda

Investigators check the site of a fuel tanker blast in central district of Wakiso, Uganda, October 22, 2024. At least 11 people died and several others were injured after a tanker truck carrying fuel burst into flames in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso, police said in an update. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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11 Dead In Petrol Tanker Explosion - Uganda

This photo taken on October 22, 2024 shows the site of a fuel tanker blast in central district of Wakiso, Uganda. At least 11 people died and several others were injured after a tanker truck carrying fuel burst into flames in the central Ugandan district of Wakiso, police said in an update. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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21st China-Asean Expo Brand Booth

NANNING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 - Visitors buy cultural and creative goods at the Ugandan stand at the 21st China-Asean Expo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, China, Sept 25, 2024.

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Ugandan Olympic Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei Funeral

Members of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) pay their respect at the funeral of the late Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at the burial in Bukwo, eastern Uganda, on Sept. 14, 2024. Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was laid to rest at her ancestral home in Bukwo in eastern Uganda on Saturday. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ugandan Olympic Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei Funeral

Members of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) pay their respect at the funeral of the late Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at the burial in Bukwo, eastern Uganda, on Sept. 14, 2024. Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was laid to rest at her ancestral home in Bukwo in eastern Uganda on Saturday. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ugandan Olympic Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei Funeral

Members of Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) carry the casket of their late colleague and Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei ahead of the burial in Bukwo, eastern Uganda, on Sept. 14, 2024. Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was laid to rest at her ancestral home in Bukwo in eastern Uganda on Saturday. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ugandan Olympic Athlete Rebecca Cheptegei Funeral

Charity Chebeti (R), daughter of Rebecca Cheptegei is seen at the burial in Bukwo, eastern Uganda, on Sept. 14, 2024. Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was laid to rest at her ancestral home in Bukwo in eastern Uganda on Saturday. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Body Of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Received By Family - Uganda

Hearse carry the late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's body arrives at Suam border crossing in Uganda, on September 13, 2024. The body of Ugandan Olympian athlete Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her ex-partner in neighbouring Kenya arrived in her rural hometown in eastern Uganda on Friday afternoon, a district official said. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Body Of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Received By Family - Uganda

People surround the coffin of the late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei as it is being received by her families at Suam border crossing in Uganda,on September 13, 2024. The body of Ugandan Olympian athlete Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her ex-partner in neighbouring Kenya arrived in her rural hometown in eastern Uganda on Friday afternoon, a district official said. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Body Of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Received By Family - Uganda

People stand on the roadside as the hearse carrying Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's coffin driving through Bukwo town street in Uganda, on September 13, 2024. The body of Ugandan Olympian athlete Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her ex-partner in neighbouring Kenya arrived in her rural hometown in eastern Uganda on Friday afternoon, a district official said. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Body Of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Received By Family - Uganda

People carry the coffin of the late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei as it is being received by her families at Suam border crossing in Uganda,on September 13, 2024. The body of Ugandan Olympian athlete Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her ex-partner in neighbouring Kenya arrived in her rural hometown in eastern Uganda on Friday afternoon, a district official said. Photo by Adreena Nakasujja/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO, passes the torch to Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO, passes the torch to Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO, passes the torch to Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

French engineer and astronaut at the European Space Agency, Jean-Francois Clervoy, Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe, Pascal Mathieu, Oussama Mohamed Houmed Mahamade, Tamodeeren Ramen, Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO and Paralympic medalist athlete, Clavel Kayitare during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO, passes the torch to Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO, passes the torch to Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

French engineer and astronaut at the European Space Agency, Jean-Francois Clervoy, Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe, Pascal Mathieu, Oussama Mohamed Houmed Mahamade, Tamodeeren Ramen, Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO and Paralympic medalist athlete, Clavel Kayitare during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

French engineer and astronaut at the European Space Agency, Jean-Francois Clervoy, Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe, Pascal Mathieu, Oussama Mohamed Houmed Mahamade, Tamodeeren Ramen, Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO and Paralympic medalist athlete, Clavel Kayitare during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Audrey Azoulay, Director of UNESCO, passes the torch to Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Paralympics - Torch Relay - Paris

Ugandan Paralympic swimmer Husnah Kukundakwe during the passing of the Olympic and Paralympic flame, at UNESCO headquarters on the opening day of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, August 28, 2024. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-TREES AND FRUIT SEEDLINGS-DONATION

(240809) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Economic and Commercial Counselor in Uganda Wang Jianxun speaks at the handover ceremony of 10,000 trees and fruit seedlings, donated by the NGO Save the Wild Fund (SWF) to the Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC), in Kampala, Uganda, Aug. 7, 2024. TO GO WITH "Ugandan minister commends Chinese communities' efforts in environmental conservation" (Photo by Wang Jingjing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-GABON-TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT-VISIT

(240802) -- ENTEBBE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (L) meets with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe, Uganda on Aug. 1, 2024. Nguema on Thursday arrived in Uganda for a three-day official visit. (Uganda Presidential Press Unit/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-GABON TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT-VISIT

(240802) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo (L) welcomes visiting Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda, Aug. 1, 2024. Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on Thursday arrived in Uganda for a three-day official visit. Nguema and First Lady Zita Nguema were received by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni at State House Entebbe, about 40 km south of the capital, Kampala. (Uganda Presidential Press Unit/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-GABON TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT-VISIT

(240802) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (2nd L) and his wife Zita Nguema (1st L) are welcomed by a dance group upon their arrival at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda, Aug. 1, 2024. Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on Thursday arrived in Uganda for a three-day official visit. Nguema and First Lady Zita Nguema were received by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni at State House Entebbe, about 40 km south of the capital, Kampala. (Uganda Presidential Press Unit/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-GABON TRANSITIONAL PRESIDENT-VISIT

(240802) -- KAMPALA, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo (L, front) welcomes visiting Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema (C, front) at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda, Aug. 1, 2024. Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on Thursday arrived in Uganda for a three-day official visit. Nguema and First Lady Zita Nguema were received by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni at State House Entebbe, about 40 km south of the capital, Kampala. (Uganda Presidential Press Unit/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Corruption Protest - Kampala

Military and police personnel arrest protesters during the anti-corruption protest in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, July 23, 2024. The Ugandan police on Tuesday closed off several key roads leading to the country's parliamentary building where protesters were planning to march to express their displeasure at what they call rampant corruption in the government. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Corruption Protest - Kampala

Police stand guard on Parliament Avenue in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, July 23, 2024. The Ugandan police on Tuesday closed off several key roads leading to the country's parliamentary building where protesters were planning to march to express their displeasure at what they call rampant corruption in the government. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-ANTI-CORRUPTION-PROTEST

(240723) -- KAMPALA, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Police stand guard on Parliament Avenue in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, July 23, 2024. The Ugandan police on Tuesday closed off several key roads leading to the country's parliamentary building where protesters were planning to march to express their displeasure at what they call rampant corruption in the government. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-ANTI-CORRUPTION-PROTEST

(240723) -- KAMPALA, July 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Military and police personnel arrest protesters during the anti-corruption protest in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, July 23, 2024. The Ugandan police on Tuesday closed off several key roads leading to the country's parliamentary building where protesters were planning to march to express their displeasure at what they call rampant corruption in the government. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-COFFEE EXPORT-RECORD BREAKING

(240718) -- KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Women sort coffee berries at a coffee drying yard in the town of Sironko, in the eastern Ugandan district of Sironko on June 6, 2024. Uganda's coffee exports have recorded the highest foreign exchange earnings in 30 years due to improved quantity and quality, a state regulator said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Uganda's coffee export earnings reach 30-year high" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-COFFEE EXPORT-RECORD BREAKING

(240718) -- KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman picks coffee berries in a plantation near the town of Budadiri in the eastern Ugandan district of Sironko on June 6, 2024. Uganda's coffee exports have recorded the highest foreign exchange earnings in 30 years due to improved quantity and quality, a state regulator said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Uganda's coffee export earnings reach 30-year high" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-COFFEE EXPORT-RECORD BREAKING

(240718) -- KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Women pour fresh coffee berries on a tarpaulin for sun-drying in a plantation near the town of Budadiri in the eastern Ugandan district of Sironko on June 6, 2024. Uganda's coffee exports have recorded the highest foreign exchange earnings in 30 years due to improved quantity and quality, a state regulator said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Uganda's coffee export earnings reach 30-year high" (Photo by Ronald Ssekandi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tailoring, craft making help refugee women in Uganda heal from war trauma

STORY: Tailoring, craft making help refugee women in Uganda heal from war trauma SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:04 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of women knitting bags and learning tailoring 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kiswahili): FLORENCE MWAVITA BITONDE, Congolese refugee 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOYEUX MUGISHO, Head of the People for Peace and Defense of Rights (PPDR) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOYEUX MUGISHO, Head of the People for Peace and Defense of Rights (PPDR) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Kiswahili): FLORENCE MWAVITA BITONDE, Congolese refugee 6. various of women learning tailoring STORYLINE: In the hustle and bustle of Kampala, the Ugandan capital, a group of Congolese refugee women are trying to fit in, hoping to heal from the war trauma they faced back home in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and stand on their own feet in a foreign country. As the world marks World Refugee Day on June 20, Grace Kashama, 38, a Congolese refugee said in

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Dragon boat race ushers in Uganda-China tourism season in Uganda

STORY: Dragon boat race ushers in Uganda-China tourism season in Uganda SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: ENTEBBE, Uganda CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon boat race 2. various of award ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FAN XUECHENG, Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Uganda 4. various of the race 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN BAHINDUKA, Ugandan Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities 6. various of audiences at the event 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RODNEY BABAL, Ugandan paddler STORYLINE: The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lak

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teams compete during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan and Chinese artists create an oil painting together during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Teams compete during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-ENTEBBE-DRAGON BOAT RACE-CHINA-TOURISM COOPERATION

(240610) -- ENTEBBE, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Ugandan and Chinese artists create an oil painting together during a dragon boat race held on the nearshore part of Lake Victoria in Entebbe, Uganda, June 9, 2024. The government of Uganda and the Chinese Embassy in the Eastern African country have jointly launched a tourism season between the two countries, with a dragon boat race held ahead of the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Chinese companies in Uganda dispatched their best paddlers, both Chinese and Ugandan, to compete in the race, which also attracted participants from local communities, near the shore of Lake Victoria in central Uganda, Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees

STORY: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:40 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sanctuary of Set Her Free 2. various of mixing raw materials for making briquettes 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT AGABA, Program officer of Set Her Free 4. various of women making briquettes 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Luganda): SHEEBA KWAGALA, Briquette maker 6. various of restaurant cooking using the biofuel briquettes 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL KALYESUBULA, Chef 8. various of briquettes 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROBERT AGABA, Program officer of Set Her Free 10. various of women at Set Her Free STORYLINE: Every morning, Sheeba Kwagala and her colleague head to a sanctuary in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to mash agricultural waste, mainly banana peels and crop residues, with molasses and clay to make briquettes. Briquettes, a type of renewable energy source and a form of solid biofuel, are said to be more

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Robert Agaba, head of programs at the local non-governmental organization Set Her Free, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM