UGANDA

Governments shut down the internet on more than 50 occasions in 2016 in attempts to censor citizens, impact elections, and hide atrocities.

Whether it's a Christmas spectacular or the tale of a wayward witch, there is no shortage of Broadway hits this holiday season.

New cases of Zika are being reported all the time but so much is still unknown about the virus.

The Obama Administration has been conducting "self-defense" airstrikes against militants in Somalia, and plans to augment its campaign there.

A witch doctor in Uganda was burned alive in his hutch over the weekend.

Fighting in Syria, Afghanistan, Burundi and South Sudan has pushed the total number of refugees to a record 21.3 million in 2016, according to the U.N. refugee agency.

Authorities used pepper balls at demonstrators who stopped vehicles and broke car windows following the fatal shooting of a black man by an officer in California.

Although conservation efforts led by the Chinese government have led to a rebound in the giant panda population in recent years, climate change still threatens to reverse the gains.

“Miss Peregrine’s,” “The Girl on the Train” and more bestsellers are heading to the big screen after National Book Lovers Day.

The Florida senator’s comments came as his home state became the hardest hit in America so far by the mosquito-borne disease.

Learn concrete facts about the Zika virus, including symptoms, treatment and how the mosquito-borne infection is transmitted.

The first phase of human testing will involve 40 healthy subjects and is likely to start in a few weeks, Inovio Pharmaceuticals said.

The al Qaeda-affiliated group claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on the Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 16.

The joint summit, dubbed “Tanzania-Rwanda Trade Forum 2016,” is the first of its kind.

Kenyan police chief Joseph Boinnet said officials uncovered a terror cell linked to the Islamic State group that was allegedly planning a "biological attack."

The move follows a pledge by Prime Minister Cameron to double the number of U.K. troops involved in peacekeeping.

A group called “Jahba East Africa” has pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling him the “rightful khalifa (leader) of all Muslims.”

Seychelles joins Senegal in cutting term limits, going against the trend in Africa, where many presidents try to stay in power.

The photos purportedly show Ugandan police groping women's breasts and private parts as they conducted body searches on soccer fans entering the Namboole stadium.

The discussions, about constructing a pipeline to the Tanzanian coast, come amid an international oil glut.

There is "accumulating evidence" linking the Zika virus to microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.