In Bukedea, her home district in eastern Uganda, Speaker Anita Annet Among is greeted like royalty. The crowd parts as she ...

BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife with a piece of firewood, triggering a fight. They ...

Over 1,000 women entrepreneurs across eight African countries, including Uganda, are set to benefit from the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (IYBA-WE4A) programme -- a grant initiative designed to ...

Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee ...

SIRONKO, Uganda — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per pound when a female grower took the beans to a ...

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...

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If following in the footsteps of Dian Fossey or Jane Goodall isn’t on your bucket list yet, it really should be.