Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bussi Island in Bussi sub-county, Wakiso district are living in fear over the increasing number of hippos roaming around the island. They claim that the hippos come during day and night and move in a group with their young ones as they feed …
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AFCON U20 FINAL 2021 Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Ghana 🇬🇭 2 BEST XI 2021 🇬🇭 Danlad Ibrahim 🇨🇫 Flory Yangao 🇨🇲 Blondon Meyapya 🇬🇲 Jawra Lamin 🇺🇬 Aziz Kayondo 🇲🇦 El Mehdi El Moubarik 🇬🇲 Lamarana Jallow 🇹🇳 Chibeb Labidi 🇬🇭 Abdul Fatawu I. 🇺🇬 Kakooza Derrick 🇧🇫 Joffrey Bazie Weight of history too …
Read More »Uganda’s Hippos carry East African hopes in AFCON final
TODAY – 11pm Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Ghana 🇬🇭 Nouakchott, Mauritania | CAF ONLINE & THE INDEPENDENT | History beckons for Uganda’s Hippos as they become the first East African team to contest the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final today. No East African youth team has won the AFCON U20 …
Read More »Uganda celebrates massive Hippos 4-1 semifinal win
FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 4 Tunisia 🇹🇳 1 NEXT: Uganda vs Ghana – SATURDAY Kakooza hat-trick ⚽ 37′ ⚽ 50′ ⚽ 73′ Nouakchott, Mauritania | CAF ONLINE & THE INDEPENDENT | Derrick Kakooza starred with a hattrick as debutants Uganda continued with their dream run at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup …
Read More »Stray hippos kill cows, destroy crop gardens in Busia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stray hippos from Lake Victoria have killed 7 cows, 5 goats and destroyed over 24 crop gardens in Busime sub-county in Busia district. The hippos rampaged in Busime and Lukaba villages which are on the Lake Victoria shores. According to residents, the hippos come …
Read More »Hippos kill three people, four animals in Kalangala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have died when a boat they were travelling in was hit by a Hippo. The accident happened on Lake Victoria, in areas adjacent to Lulamba Island, Kalangala District. The deceased persons were travelling from a nearby Buwuvu Island when they were hit and …
Read More »How humans alter ecosystems
They may have transformed the Sahara from lush paradise to barren desert Kampala, Uganda | DAVID K WRIGHT | Once upon a time, the Sahara was green. There were vast lakes. Hippos and giraffe lived there, and large human populations of fishers foraged for food alongside the lakeshores. The “African …
Read More »LIVE: South Africa into COSAFA final, Lesotho upsets Uganda
Uganda 0 ( 5) Lesotho 0 (6) ; South Africa 1 Egypt 0 Kitwe, Zambia | COSAFA MEDIA | South Africa will take on Lesotho in the final of the 2017 Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championships after their pair claimed tense semifinal victories at the Nkana Stadium on Thursday. South …
Read More »COSAFA: Uganda, South Africa book semifinal spots
Kitwe, Zambia | COSAFA MEDIA | South Africa and East African guest nation Uganda sealed their places in the semifinals of the 2017 Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championships on Monday as they topped their first round pools on a day of tense action in Zambia. Stephen Mukwala was the …
Read More »LIVE: Malawi 1 Uganda 1 in COSAFA U-20 tourney
Kitwe, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Hippos continued their strong showing in the ongoing Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championships by becoming the first team to make it to the semifinals on Monday. A tense first half ended 0-0 in Kitwe, before Malawi took the lead in the 70th minute. …
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