We take you on a journey through Kamwokya, Kiyembe, and Kimombasa, some of the city’s slums, and delve into the daily ...

The rest of the residents are at home, relaxing, trying to clean their houses, and throwing all the resulting trash into the ...

Phiona Mutesi was simply searching for food when she stumbled upon Robert Katende teaching chess in her Uganda village – but what she found was a new life. "I never believed that this time would come, ...

(Reuters) - Nineteen-year-old Lydia Nantale makes her way home from work through the squalor of the Katanga Slum in central Kampala, Uganda's capital. But there's only time for a quick change of ...

KATWE, Uganda -- Seventeen-year-old Richard Buyinza stared at the chessboard in front of him, plotting what he hoped would be his killer move. Around him in the cramped, dimly lit room, more than a ...

LONDON, July 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The true story of a teenager from a Ugandan slum who transformed her life from corn seller to international chess player is to make its European premiere ...

KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The bulldozers came after midnight, sirens wailing. Startled from their sleep, slum-dwellers on the outskirts of Uganda's capital Kampala dashed for safety as ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Pope Francis arrived in Uganda on Friday on the second leg of his Africa pilgrimage, declaring Africa the “continent of hope” and honoring Uganda’s most-famous Christians. Francis ...

National Correspondent; Anchor, "CBS Weekend News" Jericka Duncan is a national correspondent and anchor of the "CBS Weekend News." She's based in New York City. NEW YORK-- This real life fairy tale ...

The colors and rhythms of life in the slums of Uganda are what set “Queen of Katwe” apart from other underdog chess movies. While Hollywood has long celebrated chess as a great equalizer across race ...

WOOD RIVER — Jim Folsom believed that he and his family should shorten the space between their words and actions when doing missionary work. “I’m a father of seven and I own a business,” Folsom said. ...