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Simone Schlindwein

Simone Schlindwein

Deutsche Welle

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Uganda still battling waste disaster one year on

Uganda still battling waste disaster one year on

In August 2024, a landslide at Kampala's largest landfill killed at least 34 people. But there's still been no compensation or new safety measures....

10.08.2025 50

Deutsche Welle

Simone Schlindwein

Uganda ponders lessons from deadly garbage landslide

Uganda faces a crisis after a garbage landslide at Kampala's Kiteezi landfill, triggered by heavy rains. The disaster underscores the urgent need...

22.08.2024 6

Deutsche Welle

Simone Schlindwein

Uganda ponders lessons from deadly garbage landslide

A disaster at the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala unfolded following heavy rains that triggered a massive garbage landslide. The tragedy has...

21.08.2024 1

Deutsche Welle

Simone Schlindwein

Ugandans still waiting for coffee plantation compensation

It has been 23 years since over 2,000 people were displaced in Uganda to make way for a coffee plantation for the German company Neumann. Since...

03.08.2024 2

Deutsche Welle

Simone Schlindwein

Ugandans continue to wait for coffee plant compensation

It has been 23 years since over 2,000 people were displaced in Uganda to make way for a coffee plantation for the German company Neumann. Since...

03.08.2024 1

Deutsche Welle

Simone Schlindwein