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Death Toll from Ebola Increases in Uganda

According to WHO's director, so far 63 cases have been confirmed including 29 deaths.

2 years ago

WHO Commences Investigation into Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

Uganda has confirmed a case of the Sudan ebolavirus in Mubende district in the central part of the country.

2 years ago

Omicron: Obasanjo, Uganda’s Former VP, in Joint Article, Lambast Western World for Red Listing African Countries

Former NIgeria president Olusegun Obasanjo and the former vice-president of Uganda, Specioza Wandira-Kazibwe, have condemned the travel ban on African…

3 years ago

Uganda Receives First Group of Afghanistan Refugees

Uganda has received the first group of 51 evacuees from Afghanistan The group landed at Entebbe International Airport aboard a…

3 years ago

Uganda Suspends Fifty NGOs

Authorities in Uganda have suspended the work of at least 50 local NGOs for various reasons including failure to register.…

3 years ago

Uganda Scraps Controversial Anti-pornography Law Which Bans Wearing Miniskirts in Public

Uganda’s constitutional court is scrapping a controversial anti-pornography law whose provisions included a ban on wearing miniskirts in public, in…

3 years ago

Uganda Announces Polio Outbreak

Uganda has declared a public health emergency after scientists discovered polio in samples taken from two different sewage plants in…

3 years ago

Uganda Unveils Herbal Medicine to Treat Covid

Health authorities in Uganda have approved a locally manufactured herbal medicine to treat Covid-19 patients and other viral infections. The…

3 years ago

Uganda: Gunmen in Minister Shooting Shown on CCTV

Ugandan police have released street camera footage that shows two men believed to be behind Tuesday's assassination attempt on the…

3 years ago

Uganda Begins Covid-19 Vaccinations

Ugandan Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has received a COVID-19 vaccine jab as the first person in the country's inoculation…

4 years ago

Kenya Bans Maize From Uganda and Tanzania Over Cancer Fears

Reports suggest Kenyan authorities have banned maize imports from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns, media outlets in the…

4 years ago

Dominic Ongwen Convicted of Uganda War Crimes

Ex-Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen has been convicted of war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Mr Ongwen, a feared…

4 years ago

Journalists Become Targets of Security Forces as Uganda’s Election Nears

With days to Uganda's general election, attacks against members of the press by security forces are on the rise. Journalists…

4 years ago

Death Toll Rises to 45 in Uganda’s Unrest

The death toll in Uganda from last week's protests has gone up to 45, the police have said. The Police…

4 years ago