Uganda

As part of concerted efforts to facilitate direct air connectivity between Nigeria and Uganda, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has led a delegation to Kampala, Uganda to hold talks with his counterpart,…

Ugandan authorities have announced the end of a two-month lockdown in two districts at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak. Speaking on television, vice president Jessica Alupo said that enough progress had been made to justify the…

An American couple has been charged in Uganda with "aggravated torture" of their 10-year-old adopted son, Ugandan police said on. The man and woman, both 32, were charged on Friday and taken to Luzira Prison, a high-security prison…

Ebola vaccines are expected to arrive soon in Uganda, the head of emergency operations for WHO Africa says progress is being made. Since the outbreak was declared on 20th September, the virus has spread across the country disrupting the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed the first doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola virus to Uganda and they are expected to arrive in the coming days. A press statement by the global health body on Thursday…

The Pharaohs of Egypt today sealed their qualification for the semi-finals of the 5th edition of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022, after having beaten Uganda (direct competitor), by 6-2. In the other round, Egypt…

The European Union has mobilised 200,000 euros to help the Ugandan Red Cross in the face of a fresh Ebola outbreak which has already left more than 40 people dead in the country, the European Commission announced in a statement. The EU…

Ebola infections have risen to across districts in Uganda, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 23, health authorities in the east African country said. Uganda declared an Ebola outbreak last Tuesday after…

Uganda has called for sustainable funding of African Union Peace operations. READ ALSO: Uganda deploys 160 peacekeepers to Somalia Foreign Affairs Minister, Gen Jeje Odongo who represented President Yoweri Museveni at the Tokyo…

Uganda’s world record holder Joshua Cheptegei delivered a tactical masterclass at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, winning a second successive world 10,000m Gold medal in a time of 27:27.43 minutes on Sunday. In the race, he…