Uganda on alert as Kenya struggles to stop locust swarms
Authorities in Uganda have advised citizens to stock on food, as the alarming locust invasion raging through Eastern Africa approaches the border with Kenya. source
Uganda’s Pop Star Politician Releases The Perfect Anthem For Coronavirus
Bobi Wine, a Ugandan pop star who’s become one of the leaders of the nation’s political opposition, is taking on the global coronavirus pandemic, and he’s doing it with a…
Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa
NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Angola, Eritrea and Uganda confirmed their first cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa despite measures by governments to…
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, ‘Queen of Katwe’ Actor, Dies At Age 15
“Queen of Katwe” actor Nikita Pearl Waligwa has died at age 15 of a brain tumor, The New York Times reported Sunday. Waligwa’s boarding school in Uganda announced her death.…
Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “complex and dangerous” outbreak still constitutes an international…
Uganda confirms another Ebola case
FILE PHOTO: Ugandan health workers speak to civilians before carrying out the first vaccination exercise against the ebola virus in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of…
Congolese girl, 9, dies of Ebola in Uganda- hospital official
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A nine-year-old girl has died of Ebola in the East African nation of Uganda, a hospital official said, a day after she tested positive for the disease…
Congolese girl, 9, dies of Ebola in Uganda: hospital official
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A 9-year-old girl has died of Ebola in the East African nation of Uganda, a hospital official said, a day after she tested positive for the disease…
Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle…
Ebola appears contained in Goma, but flares in other parts of Congo: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola appears to be under control in the city of Goma in Congo but it has flared in other parts of the country, where aid workers are…