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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Congo has given over 200,000 people Merck Ebola vaccine: government
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese authorities and health workers vaccinated more than 200,000 people against Ebola in August, the government…
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official’s death
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Three Congolese doctors have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a…
Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout
LONDON (Reuters) – World Bank funding instruments issued to help emerging countries swiftly tackle pandemics have come under the spotlight…
CNOOC halts field work at western Uganda project over Ebola fears
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Oil producer China National Offshore Oil Corp said on Thursday it had halted field work at its…
WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to…
Renee Bach wasn’t a doctor, but she still treated many patients in Uganda, lawsuit says
Renee Bach was still a teenager when she left her small hometown in rural Virginia and moved halfway across the…
Timeline: How a Congo Ebola outbreak became a global concern
DAKAR (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, after the virus threatened…
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely…
WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered…
Family sent back to DR Congo after two die of Ebola in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Authorities repatriated the relatives of two people who died of Ebola in Uganda back to the Democratic…
WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola…
WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: experts
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola…
Uganda confirms first case of Ebola, a Congolese child – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, a five- year-old Congolese child who is…
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost…
Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area with high security risks, the…
South Sudan health workers to get Ebola shots as Congo outbreak grows
(Reuters) – Some 2,000 healthcare and frontline workers in South Sudan are to be offered Ebola vaccines to try to…
Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Meet With Trump-Loving President Of Uganda
Days after Kanye West’s bizarre sit-down with President Donald Trump, the rapper and his wife, Kim Kardashian, have cozied up…
In Uganda, ‘Rolex’ means time for an egg snack
When people talk about a “Rolex” in Uganda, one of the last things they probably have in mind is a…
Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – When Esperance Nzavaki heard she was cured of Ebola after three weeks of…
Congo records first Ebola case in major eastern city of Butembo
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congo has recorded its first case of Ebola in the eastern trading hub of Butembo, a…
Uganda Afrobeats MP rearrested, charged with treason in civilian court
Robert Kyagulanyi, Ugandan musician and lawmaker is now facing treason charges before a civilian court – a Chief Magistrates Court.…
Doctor in eastern Congo contracts Ebola in ‘dreaded’ scenario: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A doctor has become the first probable Ebola case in one of the eastern Democratic Republic of…
American Charged In Uganda After Racist Assault On Hotel Workers
Uganda police arrested an older American man after reviewing a video that showed him striking out at hotel workers and…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – March 25, 2014.
The VICE News Capsule is a daily roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: protestors clash with police in Taiwan,…
Latest Congo Ebola outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start
GENEVA (Reuters) – An Ebola outbreak in Congo has been confirmed as the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations…
Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Vaccinations against a new outbreak of Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of…
Black Identity | Ancestry | Right to Abode In Africa.
The Right to Abode. Right of Passage Discussions on this channel capture stories and real life experiences of black people…
Museveni honours Ethiopia PM with Uganda’s highest national accolade
Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali has been honoured with the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa medal,…
Is Uganda’s social media tax giving other African leaders ideas?
ameliamartha1 If you would like to get in touch with a business contact, friend or relative in Uganda today, chances…
Israel to free some 200 African migrants awaiting deportation
Israel will release about 200 jailed African migrants in the absence of a final deal to deport them and thousands…
Australia warns missing African athletes to comply with visas
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Tuesday that a group of African athletes who went missing during…
From Burkina to Zimbabwe, U.S. aid cuts squeeze family planning services
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The Marie Stopes Ladies who drive from village to village in the remote north of Burkina Faso…
Fate of African migrants in Israel is bleak as Uganda denies deportation deal
The fate of thousands of African migrants in Israel is still uncertain as Israel struggles to strike a deportation deal…
Trial of ex Ugandan rebel leader Jamil Mukulu begins
Pre-trial of Jamil Mukulu, former leader of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) operating in the jungles of eastern Democratic…
Uganda named best expat destination [Travel on The Morning Call]
More foreigners are calling Uganda home. Many expatriates in Kampala for example think it’s a comfortable and easy place to…
Uganda ready to receive 500 Eritrean, Sudanese refugees from Israel
Uganda is considering a request from Israel to take in 500 migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, a minister said on…
Ugandan police discover radicalization center, kill 2, free 100 women and kids
Security officials in Uganda say, police have shot dead two men ,arrested dozens and released about 100 women and children…
Ghetto Kids: ‘Dance changed my life’ – BBC News
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews Ghetto Kids from Kampala who’ve become a global online hit – we meet the children…
Ugandan disabled uses craft skills to earn a living
After completing his studies at a special needs school in Uganda, Simon Peter Lutaaya started making crafts at his family…
Series of grenade attacks rock homes of Ugandan MPs, no injuries reported
Ugandan police are investigating a series of hand grenade attacks on homes of opposition members of parliament with the latest…
How The World’s Deadliest Pandemics Are Born: VICE on HBO, Full Episode
Somewhere in the world, an unknown virus is growing in the bloodstream of an animal, just waiting to jump to…
Global leaders seek to reignite fight against deadly malaria
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) – Renewed action and boosted funding to fight malaria could prevent 350 million cases of the…
Disabled Ugandan uses craft skills to set up home business [no comment]
After suffering from polio when he was three months old, Ugandan entrepreneur, Simon Lutaaya became disabled. He is unable to…
They Fled War At Home. Now They’re Fighting Death In Crowded Refugee Camps.
BIDI BIDI, Uganda ― As far as the eye can see, tents and huts stretch into the distance. Neck-deep in…
Ugandan farmers use mobile apps to sell and buy produce
Makerere University students in Uganda have created a mobile application that provides smallholder farmers with real-time information on markets, the…
Fistfights erupt in Uganda’s parliament amid move to extend [no comment]
Fistfights and chair-throwing broke out in Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday (September 26) ahead of a debate on whether to grant…