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Campaigners celebrate court ruling to ‘decolonise’ Kampala

After a five-year campaign, landmarks and streets honouring British colonialists will be renamed to reflect Ugandan culture

The Guardian - UK

What is Sudan virus and how similar is it to Ebola?

The Ugandan government and the World Health Organization recently confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease. The index (first-known) case of this outbreak is thought to be a 32-year-old male nurse from a hospital in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.

The Conversation

Ebola Cases Rise In Uganda, Health Authorities Monitor Situation

Uganda reports nine Ebola cases with one fatality. Contact tracing and vaccine trials ongoing to contain the outbreak.

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Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis

Amid sixth outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus, Ugandans bemoan lack of official communication and fears for the economy.

Al Jazeera

Uganda Prepares Trial Vaccine To Combat Ebola Outbreak

Uganda prepares to combat Ebola outbreak in Kampala with trial vaccine deployment and contact tracing, supported by WHO.

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Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala

The Independent UK

Uganda Ebola outbreak kills 1; top signs and symptoms of the deadly disease

A fresh Ebola outbreak has been reported in Uganda two years after the last one ended in the landlocked country in January 2023, Uganda's ministry of health has confirmed. A 32-year-old male nurse died of the deadly viral hemorrhagic fever in Kampala. The patient exhibited a series of deadly symptoms…

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Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

A Ugandan health official says a nurse in the capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak ended in 2023

The Independent UK

Ugandan Nurse Dies Of Ebola In Kampala Outbreak

Learn about the recent Ebola fatality in Uganda and the history of the deadly virus.

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Uganda's DRC mission under scrutiny amid claims of double dealing

Three years after Ugandan troops crossed into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight rebels linked to the Islamic State, their mission has yielded mixed results, with accusations that Kampala is secretly supporting another Congolese rebel group raising questions about its motives.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya investigates alleged kidnapping of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye

Kenyan authorities were on Thursday investigating the alleged abduction from Nairobi of the prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye after he appeared at a military court in Kampala.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda’s Kizza Besigye ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military court

Opposition leader’s wife says he was seized in Nairobi, is being held in Kampala and calls for his immediate release.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan Opposition Figure Besigye 'Kidnapped', Says Wife

Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was "kidnapped" in Kenya and is being held in a Kampala military jail, according to his wife, a top UN official.

International Business Times

Uganda Fuel Truck Explosion Kills At Least 10

A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, a local official told AFP. The impoverished East African country has witnessed several similar disasters in recent years as people rushed to steal fuel from tankers involved in…

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Al Jazeera

‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws

Abortion is generally illegal in Uganda, and fear of imprisonment leads many to resort to extreme and unsafe practices.

International Business Times

Uganda's 'Singing Fools' Use Satire To Attack Government

A packed Kampala audience holds its breath as four self-styled "singing fools" in choir uniforms bound onto the stage for their latest daring satire of Ugandan politics.

Al Jazeera

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine released from hospital

Bobi Wine was taken to hospital on Tuesday after he was hit in the leg with a tear-gas canister.

France 24

Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine shot in the leg after confrontation with police

Uganda's main opposition leader Bobi Wine was shot in the leg and seriously injured by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday, his party said.

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Ugandan Opposition Figure Bobi Wine Shot In Leg

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg during confrontation with police near Kampala, highlighting political tensions in the country.

The Conversation

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group.

The Independent UK

In Uganda's chaotic capital, boda-boda motorcycle taxis are a source of life and death

For tens of thousands of men in Uganda’s capital, driving a motorcycle taxi is a way to make a living

The Guardian - UK

Feast your eyes: the Ugandan artist serving up a potent mix of food, art and family

With racism, xenophobia and food insecurity on the rise, Brogan Mwesigwa is recreating a traditional 'getting to know each other’ festival as his contribution to Kampala’s KLA Art show

International Business Times

Uganda Garbage Landslide Death Toll Rises To 30

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.

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Uganda Landfill Collapse Death Toll Reaches 18

Tragic landfill collapse in Kampala claims 18 lives, sparking calls for improved safety measures and waste management practices. Authorities investigate th...

International Business Times

Death Toll From Uganda Rubbish Dump Collapse Reaches 18

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 18, police said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen.

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