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11 people killed in fire at school for the blind in Uganda

A police official says 11 people, including children, have been killed in fire at a school in a rural community just outside the capital, Kampala

The Independent UK

At least 11 die in Uganda blind school fire

At least eleven students died and six others were in critical condition after a fire in a school for the blind in central Uganda, police said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Uganda reports worrisome increase in Ebola cases in capital

Ugandan officials have reported 11 cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, since Friday, a worrisome increase in infections just over a month after an outbreak was declared in a remote part of the East African country

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Uganda says 9 more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala, urges vigilance

Uganda has reported nine more Ebola cases in the capital Kampala, bringing the total number of known infections to 14 in the last two days, the health minister said on Monday.

Reuters

Woman badly scarred by acid attack thought she'd never find love again - but is now set to marry

Linneti Kirungi said she hated men after the attack orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend, but she recovered to set up a mission to help fellow sufferers and then surprised herself by meeting future husband Dave

Wales Online

Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response

“No time for that” was the constant refrain heard by gender and women’s health experts working in the 2014/16 Ebola response. This was an emergency and the main thing was to deal with the crisis.

The Conversation

Uganda says two new Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala hospital

Two more people in an isolation unit of Uganda's main hospital have tested positive for Ebola, bringing total cases recorded in the facility to five, the health minister said on Sunday.

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'I thought my life was over after ex-boyfriend's acid attack - but I found true love'

Linneti Kirungi set up an NGO called Hope Care Rescue Mission, funding medical care and basic supplies after she was the victim of an acid attack by her ex boyfriend aged just 20

Daily Mirror

Uganda health minister:3 people in Kampala hospital positive for Ebola

Three people in an isolation unit of Uganda's main hospital have tested positive for Ebola, the country's health minister said on Saturday.

Reuters

Ivory trader in Uganda jailed for life in country’s harshest sentence for the crime

Pascal Ochiba was arrested in January this year

Evening Standard

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

A Ugandan court has handed a life sentence to a man caught with nearly 10 kg of elephant ivory, the country's highest punishment ever for wildlife violations, authorities said on Friday.

Reuters

Does Ugandan President Museveni really want to be the 'Karate Kid'? Nope.

Kenyan social media users have been circulating a video they say shows the president of neighbouring Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, making ridiculous martial arts moves. The video has been making the rounds since October 12. It turns out, however, that the video is actually a comedy sketch featuring an actor.

France 24

WHO: Ugandan Ebola outbreak 'rapidly evolving' after 1 month

A top World Health Organization official says Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African country

The Independent UK

No, this video of parachutists crash-landing in a stadium wasn’t filmed in Uganda

Social media users in Kenya have been laughing at a video they say shows a number of parachutists crash-landing into a crowd during celebrations marking 60 years of independence in neighbouring Uganda. However, it turns out that this video was actually filmed in the Central American nation of Honduras, back…

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Schools in Scotland, Uganda and Chile among 'world's best' in new prize

Schools in Scotland, Uganda, Chile, Philippines and the United States triumphed at the inaugural "World’s Best School Prizes" on Wednesday for feats including saving mangroves and expanding classrooms in an area hit by war.

The Independent UK

Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks, says WHO official

A World Health Organization official says experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about “two weeks.”

France 24

French UN mission 'in danger' as UN Security Council discusses Mali

In tonight's edition: France warns that the UN mission in Mali is "in danger", a day after four peacekeepers were killed in an IED attack. Also, a powerful union in Tunisia throws its weight behind families demanding justice for relatives who died at sea. Finally, fears grow that dissenting voices…

Reuters

U.S. sends experimental antibody, antiviral drug to Uganda for Ebola outbreak

The United States sent Gilead Sciences' remdesivir and Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc's experimental Ebola antibody drug MBP134 to Uganda last week to help safeguard healthcare workers responding to an outbreak that has infected 60 people and killed 44, U.S. government sources told Reuters.

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Museveni's son 'to stay off Twitter' after veiled threat to invade Kenya

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that his son will stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of state, after a social media tirade that included a threat to invade neighbouring Kenya.

Zenger

To Fight Ebola, Uganda Closes Two Regions And Bars Funerals

LONDON — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has unannounced an immediate travel lockdown for two districts in central Uganda that are currently battling an Ebola outbreak.

Zenger

Uganda Announces Limited Lockdown To Halt The Spread Of Ebola

Two districts will face a lockdown to help prevent the spread of the virus.

Evening Standard

Ebola: What measures is Uganda taking to fight the outbreak?

A lockdown has been announced in Mubende and Kassanda

France 24

UN chief says Ethiopia 'spiralling out of control', calls for end of fighting in Tigray

The United Nations sounds the alarm about the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.Calls for a ceasefire go unheeded as government forces seize control of a key city. Also, a lockdown comes into force in two districts of Uganda as Ebola cases rise. We report from neighbouring Rwanda on the attempts to…

Los Angeles Times

Ebola outbreak in Uganda puts California doctors on alert

LOS ANGELES — California officials are urging doctors to be on alert for any signs of Ebola symptoms among people who have recently traveled to Uganda, the East African nation currently undergoing a significant outbreak.

The Independent UK

Digital activists challenge Uganda's harsh new internet law

A group of Ugandan activists has launched a legal challenge to controversial new legislation criminalizing some internet activity in the East African country

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