The Latest Breaking News from Uganda

Eleven children die in horrifying school fire just days before royal visit

Princess Anne, who is currently on a tour of Uganda, had been due to visit the Salama School for the Blind in Mukono, where 11 children were killed when fire ripped through it earlier this week

Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022

Ugandan gov’t under fire as Ebola outbreak spreads in Kampala

Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.

Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2022

Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Uganda "not getting out of hand"

Africa's top public health body said on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in Uganda was "not getting out of hand" and that it was still under control, despite an increase in cases that have spread to the capital Kampala.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

Airports put on alert for Ebola cases

The Public Health Ministry is beefing up health checks on incoming travellers from Africa in a bid to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the country.

Bangkok Post · Oct 25, 2022

Dormitory fire kills 11 students at school for visually impaired children

The school's headmaster Francis Kirube said the flames swept through the dormitory at the Salaama School for the Blind in Mukono, Uganda, as pupils slept

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

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 · Oct 25, 2022

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 · Oct 25, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022

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 · Oct 24, 2022

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 · Oct 23, 2022