Uganda

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency

The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda an international emergency, citing risks of cross-border spread.

Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026.
A view of the river Nile in Giza, Egypt April 18, 2025; illustrative.

Egypt, Uganda agree to expand Nile water cooperation

Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who leads the Ugandan army's land forces, looks on during his birthday party in Entebbe, Uganda May 7, 2022.

Uganda will join Iran war 'on the side of Israel,' military chief warns

A Silverback male mountain Gorilla sits in the dense jungle canopy on the edge of Uganda's Bwindi National Park.

First-ever chimp count in Uganda's Bwindi park shows 426 specimens, a boost for conservation


A new Uganda plan: Emissaries to open first Chabad house in Kampala

In Kampala, there is no organized Jewish community, except for a synagogue and a school affiliated with the African community of Abayudaya, who keep certain Jewish customs and see themselves as Jews.

Rabbi Moishi and Yocheved Raskin will be moving to Kampala, Uganda, making it the 100th country with a permanent Chabad-Lubavitch presence.

The underpinnings of knowledge: Initiating an educational revolution

In the solar-powered classrooms, Ugandan pupils use Simbi technology in conjunction with micro computers loaded with 64 GB of educational materials, everything from Ted Talks to Khan Academy.

CHILDREN at the Hadassah Primary School welcome their new school bus. )

Jewish Ugandans on MASA gather pieces of Israel to take back home

Five members of Abayudaya community studying in Israel for 5 months.

Five Conservative converts from Uganda’s Abayudaya community who are studying in Israel

Netanyahu's alliance of the African periphery

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National ceremony commemorates Operation Entebbe – 40 years later

The evening was especially symbolic for Netanyahu whose older brother Yonatan “Yoni” was killed while leading the Entebbe raid.

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

Entebbe, leçon de courage

« Lorsque nous sommes déterminés à protéger notre peuple, aucun terroriste ne peut nous vaincre. Aucun lieu n’est inaccessible. Aucune opération n’est trop compliquée. »

Les otages libérés de retour en Israel

Comment: Commemorating, not celebrating the Entebbe Operation

Four decades later, terrorism is no less a scourge than it was then.

A police officer clears the way for rescued Air France hostages arriving in Tel Aviv after returning from Entebbe

PM in Africa : It is possible to break automatic anti-Israel majority

“I said Israel also needs Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, all the countries,” Netanyahu said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu landing in Entebbe

Analysis: Ugandan President's wild speech

His constant references to “Palestine” led some to wonder whether Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was in the crowd.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni (L) speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a memorial service to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe at the Entebbe airport in Uganda, July 4, 2016.

READ: PM Netanyahu's full speech at Entebbe operation memorial in Uganda

PM speaks at ceremony marking 40 years since Entebbe rescue operation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Entebbe, Uganda