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.

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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

El-Sisi said Egypt faces severe water scarcity, with annual per capita water availability falling below 500 cubic meters.

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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

"Israel has a right to exist and attacks against her must stop," Uganda’s Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said during a series of X/Twitter posts expressing his support.

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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

The Uganda Wildlife Authority announced its findings on Tuesday, noting the data would also help make better "conservation investments" in the park.

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Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court Wednesday after allegedly being kidnapped from a book launch in Kenya.

NOVEMBER 20, 2024ByREUTERS
Ugandan four-time presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye stands in steel dock at Uganda Military General Court Martial in Kampala.

Suspected cult members kill eight in Uganda village

Police said two of the suspected attackers had been killed by security forces as they responded to the assault.

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByREUTERS
Ugandan police officers gather near a scene with an explosive device outside a Pentecostal church, Lubaga Miracle Centre, in the Lubaga suburb of south Kampala, Uganda September 3, 2023.

After long legal fight, man from Ugandan Jewish community is approved for Israeli citizenship

Israel’s Interior Ministry, which handles applications for citizenship, this month approved the bid of Yosef Kibita, who first applied in 2018.

AUGUST 17, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Yosef Kibita poses with his new Israeli passport.

Ugandan court remands man accused of supporting rebels linked to Islamic State

A Ugandan man was charged with terrorism-related offenses for supporting the ADF, an IS-linked rebel group, by recruiting fighters and providing material support.

JULY 9, 2024ByREUTERS
Uganda High Court building, 9 September 2017.

Julia Sebutinde, who voted with Israel on all counts at ICJ, elected court's vice-president

She will serve alongside Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam, who was elected president of the court. They will hold their positions for three years.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024ByLEON KRAIEM
Julia Sebutinde, the only judge on the International Court of Justice to vote against all the provisional measures levied at Israel over its war in Gaza and alleged violations of the Genocide Convention.

Who is Julia Sebutinde, the only ICJ judge to oppose all measures against Israel?

The Ugandan justice even voted against the charges that Israel's own justice, Aharon Barak, voted yes on.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Julia Sebutinde, the only judge on the International Court of Justice to vote against all the provisional measures levied at Israel over its war in Gaza and alleged violations of the Genocide Convention.

UN's Guterres condemns Israel for 'heartbreaking' killings in Gaza

"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByREUTERS
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media during a visit to the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine August 18, 2022.

'Denying Palestinians statehood is unacceptable,' Guterres says

"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media during a visit to the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine August 18, 2022.

Uganda says Islamic State-allied rebels kill three in village attack

The ADF was originally an anti-Kampala rebel group that fought the government of President Yoweri Museveni from its bases in the Rwenzori mountains.

DECEMBER 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Ugandan security forces cordon the scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023

Uganda arrests 40 opposition supporters as their leader arrives

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine arrives to address Ugandans living in South Africa on political issues in their home country, at the sports ground in Germiston, southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 3, 2023.