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


Uganda seizes 8 suspects over American tourist's kidnap

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $500,000 and the pair were released six days later.

U.S. tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott poses with her guide, Jean Paul Mirenge in Uganda

American kidnapped on Ugandan safari, $500,000 ransom demanded

Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and Ugandan driver Jean Paul were on a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park when four gunmen ambushed their vehicle on Tuesday evening, a police statement said.

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Hero pilot from hijacked Entebbe flight dies at 95

Air France captain Michel Bacos refused to leave behind his Jewish and Israeli passengers.

Michel Bacos (R) speaks to the media in 1976

Testing the boundaries of Ebola response

The current outbreak clearly poses an immediate threat to people in the region, but it is not obvious that it poses an immediate danger to people worldwide.

 Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a woman who had contact with an Ebola sufferer in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 18, 2018

Ugandan Birthright visitors rejoice with Torah at the Western Wall

Trip ‘like a dream come true’ say participants, despite recent refusal of state to recognize the Abayudaya community as Jewish

Ugandan Birthright visitors rejoice with Torah at the Western Wall

Ministry: Uganda Jews ineligible for aliya since they converted en masse

The Abayudaya community in Uganda began adopting Jewish religious practices at the beginning of the 20th century.

Ugandan Rabbi Harun Kintu Moses conducts a Hebrew language lesson at Hadassah School, a Jewish community institute in Mbale along the slopes of Mt.Elgon some 224km (139Mmiles) east of Uganda's capital Kampala, Uganda, February 10,2005

Deri keeps Sharansky waiting on Ugandan community meeting

The Abayudaya community in Uganda currently comprises of some 2,000 people, which began adopting Jewish religious practices at the beginning of the 20th century.

Ugandan Rabbi Harun Kintu Moses conducts a Hebrew language lesson at Hadassah School, a jewish community institute in Mbale some 224km east of Uganda's capital Kampala. Ugandan Rabbi Harun Kintu Moses conducts a Hebrew language lesson at Hadassah School, a Jewish community institute in Mbale along t

Conservative movement outraged by reports of Israel blocking Ugandan Jews

Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, who leads the Rabbinical Assembly, said the Conservative movement was “shocked and extremely outraged” at the decision, which she called “unlawful.”

Rabbi Julie Schonfeld

Israel's asylum seeker deadlock

With some 38,000 asylum seekers in Israel, the agreement with Uganda to accept 500 amounts to a drop in the ocean, and the government plan for mass deportations is on hold.

African asylum seekers wait to apply for a visa in Bnei Brak, Israel

State to High Court: African migrant deportation negotiations stuck

The state on Sunday released over 200 migrants from the Saharonim detention center in the south due to the lack of a deal.

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them