Uganda discharges last Ebola patient, starts countdown to be virus-free
Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free ...
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Uganda: Court clears way for Besigye treason trial
The High Court has dismissed an application by Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale seeking to terminate treason proceedings, ...
Zimbabweans return home from South Africa amid anti-immigrant tensions
Zimbabweans fleeing xenophobic violence and threats in South Africa arrived at a reception centre in the border town of Beitbridge, ...
Africa CDC: Uganda health ministry confirms isolated Marburg case
Africa's top public health agency said on Wednesday that Uganda's health ministry had confirmed an isolated case of Marburg virus ...
Media group shut by Ugandan military says talks are underway to reopen outlets
A leading East African media group whose outlets in Uganda were shut down at the weekend by soldiers is in talks with ...
Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets
Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading ...
Ebola outbreak is still outpacing response, WHO’s Tedros says
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is continuing to outpace response efforts, World Health Organization ...
Detained Ugandan lawyer charged with complicity in treason
A Ugandan opposition lawyer appeared in court Wednesday charged with complicity in treason, after the powerful army chief boasted of ...
Kenyan police crack down on protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday at hundreds of protesters demonstrating against a quarantine centre, for Americans exposed ...
US equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests
Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the U.S. government ...