Uganda

Body of King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, returns to Uganda for burial

Family members and mourners attend the ceremony to receive the coffin with the body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, of the Tooro Kingdom, who died in late August aged 34 while receiving treatment in the U.S., at the Entebbe International Airport, in Entebbe, Uganda September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

WHO says Ebola outbreak in Uganda is over, as cases rise in Congo

FILE PHOTO: Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of suspected Ebola victims at the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 18, 2026, one month after the outbreak was declared. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Son of Uganda's president says he will stand for top job in 2031

FILE PHOTO: 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. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Taiwan warns against Uganda travel as passport disputes grow

Three Taiwanese business travellers and their family members arriving at Entebbe airport near Kampala on Aug 12 had their passports seized by immigration officials.

New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says

FILE PHOTO: Red Cross workers walk in a formation as they disinfect Rwampara general hospital before handling the body of a person who died of Ebola, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Uganda clears way for deployment of troops to Gaza under Trump plan

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the entrance to the Ugandan Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/ File Photo

Ugandan soccer star dies after assault in capital

Police looking into reports of ‘missing’ athletes after Commonwealth Games

Boxers from Uganda and Pakistan failed to return home after competing in the Commonwealth Games, which ended in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Aug 2.

Over 1,000 deaths recorded in Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda: WHO

In all, 2,473 cases of the deadly virus, including 999 deaths, have been confirmed in DRC.

Africa's top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda

FILE PHOTO: Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa CDC, during an interview at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

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