•Ugandan flag Uganda has banned all non-essential travel to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo and says its citizens returning from there will be quarantined for 21 days, in a bid to prevent the spread of Ebola into the country. Only essential travellers, including aid workers, truck drivers and security personnel, will be allowed [&hel...
The federal government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has given an update on the lone case of Ebola Virus in the country. Recall that yesterday, Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali, had announced that a female patient who had travelled from Uganda in East Africa, tested positive for the virus, reports [&hel...
•Ugandan and Nigerian flags Uganda’s Ministry of Health has denied reports of an Ebola outbreak in the country following confirmation of a case in Nigeria. The federal government had yesterday confirmed a case of the Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Nigeria’s confirmed case comes amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak linked to the ...
•Late Robert Kabera A former Rwandan army sergeant major and outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, Robert Kabera, has been found beheaded in neighbouring Uganda, with police saying his head had yet to be recovered. Kabera, 50, was found dead on the outskirts of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, over the weekend, reports BBC. Ugandan police spoke...
•Late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV A Ugandan king, who has been recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch after ascending to the throne at the age of three, has died aged 34, the Tooro Kingdom said in a statement late yesterday. Uganda is a republic led by longtime President Yoweri Museveni but […]
Uganda was declared Ebola-free officially by the World Health Organisation today after 42 days without a new case. The country has been praised for its efforts in preventing the spread of the outbreak that has overwhelmed health facilities in parts of the east of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), reports AFP. “Uganda has reached...
•ATC Executive Director, Lucky Onoriode George, PhD The African Travel Commission [ATC] has extended its deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Uganda following the tragic road accident that occurred on Thursday, 16 July, at Chekwatit Village in Kapchorwa District, eastern Uganda, claiming the lives of several youn...
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has abolished what it described as “colonial court culture,” banning lawyers from bowing to judges and scrapping the use of traditional honorifics such as “My Lord,” “Your Lordship,” and “Your Worship” in courtrooms. The directive, contained in an Executive Order issued by ULS President Isaac K. Ssemakadde, SAN, to...
•Ebola virus Uganda has criticised air travel restrictions imposed by countries, including the United States, over an Ebola outbreak which has spilled over from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo as “unfair”. The East African country’s response to the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic fever has been broadly praised by publi...
•An elephant At least three people died after their vehicle collided with an elephant in a national park in northwestern Uganda, police said today. No information was provided on the health of the elephant, reports AFP. Human-wildlife confrontations have risen in recent years, as expanding populations encroach on protected wildlife areas. The ...
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