Heavy rainfall this morning caused severe flooding in parts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. This rendered roads in the area impassable and disrupted traffic, reports AFP. Several images and videos circulating on social media show motorists stranded with submerged cars on most roads. In a statement, traffic police spokesperson, Michael Kanan...
•Late Abubakar Lawal Ugandan police said yesterday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers, reports AFP. He fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early yesterday, police said in a s...
•Health workers Eight patients treated for Ebola in Uganda have recovered, the country’s health minister said today, declaring the country’s latest outbreak of the deadly disease “contained”, reports AFP. The eight “have been under treatment and have fully recovered,” Jane Ruth Aceng told our correspondent. “This is a major breakthrough,” the ...
•A team from Doctors Without Borders dons protective clothing and equipment as they prepare to treat Ebola patients in an isolation ward of Mbandaka Hospital in Congo Nigerians have been advised to avoid all but essential trips to Uganda and other countries with confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases. The advisory followed the January 30 [&...
•Ebola virus disease A nurse has died from Ebola in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the health ministry said today. “An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda following confirmation from three national reference laboratories,” the ministry’s permanent secretary Diana Atwine told reporters. The victim was descr...
•Super Eagles of Nigeria The Super Eagles have been drawn against Tunisia, Tanzania and Uganda for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Nigerian team was drawn in Group C during the ceremony that was held in Morocco yesterday, reports Channels TV. The mouthwatering encounter in the group will see Nigeria battling against [&hellip...
•Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala today The apparent abduction of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye from the streets of Nairobi brought widespread condemnation from rights groups and politicians today. Besigye, 68, disappeared on Saturday while visiting the Kenyan capital, a...
Examination boards in Kenya and Uganda are now writing to Nigeria to verify records presented by Nigerian candidates seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in their countries. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board made this known in a document for the 2024 policy meeting, reports The PUNCH. JAMB noted in the document that it woul...
•Uganda anti-riot policemen Ugandan police detained several demonstrators in the capital Kampala today, according to our correspondent, as scattered anti-corruption rallies began despite being banned by authorities. President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the East African country with an iron fist for almost four decades, had warned the demon...
•A Ugandan wearing a mask with a rainbow sticker takes part in the Gay Pride parade. Uganda’s Constitutional Court has today rejected a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. “We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant […]
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