Sources: BBC
India, South Korea, and Thailand issue travel alerts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while South Korea plans to impose a level-4 travel ban for parts of the DRC, especially the Ituri Province, due to the Ebola outbreak in both countries. 2026-05-21
A study published in the Science journal finds that 28 chimpanzees, including 19 infants, have been killed during an ongoing chimpanzee war in Kibale National Park, Uganda. 2026-04-9
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni confirms that two Kenyan activists were detained after attending an opposition rally and accuses them of working with rival political groups; both men are released to Kenyan authorities following diplomatic discussions. 2025-11-8
Kenya admits that it assisted Uganda in the kidnapping of opposition politician Kizza Besigye in Nairobi in November 2024. Besigye was later taken to Uganda, where he is currently on trial. 2025-05-21
Fifteen people are killed by landslides caused by heavy rain in Kasese District, Uganda. 2022-09-7
One person is killed and three others injured when a bomb explodes in a bar in Kampala, Uganda. Three suspected terrorists are behind the attack. 2021-10-23
Sidney Nsubuga Enoch is jailed for 35 years in Uganda for the murder of gay activist David Kato in January. 2011-11-11
Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye calls for protests against the disputed presidential election which saw incumbent President Yoweri Museveni win a fourth term in office. 2011-02-24
Human rights groups express dismay at Kenya for the secret sending to Uganda of four suspects after the 2010 FIFA World Cup attacks in Kampala. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are also said to have engaged in illegal interrogation of three of them. 2010-08-19
The United States warns against an attack by "regional extremists" on an Air Uganda flight between Uganda and Sudan. 2010-01-9