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The World Health Organization says that Uganda has confirmed a Marburg virus case in a toddler in the Kyegegwa District during Ebola surveillance, with authorities monitoring contacts and reporting no symptoms among them.
2026-07-2

India issues a travel advisory to Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan amidst the Ebola outbreak.
2026-05-23

The World Health Organization raises its assessment of the risk from the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from "high" to "very high" due to its rapid spread, while keeping it "low" at the global level. Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says that the outbreak in Uganda is stable.
2026-05-22

The World Health Organization declares the Ebola virus outbreak in Uganda and Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a public health emergency of international concern.
2026-05-16

Three people are killed, one person surives and at least 31-36 others are reported missing when a canoe capsizes on a river in Kagadi, Western Region, Uganda.
2026-04-28

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 military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba says the country is ready to join the war "on the side of Israel" and says the Ugandan military will enter the war soon if Iranian attacks on Israel do not end soon.
2026-03-26

Uganda orders a nationwide internet shutdown two days before its general election, with the communications regulator directing service providers to suspend access to curb alleged misinformation and incitement.
2026-01-13

With Ugandan support, the Somali National Army and other pro-federal forces reportedly recapture two villages from al-Shabaab. Government sources claim that al-Shabaab's forces suffered heavy casualties from the fighting.
2025-10-3

Ugandan police detain the deputy spokesperson of the opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) outside a court in Kampala where he was attending a bail hearing for party members held on charges the NUP describes as politically motivated.
2025-09-8