Sources: Reuters
The Tooro Kingdom in western Uganda selects Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a television news anchor and editor, as its new monarch following the death of Rukidi IV last month. 2026-09-9
Uganda's health ministry bans mourners from the Democratic Republic of the Congo from attending the burial ceremony of the late Tooro Kingdom king Rukidi IV amidst the Ebola outbreak. 2026-09-5
The remains of King Rukidi IV of the Tooro Kingdom return to Uganda for his burial. 2026-09-4
King Rukidi IV of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom, the youngest person to reign as a monarch, dies at the age of 34. 2026-08-27
The World Health Organization declares the Ebola outbreak in Uganda over after the country went 42 days without a new case of the virus. 2026-08-27
Ugandan authorities approve a measure to send troops from Uganda to the Gaza Strip as part of the International Stabilization Force proposed by the Board of Peace to secure the enclave following the war. 2026-08-6
The World Health Organization warns that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts, with at least 220 suspected deaths reported. 2026-05-25
Uganda's health ministry confirms three new Ebola cases, a woman who traveled from the DRC and two Ugandan workers that had contact with her, bringing the country's total to five cases and one death. 2026-05-23
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is re-elected to a seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, while opposition leader Bobi Wine comes second with 24.72% of the vote. 2026-01-17
Two people, including a suicide bomber, are killed near a Roman Catholic shrine in Kampala, Uganda, on Uganda Martyrs' Day. Police attribute the bombing to Allied Democratic Forces rebels. 2025-06-3