Uganda
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:27:00 GMTEbola Deaths Reach 11
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has said that the number of people who have died of Ebola in the country has reached 11.
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 13:43:19 GMTNation Well Prepared for Ebola Outbreak
[The Conversation Africa] An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was announced by Uganda's ministry of health on 21 September 2022. Uganda has had at least six previous episodes of Ebola in 2000 (224 dead), 2007 (37 dead), 2011 (1 dead), two events in...
Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:41:55 GMTBeach Soccer - Tanzania Face Uganda in Opener
[Daily News] NATIONAL beach soccer team begins COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship campaign today against Uganda at South Beach Arena, in South Africa.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:39:54 GMTHere's How Development Banks Could Stop Putting Communities at Risk #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Harare -- On paper, most development banks are dedicated to upholding communities' rights to consultation and involvement in making decisions on projects that have an impact on their daily lives. But when those who oppose, criticise, or v...
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:21:23 GMTDoes the West Have Any Moral High Ground to Interfere in Uganda and Tanzania's Oil and Gas Development Projects? #AfricaClimateCrisis
[This is Africa] The European Union parliament has passed a resolution that calls on Uganda and Tanzania to halt their oil and gas projects, stating that the immense risk to the surrounding communities and further contribution to worsening climate ch...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:42:26 GMTReturn of Looted Artefacts to Africa
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The conversation on the return of African art, popularly known as tribal artefacts by art scholars, has once again resurfaced in recent times. A few weeks ago, the Uganda Tourism Association asked for an est...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:29:07 GMTSeven Ebola Cases, One Death Confirmed in Uganda, WHO Scales Up Response
[UN News] The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Wednesday that it is speeding up efforts to respond to a fresh outbreak of the deadly, infectious Ebola disease in Uganda.
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:04:54 GMTU.S. Overtakes Uganda in Buying Kenyan Goods
[VOA] Nairobi -- New figures from Kenya's National Bureau of Statistics show the United States has overtaken Uganda as the largest buyer of Kenyan goods.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:07:16 GMTSomalia on High Alert Following an Outbreak of Ebola in Uganda
[Shabelle] Somalia's Ministry of Health said Wednesday it's on high alert following an outbreak of Ebola virus in Uganda.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:16:02 GMTParliament to Budget for Contingency Fund to Curb Supplementaries
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Legislators have committed to budget for a contingency fund in the next budget cycle after it was left out in the Financial Year 2022/2023 budget.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMTUganda Re to Provide Cover for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
[Independent (Kampala)] What have been the highlights of Uganda Re's performance for 2021?
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:30:00 GMTGrid Expansion and Reinforcement Project to Light Up West Nile Region
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda's Northern and West Nile regions have had unreliable electricity supplies limiting industrialization and energy-dependent economic activities for decades but this will soon come to an end once the con...
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:29:59 GMTUganda Breweries Rewards 502 Stockists, and Retailers in Diageo One App's Loyalty Programs
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has rewarded 502 stockists and retailers under the Diageo One App's loyalty programs. They were awarded in form of different UBL products such as beer, and spirits among others...
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:22:51 GMTEbola Alert - Govt Urges Vigilance At Border Points Following Death in Uganda
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has issued an Ebola alert and asked counties to be vigilant and enhance surveillance at the border points after one person died in Uganda on Tuesday.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:46:01 GMTTanzania On High Alert As Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak
[Daily News] Ministry of Health has said Tanzania has not recorded any Ebola case so far but all necessary measures are in place to contain the killer disease.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:51:00 GMTBen Kiwanuka Made a Mistake to Work in Amin's Government, Says Museveni
[Nile Post] President Museveni has blamed deceased former Chief Justice, Benedicto Kiwanuka for having accepted to work with Idi Amin who later killed him.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:51:00 GMTDespite a Promise of Shs 1.5m, Entebbe Expressway Toll Collectors Receive Shs 350,000
[Nile Post] Despite a promise of Shs 1.5m, Entebbe Expressway toll collectors receive Shs 350,000
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:51:00 GMT"We Welcome the EU Parliament Resolution On 'Our Oil', Museveni Had Made It His," Bobi Wine Says
[Nile Post] "We welcome the EU Parliament resolution on 'our oil', Museveni had made it his," Bobi Wine says
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:51:00 GMTUganda International Oil and Gas Summit On
[Nile Post] With six days left, preparations for the seventh Uganda International Oil and Gas Summit to be held at Serena hotel in Kampala are in high gear.
Thu, 22 Sep 2022 07:50:56 GMTMinister Kasolo Furious Over Release of Man Who Embezzled Emyooga Cash
[Nile Post] The Minister of State for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has promised to follow up a matter in which court in Buyende for granted bail to Patrick Kiwanuka, the treasurer of Budiope East taxi drivers Emyooga sacco accused of embezzlin...
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:14:28 GMTRed Cross Decries Lack of Enough Funds in Its Disaster Management Efforts
[Nile Post] The Uganda Red Cross Society has said lack of enough funds has frustrated their efforts to manage disasters in the country.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:05:16 GMTClosing Gender Gap in Education Can Help Countries Better Adapt to the Climate Crisis - Nakate
[Nile Post] Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, believes that closing the gender gap in education can assist countries in better adapting to the climate crisis.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:40:02 GMTNo, Newspaper Didn't Report That First Family Hired Assassins to Kill Speaker of Parliament
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Uganda has recently been gripped by an alleged plot to assassinate the speaker of parliament. But a national newspaper did not report that the president's family was behind the plot - a screenshot alleging this is fake.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:09:52 GMTActivists Protest EU's Resolution On the Uganda-Tanzania Oil Project
[Nile Post] Activists stormed the European Union (EU) offices in Kampala on Tuesday protesting last week's EU Parliament resolution to halt the Uganda- Tanzania's proposed oil project on environmental and human rights concerns.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:50:06 GMTFear As Ebola Outbreak Is Confirmed in Uganda
[Nile Post] Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda after at least six people died in Mubende after showing signs of the deadly virus.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:35:09 GMTSudan Strain of Ebola Detected in Uganda
[UN News] An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:25:27 GMTWHO Lauds Uganda's Effort in Promoting Road Safety
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to work with Parliament and other stakeholders in implementing its new resolution on curbing traffic accident deaths by 50 percent within a decade.
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:22:52 GMTUganda Confirms Ebola Outbreak After Man Dies From Virus
[VOA] Kampala, Uganda -- Officials in Uganda have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. The country's Ministry of Health says a young man died of the virus in central Uganda Monday, and several of his relatives who died earlier this month ...
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:11:25 GMTUganda Announces First Death in Latest Outbreak of Ebola
[RFI] Uganda's health ministry has announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende.
Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:15:12 GMTParents Urged to Keep an Eye On Their Children As Suicide Cases Rise
[Nile Post] Police have asked parents and guardians to watch over their children as cases of teenage suicide increase across the country.