Uganda has registered a new positive case of Ebola, almost three weeks after the country registered a case on 5 June 2026.The new case brings the total number of cases recorded in Uganda to twenty. According to sources within the Ministry of Health, the case was confirmed on Monday and is
The police on Sunday raided a church in Masaka City and arrested 67 Congolese nationals for illegally gaining entry and settling in Uganda.The dozens, which include 54 adults and 13 children, were believed to have been in the country for over two years and were attending a service at Sumay
Security personnel at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) checkpoint in Pakwach have arrested five nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who were allegedly travelling to Kampala after entering Uganda illegally.The arrests were made as Ugandan authorities continue to
the busy dusty border towns of Lia and Odramacaku, both in Arua City, traders are sighted crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda using illegal border entry points. Some are crossing using the designated routes with UPDF soldiers patrolling the areas as a measure to control the
Congolese nationals have continued flocking into Uganda through porous border points in Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Town Council, Kasese District, despite the border closure due to the Ebola outbreak.Last week, the Government of Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as
The Democratic Republic of Congo has replaced Ituri military governor Lt Gen Johnny Luboya Nkashama, a figure whose removal had been publicly demanded for months by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, amid tensions over Ugandan military operations in eastern Congo.
The mineral-rich region has been plagued by violence for more than 30 years from militias and other armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces formed by Ugandan rebels.The ADF, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, is notorious for extreme violence against civi
Unverified reports circulating on social media have alleged that Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi experienced delays upon arrival at Budapest Airport in Hungary due to concerns linked to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in parts of the DRC.According to the claims, P
Uganda has confirmed three new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), raising the country’s total number of confirmed infections to five, as regional health leaders convene at Speke Resort Munyonyo for a high level meeting aimed at strengthening cross-border preparedness and coordinated outbreak r
Kisoro—Shock and anxiety have swept through Kisoro District following the isolation of two suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases at Kisoro Hospital. The development comes amid heightened concern over a deadly Ebola outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has re
