Uganda

Uganda is set to destroy 400,000 doses of Covid 19 vaccines which were meant to be utilized in a mass vaccination exercise in Acholi sub-region. The government had secured over 500,000 doses of Moderna vaccines to be used in November…

Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo carried out joint air and artillery strikes against an Islamic State-linked militia in eastern Congo on Tuesday, both countries said. Three witnesses said Ugandan troops also…

Jessica Ata hasn`'t been to River Aswa since 2014, when she was diagnosed with river blindness. Back then, 1.5 million people in Uganda were affected by onchocerciasis that is carried by the blackfly. The vector thrives along water…

An explosion in the centre of Uganda’s capital has killed at least two people and set several cars on fire. Local television,  Photos and videos shared on social media showed heavy clouds of smoke and some cars burning near Jubilee…

Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Thursday said inbound travellers to the east African country now do not need to spend more hours at the airport waiting for their Covid-19 test results. Director-General of Health Services, Henry…

Ugandan police say that a deadly explosion that killed one person and injured three others at a roadside eatery in the capital Kampala was an "act of domestic terror". Police spokesman Fred Enanga said the attackers arrived at the…

Uganda’s Ministry of Disaster Preparedness has  said over one million people in the country have been affected by heavy rains. Minister of State of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Esther Anyakun, said that the rains…

Uganda is sending  160 police personnel to Somalia for peacekeeping operations. According to  the Ugandan Police Force, the officers have finished a six-month-training, and will be deployed by December under the African Union Mission in…

South Sudan on Friday lauded the decision by the Ugandan government to scrap visa requirements for travellers from the country. The country’s foreign affairs ministry said in a statement issued in Juba that its nationals will now be free…

The Nigeria senior men’s basketball team,D’Tigers, crashed out of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket tournament after a 68-80 loss to Uganda at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The defending champions, Nigeria, finished second in Group C, and…