Uganda

Ugandans found spitting in public could spend a year in prison or pay a Ush3 million (about $830) fine if proposed changes to the Public Health law are passed. The Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to curb the habit that is…

Rwanda will reopen all its land borders on March 7 as one of several measures reviewed by the government to contain the spread of Covid-19. However, people wishing to enter the country may be subject to random Covid-19 testing by the…

Reacting to a recent statement from the EU condemning the use of torture and the violations to human rights in Uganda, General Jeje Odongo also admits that "certain actions have happened" but says investigations are being carried out to…

Kampala in Uganda lifted night curfew, the East Africa's party hub, where party never stops until COVID-19 happened, sending the world and the country into unprecedented turmoil. It is 2am here at the Monte nightclub and like pre-COVID…

Award-winning Ugandan author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who accused the authorities of torturing him while he was in detention, has gone into exile. Though, his lawyer has refused to reveal the current location of the author.…

Ugandan authorities are seeking to legally mandate vaccines in draft legislation aimed at boosting the East African country's drive to inoculate more people against COVID-19. The proposed bill, which is subject to changes as it faces…

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…