A bus full of schoolchildren returning from a trip veered off the road in Uganda, killing 20 children and one adult, according to Xinhua. The east African country has a notorious road safety record, frequently recording bus or truck accidents along poorly maintained highways. The bus from King David Junior School in the capital, Kampala, […]
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Uganda confirms new Ebola cases linked to DR Congo
Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Uganda, health authorities said Saturday, after the World Health Organization raised the risk from the deadly outbreak to the highest level for neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The new cases bring to five the total confirmed in Uganda since the current outbreak was discovered in the east […]
Pakistan tightens airport monitoring amid Ebola surge in Africa
The government of Pakistan has strengthened surveillance measures at airports across the country following a rise in Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, health officials said. Read More: Flight operations to resume from Sialkot airport to ME destinations According to the Ministry of Health, enhanced screening and monitoring procedures have been implemented as […]
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda emergency of int’l concern
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”, posing risks to neighbouring countries. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency but that countries sharing land borders […]
Uganda spurn penalty chance to beat Tanzania
Uganda’s Allan Okello missed a late penalty as his side had to settle for a 1-1 draw against East African neighbours Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier on Saturday. Okello’s failure to convert from the spot denied Uganda a precious victory in the Group C clash after Uche Ikpeazu had scored a late […]
Children among 11 killed in fire at Uganda blind school
Eleven people, mostly children, have perished in a blaze that tore through a dormitory at a school for the blind in Uganda in the early hours of Tuesday as pupils were sleeping. “The cause of the fire is currently unknown but so far 11 deaths as a result of the fire have been confirmed while […]
FMs of Bangladesh, Uganda, Tunisia & Bosnia arrive to attend OIC moot
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministers (FMs) of Bangladesh, Uganda, Tunisia, Tajikistan and Bosnia arrived here on Monday to attend 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. Meanwhile, the delegations of Libya, Malasiya and Mozambique led by Deputy Foreign Ministers also arrived in Islamabad to attend the OIC meeting. All the distinguished […]
Uganda eases Covid curbs as admissions fall
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ordered an easing of a six-week Covid lockdown following a dramatic reduction in serious cases of the disease. Infections had soared during a second wave driven by the highly transmissable Delta variant but since the lockdown, the authorities say daily admissions of severe and critical patients dropped from a […]
7 dead, including soldier, in clashes near Uganda-DRC border
Uganda’s defence ministry said Saturday that a soldier was among seven people killed in clashes between government forces and gunmen near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ministry spokeswoman Brig. Flavia Byekwaso told AFP that about 20 armed men disguised as forest workers attacked a military outpost near the border in a […]
Ugandan weightlifter missing in Japan before Olympics
A Ugandan weightlifter has gone missing during an Olympic training camp in Japan after learning he would not be able to compete, Japanese and Ugandan officials said Friday. Authorities were searching for Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, who failed to show up for a coronavirus test and was not in his hotel room, host city Izumisano said […]