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September 13, 2026 6:01 PM

PM Modi meets Uganda Vice President Alupo on sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a warm and productive bilateral meeting with Uganda’s Vice President Jessica Rose Epel Alupo in New Delhi on Sunday on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit. The two leaders reviewed the state of bilateral relations between India and Uganda and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation across key priority areas. PM Modi and Vice President Alupo emphasized the need to enhance bilateral collaboration through technology partnerships, capacity building, ...

May 17, 2026 11:59 AM

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda an emergency of international 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 with the DRC are at high risk for further spread. The U.N. health agency said in a statement that 80 suspected deaths, eight laboratory-...

May 15, 2026 9:25 PM

Jayant Chaudhary represents India at Uganda President Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony, reaffirms bilateral ties

Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during his recent visit to Uganda, reaffirming India’s commitment to strengthening ties with the African nation. Chaudhary, who holds the portfolios of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education, conveyed greetings and a message of goodwill from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India o...

January 20, 2026 6:45 PM

Uganda’s military chief tells hiding opposition leader to surrender

Ugandan military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba said he was praying for fugitive opposition leader Bobi Wine's death and gave him 48 hours to surrender to the police following a contentious presidential election. Former pop star Wine said he fled a military raid on his house hours before veteran President Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of last week's presidential election. Wine, who finished runner-up, has alleged widespread fraud during the vote. He has released several statemen...

January 18, 2026 2:25 PM

Uganda’s Museveni wins re-election, opposition leader at large

Veteran President Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of Uganda's presidential election on Saturday, extending his rule into a fifth decade after a contest marred by violent incidents and allegations of fraud. The result hands the 81-year-old Museveni the decisive victory he sought to bolster his political position as speculation mounts about his eventual succession. Uganda's electoral commission said at a ceremony in the capital Kampala on Saturday that Museveni had received jus...

November 6, 2025 11:10 PM

ICC confirms war crimes charges against Uganda’s Kony

The International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Uganda's fugitive warlord Joseph Kony in absentia. Kony, leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, is being charged with 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, using child soldiers, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy, between 2002 and 2005, a court decision published Thursday shows. An arrest warrant against Kony was issued in 2005, making hi...

August 20, 2025 4:36 PM

Uganda has not agreed with US to take illegal immigrants, foreign affairs official says

Uganda has not reached any agreement with the United States to take in illegal immigrants because it lacks necessary infrastructure to do so, a senior foreign affairs ministry official said on Wednesday. "To the best of my knowledge we have not reached such an agreement. We do not have the facilities and infrastructure to accommodate such illegal immigrants in Uganda. So, we cannot take in such illegal immigrants,” Okello Oryem, state minister for foreign affairs, t...

October 8, 2024 2:50 PM

One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says

A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years in August, following an outbreak of the viral infection in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread to Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda. An outbreak of the disease at one of Uganda's overcrowded p...

September 14, 2024 4:12 PM

Olympic runner Cheptegei defied her violent ex. She lost her life anyway

On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter. He said he had "an emergency" and was heading out of town, the friend, retired runner Dennis Masai Chepkongin, told Reuters at his home in the Mount Elgon region, where Cheptegei lived. "He became very secretive when I asked him why," Chepkongin said, adding that he...

June 21, 2024 5:24 PM

Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional

A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on Friday, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African country. The case was brought by Namibian activist Friedel Dausab with the support of British-based non-governmental organisation Human Dignity Trust. Dausab said he was "just happy" after the court's decision. "It's a great day for Namibia," he said. "It won't be a crime to love anymore." Consensual sa...