Tag Archives: Uganda

Archbishop Grysa, a senior Vatican diplomat from Poland, has been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Seychelles and Mauritius, and as Apostolic Delegate to Comoros and La Réunion Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Tomasz Grysa as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, in a …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | ‎‎The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on all Partner States to heighten surveillance, strengthen emergency preparedness and intensify cross-border coordination following confirmation of a new outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).‎ ‎The outbreak was …

Anita Among’s Political Rise Faces Its Toughest Test NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | Anita Annet Among’s reported withdrawal from the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has triggered renewed debate about the trajectory of one of the country’s most influential political figures. The withdrawal, announced via her official X …

  How new Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo forced Uganda to halt its biggest religious gathering   Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For weeks, Christian Congolese pilgrims had been walking. From the crowded trading centres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from villages shadowed by militia violence and chronic displacement, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a proposed multi-billion-dollar regional oil refinery initiative championed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, while firmly reiterating that Uganda’s own 60,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Hoima will proceed as planned. The position emerged following high-level discussions between President Museveni and Dangote …

Case fatality rates in the past two BVD outbreaks, reported in Uganda and in DRC in 2007 and 2012, have ranged from approximately 30% to 50%. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) is a severe and often fatal form of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A tweet on X last night indicates that Anita Annet Among has withdrawn from the race for Speaker of Parliament. The outgoing Speaker has not made any public statement since security raided her homes in an ongoing corruption investigation at the weekend. Among has …

    Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced the postponement of this year’s Uganda Martyrs’ Day commemorations, citing the risk posed by a growing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and confirmed cross-border transmission into Uganda. The annual event, traditionally held on June 3 …

GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.” The WHO said on social media platform X that the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has flagged off its inaugural shipment of canned pineapples to China, with officials hailing the move as a step forward in the country’s agro-industrialization drive. The shipment, totaling 104 metric tonnes, was processed and packaged by Chinese company Deshiburg Fruits International at its factory …