Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel’s prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago. Uganda’s army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the monument honoured his courage and selfless service. Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier killed in the raid, which rescued more
The Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-worst on record, with the official death toll passing a grim milestone of 1,500. Experts believe the true number of fatalities during this outbreak, which was declared in May, is much higher. And in another alarming update, authorities in DR
At least 20 schoolchildren and one adult died after a bus carrying students on a school trip crashed in eastern Uganda, local officials say, in one of the deadliest road accidents involving children in recent years. Dozens of people, including school staff, were injured in the accident that occurred on Thursday night in Kapchorwa area.
The last patient treated for Ebola in Uganda has been discharged from hospital, leaving the country with no confirmed active cases of the deadly disease. At a memorial ceremony, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi described it as “a moment of joy.” The first case of this outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of the virus in Uganda