The Kenyan man had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before arriving in Nairobi on 3 October. He later died, becoming Kenya’s first recorded Ebola death in the current outbreak. Although both patients passed through Entebbe airport on the same day, health officials have not established whether they met, used the same
A health care worker administers a dose of Ervebo vaccine against the Ebola virus in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, on Oct. 16. Sebastien Kitsa Musayi/AP hide caption toggle caption i Sebastien Kitsa Musayi/AP LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from
Jersey warmed up for their ICC Challenge League A tournament in Kenya with two wins over Uganda ‘A’ in Entebbe. In their opening game the islanders won by an impressive nine wickets as they bowled out the hosts for just 118 in 33 overs with Ben Ward taking 3-20 and Josh Lawrenson 2-17 Harrison Carlyon
The Ugandan military chief’s announcement follows a letter sent this week on behalf of the King which made clear that Prince Harry and Meghan, who have now returned to the UK, were not working royals. A report in The Times newspaper quoted the general’s concerns about the “Harry-Meghan nonsense”, suggesting this was the background to
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
