Uganda

Uganda unveils Yoni Netanyahu memorial at Entebbe Airport 50 years after rescue operation

Uganda’s military chief unveiled the memorial on Saturday, calling it a testament to the countries’ enduring friendship, security partnership, and mutual trust.

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Uganda’s military chief unveiled a memorial for Yoni Netanyahu.
A Ugandan worker collects a rubber glove from the airing line during a visit by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Mulago National Referral Hospital Isolation Unit, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak.

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak short of WHO waiting period guidelines

The last Ebola patient in Uganda, a Congolese national, was discharged on June 22, short of the 42-day waiting period required by the World Health Organization to declare the end of an outbreak.

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A doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 13, 2026.

Ebola patients, responders flee Congo hospital attack after patient denied blood transfusion dies

Relatives of a patient were part of the crowd that stormed the Nyakunde Hospital in Ituri province on Wednesday afternoon and evening, throwing stones and damaging its perimeter fence.

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Employees work during a visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2, 2026.

Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen

Recruitment for the vaccination trial has begun, with vaccinations expected to start in the coming weeks • US citizen becomes second to be treated in German hospital • Total DRC cases rise to 1,926

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Ugandan court remands man accused of supporting rebels linked to Islamic State

A Ugandan man was charged with terrorism-related offenses for supporting the ADF, an IS-linked rebel group, by recruiting fighters and providing material support.

JULY 9, 2024ByREUTERS
Uganda High Court building, 9 September 2017.

Julia Sebutinde, who voted with Israel on all counts at ICJ, elected court's vice-president

She will serve alongside Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam, who was elected president of the court. They will hold their positions for three years.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024ByLEON KRAIEM
Julia Sebutinde, the only judge on the International Court of Justice to vote against all the provisional measures levied at Israel over its war in Gaza and alleged violations of the Genocide Convention.

Who is Julia Sebutinde, the only ICJ judge to oppose all measures against Israel?

The Ugandan justice even voted against the charges that Israel's own justice, Aharon Barak, voted yes on.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Julia Sebutinde, the only judge on the International Court of Justice to vote against all the provisional measures levied at Israel over its war in Gaza and alleged violations of the Genocide Convention.

UN's Guterres condemns Israel for 'heartbreaking' killings in Gaza

"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByREUTERS
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media during a visit to the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine August 18, 2022.

'Denying Palestinians statehood is unacceptable,' Guterres says

"Israel's military operations have spread mass destruction and killed civilians on a scale unprecedented during my time as secretary-general," Guterres said at the opening of a summit in Uganda.

JANUARY 21, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media during a visit to the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine August 18, 2022.

Uganda says Islamic State-allied rebels kill three in village attack

The ADF was originally an anti-Kampala rebel group that fought the government of President Yoweri Museveni from its bases in the Rwenzori mountains.

DECEMBER 26, 2023ByREUTERS
Ugandan security forces cordon the scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School, after militants linked to rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed and abducted multiple people, in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023

Uganda arrests 40 opposition supporters as their leader arrives

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine arrives to address Ugandans living in South Africa on political issues in their home country, at the sports ground in Germiston, southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa, October 3, 2023.

43-year-old marries seven brides in a grand one-day event, including sisters

In a remarkable ceremony in Namagera, Uganda, a 43-year-old man took seven wives, including two sisters, all in one day.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE

The Uganda proposal - short story

A short story marks 120 years of the ‘road not taken’ in the history of Zionism.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByNACHSHON MEIR SPIEGELMAN
In background R, a Jewish community burns; at upper L, US president Theodore Roosevelt asks the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, ‘Now that you have peace without, why not remove his burden and have peace within your borders?’

Israel should build closer ties with Uganda - opinion

So, while ties exist as we speak, there is still a lot of untapped potential out there in multiple sectors that might be open in the future.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByAVI KUMAR
ABAYUDAYA MEMBERS gather at the local synagogue, in 2020.