Tag: Uganda
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Uganda tightens Ebola border controls and requires returnees from Congo to pay for quarantine
Uganda is reinforcing border controls to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and now requires citizens returning from neighboring Congo to spend 21 days ... -
In parts of Africa, rainmakers face cruel violence by farmers as climate change vexes many
The farmers who paid David Nabutsilili money to summon rain were angry when they received so much of it that their vegetable gardens were left flooded. ... -
Three killed after passenger van hits an elephant in a Ugandan national park
A passenger van struck an elephant in a Ugandan national park, killing three people and injuring four others, police said. The crash happened on Sunday on ... -
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern yesterday after more than 300 suspected ... -
President Yoweri Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects results
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, according to official results Saturday, in an election marred by a days-long internet shutdown and ... -
Uganda’s leader wants a ban on used clothing from the West
Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive open market in Uganda’s capital. They are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, sifting through underwear ... -
US imposes visa restrictions for Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law
Washington last week announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda after the enactment of an anti-gay ... -
Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others ...
