Uganda coronavirus cases rise to 14
Uganda on Wednesday recorded five new coronavirus cases rasing the total number to 14, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, Minister of...
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Call for calm as Uganda coronavirus cases rise to nine
Uganda has confirmed eight new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total to nine. Speaking to journalists in Kampala on Monday night, Health...
Uganda hospitality sector feels early heat of Covid-19
Uganda’s economy is feeling the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic even though the country is yet to report it’s first case of infection, and...
Traders threaten to boycott Kenyan port if not compensated
Ugandan and Rwandan business people who lost their merchandise and trucks during the 2007/08 post-election violence in Kenya are now threatening to boycott the standard...
Uganda’s Museveni orders closure of schools, bans public gatherings
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered closure of all schools for 30 days effective Friday March 20. In a televised address on Wednesday afternoon, Museveni...
Jambojet cancels flights as passenger numbers fall over coronavirus
Few passengers travelling to Rwanda and Uganda has forced low-cost carrier Jambojet to suspend flights to Kigali and Entebbe with immediate effect. The budget carrier,...
Uganda: Policeman arrested after shooting UPDF soldier
RUKIGA– The police in Rukiga District are investigating the shooting of a UPDF soldier allegedly by a police officer. The soldier who was shot in...
Uganda: Locals flee homes after gang attacks UPDF base
At least 23 of about 200 assailants who attacked a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) base in Zombo Town on Thursday have been captured while...
Uganda isolates four foreigners over coronavirus fears
Uganda has quarantined four foreign nationals at the Entebbe Hospital after presenting flu and cough symptoms, the Health ministry said on Monday. Without disclosing their...
Education still elusive goal for refugees even with Uganda’s open door policy
Halid Aluma had just completed his primary school education in 2016 when he was forced to flee to Uganda, leaving everything else behind. Fresh fighting...
