Tag: Uganda

Uganda confirms first coronavirus case

Uganda Health minister says the 36-year-old man had travelled to Dubai for business but had high temperature when he arrived in Entebbe.

Bill Gates donates Sh1bn to fight locusts in East Africa

The desert locust invasion is the worst in 70 years for Kenya and the worst in 25 years for Somalia and Ethiopia.

‘Children die after eating pesticide pancakes’

The Daily Monitor reports that the children made the pancakes themselves — a dish commonly known in Uganda as Kabalagala.

How Kisumu County is preparing for coronavirus outbreak

Preparation comes after a KQ passenger who arrived from Guanzhou with flu-like symptoms was quarantined at KNH over fears of the coronavirus.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka brushes off claims Uganda deported her

South African star Yvonne Chaka Chaka claims she was not deported from Uganda, says she will still return to perform in the country.

Ugandan team pushes money woes aside, says it is ready for Senegal

Uganda Cranes will have to put their woes aside when they take on Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 round of 16 tie at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday, July 5. The Cranes, who will be making their first appearance in the knock-out stage of AFCON for the first time in […]

New Ebola Cases in Uganda Raise Fears of Spread Beyond Congo

 Uganda announced two more cases of Ebola on Wednesday a grandmother and a three-year-old boy confirming that a deadly outbreak has spread for the first time beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ugandan cases show the epidemic is entering a “truly frightening” phase and could kill many more people, one infectious disease specialist told […]