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The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain was confirmed in Mubende district in the central part of the country.
Uganda has paid some $65m as the first of three instalments of a fine the International Court of Justice had imposed on it last February as reparations over its invasion of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in the early 2000s, APA learnt on Monday.
The Ugandan parliament has passed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 privately moved by independent MP for Kampala Central Muhammad Nsereko, which imposes tough penalties for cyber-crimes.
The Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged to champion efforts to establish Diaspora bonds.
Nothing much has been reported about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony over the past few years, fuelling speculations about the whereabouts of Africa’s most elusive rebel leader of the past 35 years.
A Ugandan opposition party has announced it would not be part of next month’s election for the composition of the East African Parliament, citing alleged underhand tactics by the ruling party, APA can report on Tuesday
Cornwell Muleya, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda Airlines, has said that the national carrier is failing to take off thanks to a failure to implement a business plan.
The Ugandan government has okayed plans to compensate victims of conflicts between humans and wildlife in the country, APA learnt on Thursday.
Ugandan MPs have been impressed by a company producing ethanol from cassava that will mainly be used for cooking, reducing the pressure on forests through charcoal burning and firewood collection, APA has learnt on Tuesday.
Uganda’s opposition heavyweight Kizza Besigye has been arrested by police in the capital Kampala on Tuesday.