The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is mobilizing efforts to support national health authorities in swiftly containing and ending the outbreak of the Sudan virus disease in Uganda.

By Gilbert Nakweya NAIROBI ― Poisoning, poaching and loss of habitat have significantly reduced populations of lion prides in Uganda, signaling the need for long-term commitments to conservation action,

While addressing the media last week, Uganda Law Society president Isaac Ssemakadde demanded that the decision be delivered before Dr Besigye, and his co-accused are returned to the military court on February 3. "We don't care which way you rule, we just want your judgment like yesterday,” he said.

The index patient is a 32-year-old man who worked as a nurse at a hospital in Kampala and died after seeking care at multiple facilities.

The World Health Organization ( WHO)  has allocated US$ 1 million (200 billion) from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to help quickly tackle the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease outbreak confirmed in Uganda on Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is mobilizing support to the national authorities to contain the Sudan virus disease – which belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus disease – following a reported outbreak in Uganda on Thursday.

Passengers scheduled to travel to Mogadishu from Nairobi were stranded on Wednesday after airlines operating between the two cities suspended flights due to a dispute over increased taxes.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed a team of health experts to Uganda to support the country's response to a confirmed outbreak of Sudan virus disease, a viral illness similar to Ebola.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Regional Cooperation John Mulimba has confirmed that Uganda’s Embassy in Embassy in Kinshasa was attacked by a riotous mob. He said non of the staff at the embassy was hurt.

Protests broke out over alleged global inaction on the M23 conflict, with Rwanda denying claims of aiding the rebels

In a statement released on Friday by Acting Major General Felix M Kulayigye, the Director of Defence Public Information, UPDF will adopt a “forward defensive posture” in its areas of operation until the crisis passes and normalization is restored.

About 674 million people in the Horn of Africa are food insecure the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO and the Intergove