David Owori, captain of Uganda Premier League club SC Villa and national team player, died after being fatally attacked during a robbery in Kampala on Tuesday night.
Ugandan footballer and SC Villa captain David Owori, 27, was beaten to death by suspected robbers outside his Kampala home after resisting a mobile phone theft, sparking national grief and outrage over violent crime.
Ugandan footballer and SC Villa captain David Owori, 27, died after being beaten by suspected robbers near his home in Kampala, sparking grief and anger over violent crime.
Uganda has begun lobbying countries to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions after discharging its last confirmed patient, a Congolese national, from a Kampala hospital. The move starts a 42-day countdown for WHO to declare Uganda Ebola-free, despite 15 countries maintaining restrictions impacting tourism and trade.
Uganda's progressive refugee policies are strained by severe funding cuts, leading to a health crisis. Aid reductions have slashed food rations, increased malnutrition, and forced the closure of health clinics, leaving refugees vulnerable and staff overwhelmed.
O surto de ebola na África é agravado por décadas de guerra no Leste da RDC e pela redução da cooperação internacional em saúde, especialmente dos EUA. A escassez de profissionais e o aumento de gastos com defesa também dificultam o combate à doença.
Den ugandiska dansgruppen "Ghettokids", bestående av gatubarn, förbereder sig för att uppträda under VM-finalens pausunderhållning med Shakira. Gruppen, som startade som ett viralt fenomen, driver nu ett hem för 60 barn och sprider glädje genom sina dansvideor.
Arsenal’s first league title since 2004 has ignited celebrations across London, Africa, and the diaspora, highlighting the club’s deep roots with Black fans and its enduring cultural and commercial impact beyond the pitch.
Uganda's Health Ministry reported two new Ebola cases, both health workers at a private facility in Kampala, bringing the total to seven. These cases are linked to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has recorded over 900 cases and more than 200 deaths.
Deux nouveaux cas d'Ebola ont été détectés en Ouganda, portant le total à sept. Les deux patients sont du personnel médical à Kampala. L'OMS considère l'épidémie en RDC comme un risque "très élevé".
Uganda has confirmed two new Ebola cases, bringing the total to seven. The new cases are health workers in Kampala. The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which there is no vaccine. The WHO has declared it a public health emergency of international concern.
Kongolesiska flyktingar i Uganda upplever ökat stigma och misstänksamhet på grund av ebolautbrottet i hemlandet. Trots goda lagar för flyktingar möter de anklagelser om att sprida viruset, vilket Arthur Musomwa beskriver som nedslående.
Uganda har bekräftat tre nya fall av ebola, vilket indikerar smittspridning inom landet snarare än enbart importerade fall. Ett fall är särskilt oroande då patienten reste inom Uganda och tillbaka till Kongo utan att upptäckas. Ett toppmöte i Kampala samlar representanter för att samordna insatser.
Um novo surto de Ebola, causado pela espécie Bundibugyo, foi registrado na província de Ituri, no Congo, com casos confirmados também em Uganda. A OMS declarou emergência de saúde pública internacional devido à falta de vacinas e tratamentos específicos para esta cepa.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC, with over 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths. Cases have spread to Uganda and a US citizen was confirmed, prompting a declaration of a public health emergency of international concern.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC a public health emergency of international concern with 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths
Präsident Yoweri Museveni hat den Pilgermarsch zum ugandischen „Tag der Märtyrer“ am 3. Juni verschoben. Die traditionelle Prozession, die an die Anfänge des Christentums in Uganda erinnert, findet dieses Jahr nicht statt.
Präsident Yoweri Museveni hat den traditionellen Pilgermarsch am ugandischen "Tag der Märtyrer" am 3. Juni abgesagt. Die beliebte Gedenkveranstaltung, die an die Anfänge des Christentums in Uganda erinnert, wird auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben.
A Ugandan-American man was sentenced to death on Thursday over the murders of four young children he stabbed to death at a kindergarten in Uganda’s capital. Christopher Okello Onyum was arrested on April 2 as he tried to flee the day care centre in Kampala where he murdered the children aged 15 months to two-and-a-half years. Prosecutors said Onyum, who holds Ugandan and US citizenship, confessed to the crime, believing the “human sacrifice” would help him become rich, though he eventually...
