A sanitation worker from the Bunia city government sprays chlorine to disinfect the central market, as Ituri province ...

The risk of global spread of the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is high at national, regional levels but low at the global level, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa's top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. Neighboring ...

A new outbreak of the infectious Ebola virus has killed dozens of people in a remote part of Congo, according to the Africa CDC health authority. Neighboring Uganda later said one person had died in ...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a seventh term, extending his 40-year tenure following a landslide victory in controversial January elections. One of Africa’s longest-serving ...

Uganda’s military chief has warned the African country’s armed forces could enter the Iran war on Israel’s side after issuing a series of statements on social media that went viral this week. Gen.

The head of Uganda’s armed forces said Thursday that “any talk of destroying or defeating Israel” would bring the East African country into the war on Israel’s side. “If Israel needs help, it only ...

The Charles F. Kettering Foundation has named a prominent Ugandan LGBTQ activist as one of its 2026 fellows. Clare Byarugaba, founder of PFLAG-Uganda, is one of the foundation’s five 2026 Global ...

In Uganda, 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni has been reelected to a seventh term. Election observers and rights groups criticized the result, claiming that the campaign was marred by a heavy ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni secured a seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, but opposition leader Bobi Wine ...

Bobi Wine, the main opposition candidate, accused the government of vote rigging and has called for street protests. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Reporting from Kampala, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni of ...