Uganda discharges last Ebola patients, says outbreak contained

Uganda has discharged the last eight patients who were recovering from an Ebola outbreak declared last month, health authorities reported on Tuesday. The World Health Organization described the recoveries as a milestone and reflected Uganda’s speedy …

Uganda under fire for detention of opposition leader

NAIROBI, KENYA —  Human rights activists, lawyers and medical practitioners in East Africa called on the Ugandan government Tuesday to release opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has spent the past three months in military detention. Besigye, who was …

Lilongwe Mayor Sagawa in Uganda to Champion the Cause of Clean Water and Sanitation for the Capital City 

Lilongwe City Council is rallying support to enhance access to clean water and modern sanitation, as the city grapples with rapid population growth and overstretched infrastructure. Mayor Esther Sagawa made a passionate call at the African Water and …

Uganda Deploys Troops Against Anti-Govt Militias in East DR Congo

Uganda’s army on Tuesday said it had deployed troops in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local militias. The move came as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has been seizing territory further south in the neighboring North …

AfDB announces funding to import electricity from Uganda   

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday announced that it will unveil funds to finance the importation of electricity from neighboring Uganda to South Sudan. Themba Bhebhe, AfDB South Sudan Country Manager, told reporters in Juba that the project …

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients, health minister says

KAMPALA: Uganda has discharged eight people after they recovered from Ebola although at least 265 contacts remain under quarantine, its health minister said. The East African country declared an outbreak of the highly infectious and often fatal …

Uganda’s Crested Crane Nears Extinction as Farming and Hunting Threats Mount

Uganda’s cherished crested crane, a symbol of national pride featured on the flag and coat of arms, is on the verge of extinction. The bird’s population, which numbered over 100,000 in the 1970s, has declined sharply in the decades after to just 10,000 …

Burundi retreats, Uganda enters fray in DRC

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they had been fighting against Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, in a further blow to DRC's army as it struggles to halt a rebel advance even as Uganda deployed troops in …

Uganda’s Crested Crane Nears Extinction as Farming and Hunting Threats Mount

Bwindi Lodge Celebrates 25 Years of Pioneering Gorilla Ecotourism in Uganda

Volcanoes Safaris, the pioneer of gorilla and chimpanzee ecotourism in Uganda and Rwanda since 1997, proudly celebrates the 25th anniversary of its award-winning Bwindi Lodge. Overlooking the primeval Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and with stunning views of …