Uganda

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

A man who returned to Israel from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been placed in isolation at Soroka Medical Center while being tested for Ebola after reporting a fever.

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.
Maj. Gen. Gonyi (L) and Maj. Gen. Masiko, UPDF representatives in the House defended the Gaza deployment.

Uganda approves deployment of army to Gaza as part of international peacekeeping force

Uganda’s military chief unveiled a memorial for Yoni Netanyahu.

Uganda unveils Yoni Netanyahu memorial at Entebbe Airport 50 years after rescue operation

A Ugandan worker collects a rubber glove from the airing line during a visit by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Mulago National Referral Hospital Isolation Unit, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak.

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak short of WHO waiting period guidelines


NSO's Pegasus used to hack US State Dept. phones - report

The hacks hit US officials either based in Uganda or focused on matters concerning the East African country.

 NSO GROUP branch in the Arava Desert. Picture taken with a drone.

Explosion in Uganda capital kills at least two - local TV

Two bombs exploded in Kampala, one very close to the Ugandan parliament and one near the central police station. Local media reported that Parliament had been evacuated

 Smoke rises near the blast area, in Kampala, Uganda, November 16, 2021, in this still image obtained from a social media video.

Cataclysm on African continent a pending world war

The Nile River has captivated mystery and myth from the time of ancient Greeks, including Herodotus and Alexander the Great. Today she could become the cause of a world at war.

THE NILE RIVER is seen as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir fills near the Ethiopia-Sudan border.

High Court withdraws emerging communities aliyah petition

Judge: Case not suitable to determine principle

High Court of Justice May 3, 2020

Pride and prejudice: The State of Israel vs Yosef Kibita

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: When the young Ugandan applied to make aliyah in 2017, he couldn’t have imagined that he would be poised to fundamentally impact the dynamic of Israel-Diaspora relations.

YOSEF KIBITA reading from the Torah in the synagogue at Kibbutz Ketura, his adopted home for the last three years.

A matzah miracle in Uganda

“Our entire community thanks the Confederation of United Zionists for helping our community celebrate Pesach the right way,” said Mukiibi.

Avram Mukiibi holds newly acquired matzah this week.

Uganda says it detains American over subversive activities

In an email, a U.S. State Department official said the government was aware of the arrest but did not provide details.

Elections billboards for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, and opposition leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, are seen on a street in Kampala

Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating

The ultimate ruling in his case could have far-ranging ramifications for Jews living outside of Israel.

Women and children carry Torah scrolls from an old synagogue building to a new building in Nabagoye, Ugandaz

Ugandan army says it has killed 189 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia

Ugandan troops are part of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, whose aim is to support the central government and stop al Shabaab's efforts to topple it.

Al-Shabaab fighter at  food distribution camp Somalia 31 (R)

Uganda in spotlight of social media and elections interfering

The US and European Union have both expressed concern about Uganda government policies in the lead-up to the vote. Uganda has banned social media ahead of the vote.

Elections billboards for Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, and opposition leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, are seen on a street in Kampala