1 day ago · Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country that has killed one person and infected two others. The first patient, a ...

The South Sudan and the neighbouring state of Uganda enjoy relatively [vague] strong cultural, political, and economic ties. As South Sudan neared independence, both states begun to take advantage of increased opportunities for trade, development and educational exchanges.

21 hours ago · Uganda learned from its outbreak of the Sudan type of Ebola two years ago, Spencer said. At the time, a vaccine trial wasn't ready to be conducted before the outbreak ended.

Dec 19, 2024 · GENEVA – Dozens of men, women and children who fled Sudan have offered vital testimony about the country’s deadly conflict to human rights experts visiting a settlement camp in neighbouring Uganda.

4 days ago · A constant flurry of cargo flights between an airfield on the outskirts of Kampala and destinations in Sudan and, more recently, South Sudan is further fuelling suspicions that Uganda has an indirect role in the supply of weapons to the paramilitary group that has been fighting regular Sudanese troops for more than 18 months.

May 17, 2024 · Including the Sudanese, on average 2,500 people arrive in Uganda every week, mainly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, primarily driven by ongoing conflicts and climate-related challenges.

Oct 28, 2024 · Uganda and South Sudan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending the longstanding border conflicts between the two countries.

Oct 20, 2024 · President Museveni is on Wednesday expected to convene the high-level summit aimed at charting a peace path to ending the 17-month war in Sudan, Foreign Affairs minister Gen Jeje Odongo has said.

Dec 14, 2023 · In August, eight Ugandans were killed by armed men from South Sudan in a deadly clash over a piece of land in a remote village in Lamwo District. An inter-ministerial committee comprising...

6 days ago · Brazzaville/Kampala – Following the confirmation of an outbreak of Sudan virus disease – which belongs to the same family as Ebola virus disease – in Uganda today, World Health Organization (WHO) is mobilizing efforts to support the national health authorities to swiftly contain and end the outbreak. WHO is deploying senior public health experts and mobilizing staff from the country ...