Uganda

As Uganda Calls Off Search, U.S. Offers $5 Million Bounty For Joseph Kony

Eyder Peralta — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:00 +0000

There are two significant developments in the search for the Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony to tell you about today: Uganda announced it was suspending its search for Kony, but at the same time, the United States announced it was offering a $5 million reward for information that leads to his capture.

Kony has been terrorizing civilians in central Africa for 25 years.

Uganda's Leader: 26 Years In Power, No Plans To Quit

John Burnett — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:41:00 +0000

Rebel leader Joesphy Kony, head of the infamous Lord's Resistance Army, has achieved greater notoriety than any other Ugandan in the world today.

Idi Amin, who ruled the country through most of the 1970s, still stands as a symbol of African dictators who abused power and inflicted gross human rights abuses.

Yet as Uganda celebrated 50 years of independence on Tuesday, the man who has most shaped the country is far less known, at least in the West.

Yoweri Museveni has ruled the East African nation for 26 years, more than half of its post-colonial history.

After Ebola Fades, What Happens To The Quarantined?

Michaeleen Doucleff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:16:00 +0000

The Ebola outbreak in Uganda, which started two months ago, has come to a close.

"The Ministry of Health [of Uganda] has been very prudent of declaring the outbreak over," Gregory Hartl, a World Health Organization spokesman, tells Shots.

As Ebola Cases Rise In Uganda, Health Workers Seek To Contain Virus

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:17:00 +0000

The number of Ebola cases in Uganda has increased during the past few days, a spokesman from the World Health Organization tells Shots. But the outbreak is still limited to a small region.

"Accumulatively to date, there are 36 suspected or confirmed cases," WHO's Gregory Hartl says.

Ebola Outbreak Kills At Least 14 In Uganda

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:48:00 +0000

An outbreak of the Ebola virus has emerged in western Uganda.

Twenty cases were reported by the World Health Organization yesterday. At least 14 people have died.