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Uganda Begins Somalia Troop Withdrawal, Plans 2027 ExitWorld — Nov 2, 2026Uganda has begun a phased withdrawal of troops serving in Somalia under bilateral arrangements, with the initial group returning home. It plans to pull all its forces, including those in the African Union mission, by the end of 2027, as Somali forces take on greater responsibility for national security.

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Uganda Requires DRC Returnees to Quarantine 21 Days at Own ExpenseWorld — Oct 25, 2026Uganda requires citizens returning from the DRC to quarantine 21 days at their own expense, bars DRC-history transit, and limits the border to essential travelers.

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Elena Vasquez Making returnees cover their own 21-day quarantine costs will hit families hard during an already stressful time.

Nigeria confirms Ebola case in patient who arrived from Uganda — Oct 20, 2026

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Dana Whitfield Uganda's outbreak response needs closer review since the patient reached Nigeria before detection.

Nigeria Investigates Possible Link to Kenya Ebola CaseHealth — Oct 20, 2026Nigeria confirmed an imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in a woman who arrived from Uganda; she is isolated and receiving treatment. Authorities have identified 44 contacts, intensified surveillance and urged potentially exposed people and health facilities to cooperate with public health guidance.

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IJRHouse GOP Blocks Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete HegsethNicole Silverio · 4 min · 5h

Three Zambian NWSL Players Face 21-Day Ebola Wait — Oct 16, 2026Three Zambian NWSL players—Barbra Banda, Racheal Kundananji and Prisca Chilufya—are delayed from returning to the United States after playing in Uganda because of Ebola-related re-entry rules, including a 21-day waiting period. The league says the players are healthy and is coordinating with clubs and U.S. immigration to support their return, as their absence comes near the end of the regular season.

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Priya Raman Travel rules for Ebola should focus on actual risk instead of holding up athletes with no symptoms at all.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Ida Odinga Urges Peace at Anniversary Memorial — Oct 13, 2026Kenya is marking Raila Odinga’s first death anniversary with three days of events, including an intergenerational dialogue, a candle-lighting ceremony and a memorial gathering at Migwena, while Uganda is hosting a regional service in Kampala. Friends say Migwena holds deep significance for the Odinga family and community, and organizers frame the commemorations as a celebration of Odinga’s public service and legacy.

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Prostate Screening Campaigns Promote Early DetectionHealth — Oct 12, 2026Health organizations are expanding prostate cancer screening and awareness efforts, including a free screening event for men ages 45–75 in Amarillo and a campaign in Uganda aiming to screen 45,000 men. Ghana’s University of Ghana Medical Centre is also urging routine prostate assessments and early medical attention, with families and communities encouraged to help men seek care.

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South Africa deploys 510 troops amid Durban unrest — Oct 26, 2026South Africa has deployed 510 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal through November 30 to support police amid anti-immigrant unrest, at an estimated cost of R34 million. The violence, which included looting and the fatal beating of a Ugandan national, was fueled by misinformation about a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum applications.

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Uganda Becomes Latest African Nation To Take Trump Deportees — With Conditions — Aug 21, 2025The Trump administration secured another international partner in its quest to establish multiple third-country destinations for migrants deported from the United States. Uganda has agreed to a “temporary arrangement”…

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FaithTapDOJ says Iranian operative used coded calls from NY jail to direct UK plotU.S. prosecutors say an Iranian-linked operative in a New York jail used coded calls to help direct a failed attack on RAF Fairford, a British base hosting U.S. aircraft. The indictment alleges two co-defendants and UK associates prepared f31m · 1 reads

American Couple Could Face Death Penalty in Uganda – They Are Already Looking at a Life SentenceReporting — Dec 24, 2022An American couple living in Naguru neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda, could face the death penalty over an aggravated child trafficking charge, lawyers said. Police arrested Nicholas Spencer and Mackenzie Leigh Mathias…

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Uganda Central Bank Raises Reserves, Shilling SlidesFinance — Sep 17, 2026Uganda’s central bank raised the cash reserve ratio from 11% to 13.5% effective Sept. 24 to tighten liquidity as the shilling weakens, with the currency trading around 3,925 per dollar. The move aims to strengthen monetary policy transmission and price stability amid external tensions and higher dollar demand from manufacturers and energy firms.

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Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Hundreds Protest Turkish Embassy, Seek Lumbuye Extradition — Sep 18, 2026Hundreds of Ugandan demonstrators gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Kampala to demand the extradition of dissident Fred Lumbuye, who has lived in Turkey for years and whose legal status there remains unclear. The protests, organized by the Patriotic League of Uganda under Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, reflect ongoing Uganda-Turkey tensions as Kampala accuses Lumbuye of harmful propaganda, incitement, and cybercrimes.

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Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Faces Succession DisputeWorld — Sep 8, 2026Ghana's local-government reforms prompt Minister Ayariga to leave Parliament for executive work aimed at solving governance challenges, signaling a strategic reshaping of leadership roles. In Uganda and Ethiopia, royal and national leadership transitions—Tooro Kingdom's succession dispute, continued chatter over Museveni's potential exit, and moves toward a stronger presidency in Ethiopia—underscore how constitutional rules and traditional power structures influence who governs and how power is transferred.

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Uganda, DRC Communities Strengthen Gorilla Conservation — Sep 23, 2026Community-led conservation is helping protect gorillas across Central Africa: near Uganda’s Bwindi forest, residents are planting useful trees outside the park to reduce pressure on mountain-gorilla habitat, while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new legal designation expands community-managed forest protections for threatened Grauer’s gorillas. Health and tourism initiatives also support mountain-gorilla conservation, whose population has nearly doubled since the 1990s.

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IJRSupreme Court Justices Bash Lawyer Defending Company Undercutting American Jobs With Cheap Migrant LaborPete Peterson · 4 min · 5h

Uganda's youngest king returns home for burial amid succession dispute — Sep 4, 2026The body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Guinness-listed world’s youngest reigning monarch, has been returned to Uganda and placed in state ahead of a nine-day mourning culminating in a burial on September 12, with President Museveni and other officials attending the airport ceremony. A public dispute over succession and a reported heir has emerged among royal clan leaders, amid the Tooro Kingdom’s rites and ongoing tributes from lawmakers and the public.

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Five EU nations plan 2027 migrant return hubs, host country undecided — Sep 4, 2026Five EU states—Denmark, Greece, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands—are moving toward outside-EU “return hubs” for rejected asylum seekers, aiming to have facilities ready by 2027 with partners in Africa such as Rwanda or Uganda. The plan follows a June EU migration rule overhaul to accelerate deportations, drawing criticism from rights groups about safety and due process as ministers push ahead with negotiations for third-country sites.

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Dana Whitfield is a long way off. By then half these governments could be voted out and the whole plan scrapped.

Oxford Ebola Vaccine Enters Human TrialsHealth — Jul 24, 2026Oxford University's ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine has entered Phase 1 trials in the UK to test safety and immune response against Bundibugyo Ebola, with 50 healthy volunteers and the first participant Ed Hunt, while the Serum Institute of India has stocked roughly 620,000 doses and larger studies could follow in Uganda and the DRC. No licensed vaccine yet exists for Bundibugyo, making this trial a critical step amid the ongoing outbreak, with multiple candidate vaccines in development alongside this effort.

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M-KOPA Reaches 10 Million Customers Across Five African Markets — Jul 22, 2026M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa through its More than a Phone platform that blends smartphone financing with embedded insurance and credit for Everyday Earners. Since 2020 it has added 9 million customers in six years, with Nigeria the fastest-growing market, about 10,000 new customers daily, and a Kenya assembly factory of 400+ staff that has produced more than 3.3 million devices, supported by a network of over 40,000 agents.

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Kenya-India Aid for Congo Ebola ResponseHealth — Jul 18, 2026Africa CDC warns the Ebola outbreak in Africa could escalate unless an additional $1.4 billion is mobilised, noting community transmission remains high and that funding needs have risen above initial projections, with Ghana pledging support as member states have already mobilised about $110 million toward a $100 million target. China has contributed a total of $4.5 million to Africa CDC’s Ebola response for the Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, financing frontline surveillance, testing, logistics and community engagement to bolster containment efforts.

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Daily Caller News FoundationHouse GOP Blocks Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete HegsethHouse Republicans blocked an immediate vote Tuesday on Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a procedural vote.5h · 309 reads

Columbia University Human Rights Fellow Convicted For Having A Slave — Mar 13, 2025A British jury convicted United Nations Judge Lydia Mugambe on Thursday of forcing a Ugandan woman into domestic servitude after luring her to the U.K. under false pretenses. Mugambe, who also serves as a high court…

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CNN Slapped With Community Note on X After Defending Alleged Rapist of a ChildReporting — Aug 30, 2023After a decidedly slanted report about two Ugandan men charged with “aggravated homosexuality” in their home country, CNN found itself the recipient of a “community note” on X, the social media platform formerly known…

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Family of Woman Decapitated by Gate at National Park Awarded Over $10 Million in DamagesReporting — Feb 4, 2023The family of a Ugandan woman who was decapitated by a metal gate at Utah’s Arches National Park has been awarded more than $10 million in damages. Twenty-five-year-old Esther Nakajjigo, a renowned activist and reality…

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