Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday. The 32-year-old male nurse was an employee of Mulago Hospital, the main referral facility...

A nurse in Uganda's capital has tested positive for the Ebola virus, officials say

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in Uganda's capital has tested positive for the Ebola virus, officials say.

Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said Wednesday. The rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, an IS affiliate in the region, attacked the village of Makoko in the Lubero...

Ugandan military court rules it can try opposition figure on treachery charge carrying death penalty

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent opposition figure in Uganda will stand trial on the serious charge of treachery, a military court ruled Tuesday, escalating the legal trouble Kizza Besigye faces ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026. Treachery carries the death...