A Ugandan doctor vaccinates the contact of a patient who tested positive during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation centre) in Kampala,

Ugandan opposition leader and four-time presidential candidate Kizza Besigye appears in a civilian court in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale stand in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda December 2, 2024. REUTERS Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo KAMPALA (Reuters) - A prominent opposition figure in Uganda who is on trial in a military tribunal has begun a hunger strike,

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease, with the first case linked to a 32-year-old nurse in Kampala.

The lone fatality from the latest outbreak was a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared in Kampala on Jan. 30

A visibly frail Besigye, who has been detained since November, was driven back to a maximum-security prison in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. Besigye’s continued detention is attracting more attention as his supporters,

A health worker walks outside Mulago Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale stand in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda December 2, 2024. REUTERS Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Commonwealth called on Tuesday for Uganda,

Kizza Besigye has been detained since November after being kidnapped in Nairobi and hauled before a military court in Kampala.

The life of Dr Kizza Besigye, a long-time opposition leader in Uganda and a fearless critic of President Yoweri Museveni must be spared. Media reports indicated that, on 17 February, he was taken to a medical clinic after embarking on a hunger strike while in a military prison. He is back in his prison cell.

Uganda health authorities say they discharged the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola. There were no other positive cases in the outbreak declared last month.

The event underscored art’s ability to inspire, connect communities, and foster meaningful cross-cultural dialogue, offering a glimpse into the future of global creative exchange