Uganda

Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility

Two people were killed in protests last week in Nanyuki, and the US continues its activities defying Kenyan court orders.

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.
 A health worker burns food waste of Ebola patients at an Ebola treatment center (ETC) in Katwa, near Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2019

Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola, WHO's Tedros says

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.

Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

Health Ministry officials meet to discuss, monitor ongoing Ebola outbreak


Ugandans come out en masse to pray and sing for Israel

“If a sleeping Giant don't wake by himself, the Lord will wake him up."

African woman prays for Israel

To be a rabbi: How one Abayudaya hopes to help his community

‘We want recognition so we can say we are part of the Jewish nation’

Asiimwe Rabbin Rivbin hopes to serve as a rabbi in the Abayudaya community in Uganda.

A tale of Uganda’s Jewish community

The legacy of terrorism victim Dvir Sorek had an impact in one of the most unexpected places

Members of the Jewish community pray in the synagogue in the village of Putti.

Uganda and the Jewish question

Diary of a week with the Abayudaya.

THE NAMANYONYI synagogue doubles as a center for educational and cultural activities.

Suspected Hezbollah agent arrested in Uganda with Mossad's help

Yassine, who has lived and worked in Uganda since 2010, was reportedly tracked for months before his arrest at the beginning of the month.

Members of Hezbollah march with party's flags during a rally marking al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day) in Beirut

Jewish center in Uganda dedicated to Yoni Netanyahu

The delegation also visited the old terminal in Entebbe, where the military operation to free the hostages, took place. Dr. Netanyahu said Kaddish and lit a memory candle in honor of Yoni.

Members of the Abayudaya community celebrate the inauguration of "Beit Ha'Am - Marom"

Uganda seizes 8 suspects over American tourist's kidnap

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $500,000 and the pair were released six days later.

U.S. tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott poses with her guide, Jean Paul Mirenge in Uganda

American kidnapped on Ugandan safari, $500,000 ransom demanded

Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and Ugandan driver Jean Paul were on a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park when four gunmen ambushed their vehicle on Tuesday evening, a police statement said.

Money

Hero pilot from hijacked Entebbe flight dies at 95

Air France captain Michel Bacos refused to leave behind his Jewish and Israeli passengers.

Michel Bacos (R) speaks to the media in 1976

Testing the boundaries of Ebola response

The current outbreak clearly poses an immediate threat to people in the region, but it is not obvious that it poses an immediate danger to people worldwide.

 Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a woman who had contact with an Ebola sufferer in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 18, 2018