Tag: Uganda
African expert warns of ‘vaccine war’ over access to jabs
KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned against a “vaccine war” among nations amid...
UN, Ethiopia rights agency to conduct joint Tigray probe
KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Nations and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday they had agreed to carry out a joint investigation into...
Aid group reports killings by Ethiopian troops in Tigray
KAMPALA, Uganda — The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that its staff saw Ethiopian government troops shooting and killing four men whom...
Ugandan police detain American man over alleged subversion
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police said an American man has been detained over alleged involvement in “subversive activities” against the government.
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Ethiopia’s leader says atrocities committed in Tigray war
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ethiopia's leader says atrocities have occurred in Tigray, the country's northern region where fighting persists as government troops hunt down its...
Eritrea says EU sanctions on security agency are ‘malicious’
KAMPALA, Uganda — Eritrean authorities described European Union sanctions targeting a security agency Monday as “malicious” and charged the EU with having “ulterior motives.”
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Europe pause of AstraZeneca sends ripple of doubt elsewhere
KAMPALA, Uganda — The suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine in several European countries over the past week could fuel skepticism about the shot far...
Group reports health facilities looted in Ethiopia’s Tigray
KAMPALA, Uganda — The humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders said Monday that health facilities in Ethiopia’s embattled region of Tigray have been “looted, vandalized...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine arrested while protesting in the capital
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been arrested while leading a protest in the capital, Kampala.
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Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda — An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in...