Uganda

Uganda: Suicide Attacks May Have Been Linked to Somalia Peacekeeping Mission

Date: July 14th, 2010 |

Dual suicide attacks in Kampala July 11 killed at least 70 people at two venues where World Cup fans were gathered. The incidents serve as a reminder to know as much as possible about the politics and foreign policy of countries you visit. An Islamic militant group based in Somalia and believed to be affiliated [read more]

Uganda: Dutch Tourist Dies from Marburg Virus Contracted in a Cave

Date: July 23rd, 2008 |

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A Dutch woman who was brushed by a fruit bat in a cave in the Maramagambo Forest died of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The deadly Marburg virus is similar to the Ebola virus. The caves in the Maramagambo Forest have been visited by foreign and local tourists and even school groups for a decade without incident, [read more]

Uganda: British Tourist Killed in Murchisons Falls

Date: November 13th, 2005 |

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A British tourist was killed and foreigners and non-government organizations (NGOs) have been threatened in northern Uganda by Lord�s Resistance Army (LRA), an insurgent group that has been fighting the government for 19 years. The tourist was killed Nov. 9 in an ambush in Murchisons Falls National Park when he went with others to assist [read more]

Uganda

Date: January 21st, 2003 |

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An outbreak of cholera in Kampala that killed two people has been blamed on locally bottled water or juice that was contaminated. Samples of both showed high counts of e. coli bacteria, prompting the Ugandan Health Ministry to ban sale of bottled water and soft drinks. The incident is a reminder that locally bottled products [read more]

Uganda

Date: May 30th, 2001 |

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After a notorious rebel attack on a tourist group in March 1999 in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, security has been significantly increased in national parks across the country. But a recent attack on a minibus in Murchison Falls National Park claimed eleven lives. The raid was attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group from [read more]

East Africa: Single Tourist Visa Will Cover Five Countries

Date: April 1st, 2009 |

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Five countries in East Africa have agreed to issue a single tourist visa for travel throughout the region. The new visa will allow tourists to move freely among the member countries of the East African Community: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The group is setting a common code of conduct for tour operators, establishing [read more]

Uganda: Wildlife Official Says Rwenzori Region Safe from Ebola

Date: December 13th, 2007 |

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Some 116 people have caught the deadly Ebola virus in western Uganda’s Bundibugyo district, bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, and 30 have died. Wildlife officials in the popular Rwenzori region were quick to assure visitors that national parks and tourist areas are outside the danger zones, and tourist facilities in the parks are clean [read more]

Uganda

Date: December 17th, 2003 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Kampala received a report of a threat against the embassy and the American Club, but the credibility of the information has not been confirmed. The embassy remained open, but the American Recreation Association closed Dec. 12-19 to review its security arrangements. The embassy encourages Americans to remain alert and “increase their [read more]

Uganda

Date: June 12th, 2001 |

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The U.S. Embassy has received reports that individuals are planning terrorist attacks against facilities and events associated with or funded by Americans and Britons in Uganda. The information has not been confirmed, but prudence suggests minimizing contact with such facilities or events in the [read more]