A Ugandan court has charged eight finance ministry officials with corruption, electronic fraud and money laundering from a hacking incident on the central bank's systems that led to the loss of at least $21 million,

Amid a new Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda, the World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species — Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) — genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.