Published on : 10/11/2022 – 08:42Modified : 10/11/2022 – 08:40 Mubende (Uganda) (AFP) – Among the banana trees, Bonaventura Senyonga digs the grave of her grandson, killed by the Ebola virus. The octogenarian awaits the body, prepared by the Ugandan government’s medical services, for burial. The funeral of Ibrahim Kyeyunepere, a 30-year-old motorcycle mechanic and … Read more
The funeral of Ibrahim Kyeyunepere, a 30-year-old motorcycle mechanic and father of two daughters, will take place far from traditional rituals, with reunion of the extended family and hugs. Only a handful of relatives are present to help dig up the family’s historic land at Kasazi B village in Kassanda district. This district in central … Read more
Paris, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 – It is a country of 47 million inhabitants which is now facing a race against time. On September 11, 2022, a 24-year-old man from a village in Uganda’s Mubende district showed the first signs of being infected with the Sudanese strain of Ebola virus. He will die on September … Read more
In a televised address to the nation, he also ordered security officials to arrest anyone suspected of contracting the often fatal hemorrhagic fever if they refuse to self-isolate. His instructions follow a regional ministerial meeting in Kampala focused on emergency response to the outbreak after Uganda last month announced its first death from the highly … Read more
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered traditional healers to stop treating the sick to halt the spread of Ebola, which has already claimed the lives of 19 people in the impoverished East African country. In a televised address to the nation, he also ordered security officials to arrest anyone suspected of contracting the often fatal … Read more