The South Sudan and the neighbouring state of Uganda enjoy relatively [vague] strong cultural, political, and economic ties. As South Sudan neared independence, both states begun to take advantage of increased opportunities for trade, development and educational exchanges.

Dec 19, 2024 · GENEVA – Dozens of men, women and children who fled Sudan have offered vital testimony about the country’s deadly conflict to human rights experts visiting a settlement camp in neighbouring Uganda.

Feb 4, 2025 · Uganda has launched a trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus, following an outbreak in the country that has killed one person and infected two others. The first patient, a ...

6 days ago · A constant flurry of cargo flights between an airfield on the outskirts of Kampala and destinations in Sudan and, more recently, South Sudan is further fuelling suspicions that Uganda has an indirect role in the supply of weapons to the paramilitary group that has been fighting regular Sudanese troops for more than 18 months.

4 days ago · On January 29, 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda officially declared an Ebola outbreak caused by the Sudan virus (species Orthoebolavirus sudanense), in the nation’s capital, Kampala. This is the eighth Ebola outbreak in Uganda since 2000.

May 17, 2024 · Including the Sudanese, on average 2,500 people arrive in Uganda every week, mainly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, primarily driven by ongoing conflicts and climate-related challenges.

Dec 12, 2024 · The long-awaited border demarcation between Uganda and South Sudan is set to begin in 2027, according to declarations from officials of both governments. The demarcation is expected to address...

Dec 27, 2023 · The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said on Wednesday he met Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, his first confirmed appearance...

Oct 20, 2024 · President Museveni is on Wednesday expected to convene the high-level summit aimed at charting a peace path to ending the 17-month war in Sudan, Foreign Affairs minister Gen Jeje Odongo has said.

Dec 14, 2023 · In August, eight Ugandans were killed by armed men from South Sudan in a deadly clash over a piece of land in a remote village in Lamwo District. An inter-ministerial committee comprising...