The World Health Organization has recognized Uganda for successfully ending its Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus after the country completed 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case. The milestone, announced on August 26, 2026, marks the official end of the outbreak and recognizes the efforts of Uganda’s health authorities, frontline health workers, communities and partners in stopping transmission.

Uganda’s presidential election this week has unfolded amid widespread controversy, security force crackdowns and deep concerns about the integrity of the vote — an election that could extend President Yoweri Museveni’s nearly four-decade rule. President Museveni, 81, is widely expected to secure an unprecedented seventh term, with early tallies showing him leading by a wide margin over his most prominent challenger, opposition leader Robert “Bobi Wine” Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Cr