Uganda joins Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Indonesia and Albania in pledging troops to the 20,000-strong International Stabilization Force proposed by Trump's Board of Peace — a force that has struggled for six months to find soldiers.
The World Health Organization is battling a Bundibugyo-strain Ebola outbreak that has killed hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, now complicated by a separate Marburg case across the border in Uganda.
A rare Bundibugyo strain with no approved vaccine has killed at least 91 people and crossed into Uganda. U.S. modelers warn cases could exceed 20,000 within months.
Congo's Health Ministry reported 282 confirmed cases and dozens of deaths in Ituri province as the Bundibugyo strain jumps borders into Uganda, colliding with armed conflict that is hampering the response.
An outbreak centered on the gold-mining town of Mongbwalu has killed at least 264 people and crossed into Uganda's capital, while attacks on health workers hamper the response.
WatchArmed groups in Ituri Province have ambushed response teams, stoned vaccinators, and burned a treatment unit in Bunia as the eighth Public Health Emergency of International Concern in the framework's 20-year history puts the U.S. CDC on Level 3 activation and routes all incoming passengers from Kinshasa, Entebbe and Kigali through five designated airports.
Health ministry implements emergency restrictions as virus reaches rebel-controlled province, bringing total cases to nearly 600 with 139 deaths.
Department of Homeland Security directs all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at single Virginia airport as health officials scramble to contain outbreak.
The World Health Organization reports more than 540 cases across Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with experts warning the true numbers could be much higher.
Health officials report sharp rise to more than 130 suspected deaths since outbreak was first identified, marking significant escalation.
WatchThe rare Bundibugyo strain — for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment — has killed at least 88 people across Ituri province and Kampala, and at least six other Americans are believed to have been exposed.
The World Health Organization issues emergency declaration after confirming Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda with no approved vaccine available.