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IncidentGreat LakesUganda · UgandaRelevance: CountryAutomated ingestion — not analyst reviewed

WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new case

Uganda · UgandaEvent: 27 Aug 2026, 07:00 UTCLast updated: 27 Aug 2026, 09:02 UTC
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Reported detail
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has been re-declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization after completing the required 42-day period without recording a new confirmed case. The declaration was made on Wednesday by Dr Kasonde Mwinga, the WHO Representative in Uganda, almost a month after the Ministry of Health had earlier declared the country … The post WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new case appeared first on The Independent Uganda:.
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Verification confidence
Possible
36/100
Multi-source verification score
4 sources · 1 layer

Thin corroboration — the event is reported but not independently confirmed. Treat as an indicator.

Six-layer coverage
  • L1 Conflict & armed groups
    No matched signal (ACLED, UCDP, GDELT)
  • L2 Early warning & emergencies
    ReliefWeb
  • L3 GEOINT & situational awareness
    No matched signal (Copernicus, NASA FIRMS, USGS)
  • L4 Cybersecurity
    No matched signal (AlienVault OTX, AbuseIPDB, URLhaus)
  • L5 Strategic & political risk
    No matched signal (GDELT, OpenSanctions, ISS)
  • L6 Verification
    No matched signal (Analyst desk checks, OSINT verification)
How this score was reached
  • Independent reporting sources+30 / 30

    4 independent publishers report this event: The Independent (Uganda), ReliefWeb, Nile Post (Uganda), SABC News (South Africa).

  • Cross-layer corroboration+6 / 25

    Only one collection layer covers this event (L2 Early warning & emergencies). Corroboration from a second layer would raise confidence.

  • Structured / instrument evidence0 / 15

    No conflict-event dataset (L1) or geospatial/GEOINT record (L3) has been matched — reporting is narrative only.

  • Traceable citation+10 / 10

    A direct link to the primary reporting is published with the record.

  • Location resolved0 / 8

    The event is not resolved to coordinates; only a place name is held.

  • Analyst verification (L6)0 / 12

    Awaiting analyst desk verification; the record stands as collected.

  • Integrity deductions-10

    Confidence reduced because the originating feed declares the report unconfirmed.

Score is computed from collection metadata (independent publishers, collection layers, citation, geolocation, analyst review). It measures how well the event is corroborated, not how severe it is.

Credibility
Confidence
Unconfirmed
Source reliability
Not graded

Inclusion in this library is not an endorsement of a source. Ungraded items have not yet been assessed by an analyst.

Source provenance
Source
The Independent (Uganda)
Source type
Open source
Published
Not provided by source
Event date
27 Aug 2026 07:00 UTC
Data as of
27 Aug 2026 07:00 UTC
Last verified
27 Aug 2026 09:02 UTC
Drafting
Analyst desk
Open original source
Primary reporting
CitationThe Independent (Uganda)· Published Aug 27, 2026, 07:00 AM· Fetched Aug 27, 2026, 09:02 AM
independent.co.ug/who-declares-uganda-ebola-free-after-42-days-without-new-cas…(opens the original report in a new tab)
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has been re-declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization after completing the required 42-day period without recording a new confirmed case. The declaration was made on Wednesday by Dr Kasonde Mwinga, the WHO Representati…
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