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Health and security officials suspend weekly markets near Bunagana border over Ebola

Humanitarian & Crises Single source Kisoro May 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to Bunagana Town Council LCIII Chairperson Ismail Ndayambaje, health and security officials suspended weekly markets in the area after hundreds of Congolese nationals reportedly entered Uganda through porous border points to buy goods. Kisoro Deputy RDC Dan Ndikumwami warned that anyone defying the border closure directives would be arrested and charged.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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