AFRICA
First batch of Afghan evacuees arrives in Uganda
11:19 August 26, 2021 AA
The first batch of evacuees from Afghanistan arrived in Uganda on Wednesday morning aboard a private chartered flight and were received at Entebbe International Airport by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials and their counterparts from the US Embassy in Uganda. “The United States expresses its appreciation to the Ugandan people for their generosity and hospitality toward these communities,” the US Embassy in Kampala said in a statement.