5 February – Ugandan climate activistVanessa Nakate, 23, complains about racism as she is cropped out of a photo published by theAssociated Press in which she originally appeared withGreta Thunberg,Isabelle Axelsson, Luisa Neubauer andLoukina Tille at theWorld Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "Africans have truly been erased from the map of climate action," Nakate tweeted. AP said they will expand their diversity training for employees.[2]
9 February – Swarms oflocusts are seen in Uganda and Tanzania.[3]
12 February – PowerChina International Group Limited (PIGL) applies for a permit to build a US$1.2 dam and power plant betweenLake Kyoga andLake Albert in Uganda.[4]
15 March – In a historic first, allPeace Corps volunteers worldwide are withdrawn from their host countries.[6]
18 March – Public gatherings including places of worship, pubs, weddings, music shows, rallies and cultural meetings were suspended for 32 days with immediate effect.[7]
22 March – The first case ofCOVID-19 in the country was confirmed.[8]
25 March – Public transport was suspended for 14 days, with only private cars with three occupants or less allowed on the road.[9]
8 May – A hospital inKilembe, Uganda and a small town Somalia are washed away in flooding; an unspecified number of people are killed. Hundreds of people have been killed by floodwaters in Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda, and Ethiopia which have also displaced hundreds of thousands across the region.[10]
2 June – President Yoweri Museveni predicts Uganda will lose US$1.6 billion in tourism revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
December 25 – Ugandan civilian boat with over 50 passengers sank inLake Albert after it was hit by strong wind. Ugandan officials said that 21 people have been rescued and 26 bodies recovered,DRC authorities said that at least 33 people died in an incident.[19]
December 26 –2021 Ugandan general election: Campaigning is halted in Mbarara, Kabarole, Luwero, Kasese, Masaka, Wakiso, Jinja, Kalungu, Kazo, Kampala City, and Tororo, ostensibly for health reasons.[20]
