Uganda's government has directed that students arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo must complete a mandatory 21-day quarantine, according to Daily Monitor. The order was reported by the Ugandan publication on Sunday, 13 September 2026.
Daily Monitor did not specify in its headline and summary which authority issued the directive, where students will be held during the three-week period, or what prompted the measure. The reporting also did not indicate whether the requirement applies to all students crossing from the DRC or only to certain groups, nor whether other travellers from the country face similar restrictions.
The order concerns students travelling into Uganda from its western neighbour, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda shares a long border with the DRC, and movement between the two countries is common. Daily Monitor's report frames the quarantine as a government directive without stating the public health or other grounds behind it.
Details of how the quarantine will be enforced, which entry points are affected, and whether the measure extends beyond students remain unclear from the reporting available so far. Daily Monitor has not published information on the duration of the policy or any exemptions.
Further reporting is expected to clarify the scope of the directive, the reasons behind it, and how it will affect students and schools as the new term progresses.
