According to a senior government official who is also on the trip, at least five South Sudanese government ministers and seven individuals who traveled to Qatar yesterday tested positive for the deadly coronavirus infection. President Salva Kiir’s security advisor, Tutkew […]
Rwanda will put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under lockdown from Saturday to rein in surging coronavirus cases and deaths, officials said. The restrictions will last until July 26, the office of Prime Minister Edouard […]
Uganda intends to vaccinate 22 million people, or about half of its population, in order to completely reopen the economy, and has put aside 560 billion shillings ($157.9 million) to purchase Covid-19 vaccinations, according to Finance Minister Matia Kasaija. “It’s […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a one-billion-U.S. dollar loan to finance Uganda’s response to the COVID-19 crisis over the next three years. The international financing institution in a statement posted on its website late on Monday said the […]
The UK has added Uganda to the “red list” nations from where travellers will not be allowed entry into its territory effective 30 June. This is amidst rising coronavirus cases and fast-spreading variants of the virus. Uganda has until now […]
Manufacturers and transporters in Kenya are in a wait-and-see mode as the Uganda moves to impose strict measures to contain the Covid-19 virus. President Yoweri Museveni last Friday announced a 42-day lock down following a surge in Covid-19 numbers, restricting […]
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