Uganda

This can be a main change within the Ugandan military. With this appointment, Normal Muhoozi Kainerugaba confirms that lately he has occupied an more and more necessary place in the safety equipment. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudOn the age of 47, Normal Muhoozi Kainerugaba is now quantity 3 within the UPDF (Uganda's…

In Uganda, the financial penalties of the brand new partial containment that started this weekend are already being felt by a few of the inhabitants. Since Saturday 19 June and for a interval of 42 days, all transport, public or non-public, is forbidden, locations of worship are closed and the curfew modified to 19:00 as an alternative of 21:00 Amongst essentially the most affected is bike taxi or "boda…

"Against a global downward trend since the beginning of May, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated in Africa for the fifth week in a row. Africa Pointabove all. The trajectory of Covid cases in Africa is "very, very worrying", the WHO estimated on Friday, with the spread of more infectious variants and a dangerously low level of vaccination. According to data collected by the WHO, there were 116,500 new infections in Africa…

The presence in Uganda of the five variants is one of the reasons for the epidemic outbreak that the country in the Great Lakes region is currently experiencing when it had been relatively spared during the first wave. Strict containment had prevented the spread of the epidemic during the first wave of Covid in Uganda, but…

This Sunday is World Refugee Day. A day set up by the UN and honoring the millions of people forced to flee their country of origin to escape conflict or persecution. According to the UNHCR's annual report, released by the UN refugee agency on Friday, the number of internally displaced persons increased by 4% last year to 82.4 million, a figure twice as high as ten years ago.…

Travel by private or public transport is now prohibited anywhere in the country, with the exception of tourist vehicles and important workers. The curfew starts at 19.00, instead of 21.00 earlier, places for worship and sporting events are closed for 42 days. As a return to the restrictions introduced for the first containment in March 2020.…

A sense of dread grows in some of the poorest countries in the world as virus cases grow and more contagious variants tackle a crippling shortage of vaccines. The crisis has alerted public health officials along with millions of unvaccinated people, especially those who are struggling in the informal economy that is not the book, living hand-to-mouth and paying cash in health crises. With intensive care units filled in cities overwhelmed by the pandemic, serious illness can be a death sentence. Africa…

In Uganda, the recovery of the tourism sector this summer was threatened by the new outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the country. Tourist agencies, which see that their reservations increase for the months of July and August, fear the same situation as last year, when the airports remained closed from March to October 2020. In…

Congolese and Ugandan presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Yoweri Museveni met at the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda on Wednesday, June 16. A meeting with a strong financial interest, but also a security meeting. The two heads of state begin renovation work on the roads that connect the two countries.…

In Uganda, 18 activists from Bobi Wines' party, including three very close opponents, were released on bail on Monday, June 14, after nearly six months in prison. Arrested during the election campaign in December last year, the opposition and many human rights groups demanded their release. as reported from Uganda,Lucie…