Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday revised down its forecast for the global economy amid the mounting COVID-19 fallout, projecting a 4.9-percent contraction in 2020. The latest projection is 1.9 percentage points below the World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast released in April, indicating a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center in Entebbe says it needs up to 15 billion shillings to take care of animals and maintain scientists. The center which hosts 291 wild animals of 52 different species has been hit hard by the coronavirus …
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Gulu Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of passengers and several drivers are stranded in Gulu district due to the COVID-19 lockdown that started this morning. Gulu district coronavirus taskforce headed by Major Santos Okot Lapolo, the Gulu Resident District Commissioner on Wednesday morning announced a lockdown and equally blocked …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 5,000 private schools and higher institutions of learning face permanent closure due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Planning Authority (NPA) has warned. Rogers Matte, the Manager Macroeconomic Planning at NPA says that the closure of schools as part of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre –UWEC has banned impromptu visits as it announced new operational guidelines aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19. UWEC managing director James Musinguzi says that the ban on impromptu visits to the centre will enable better planning, enforcing social …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbarara has arrested 25 taxi touts for defying presidential directives. Following the suspension of public transport over Covid-19, President Museveni banned touts from the parks as a measure of curtailing the spread of the virus. The touts were arrested in an operation conducted …
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Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A decision by the government to limit lessons broadcast to Uganda Broadcasting Corporation- UBC is frustrating learning as the country continues to suffer effects COVID-19 lockdown, according to a cross-section of Parents. Initially, the government had asked the District Education Officers- DEO’s to submit …
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Cairo, Egypt | AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt’s musclemen are frustrated with working out from home due to coronavirus restrictions and are raring to get back to gruelling routines at their gyms, where they also earn a living. With massive biceps and a gleaming six-pack, Mohamed Ali — who goes …
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Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has delivered a consignment of 317,000 government facemasks to support in the fight against community transmission of COVID-19 in Rakai district. The district is categorized among the high-risk areas due to its geographical location at the Uganda-Tanzania border. It has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Soroti based lawyer Leonard Otee has applied for a review of the decision to allow the Directorate of Public Prosecutions to take over Criminal proceedings against Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa. The minister faces trial for illegally authorizing three family members of businessman Ben …
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