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Ahunna Eziakonwa is the UN Assistant Secretary- General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa of the UNDP. She talks to Kingsley Ighobor on COVID-19 and its impact on African economies. What is the impact of COVID-19 on Africa so far? Well, it has become clear now that COVID-19 …

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP |  Sweden has taken a soft approach to virus restrictions and although its rules are likely to be in place longer than in other countries, officials are adamant their strategy is a winner in the long term. “This fight against COVID-19 is a marathon,” Prime Minister Stefan …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Landlords evict people from their homes, nurses are abandoned by their husbands and people are spurned just on suspicion of coming into contact with a COVID-19 patient. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the stigma attached to the coronavirus is so strong that some choose not to seek treatment …

Washington, United States | AFP |  With its remarkable success in fighting the coronavirus and its democratic values, Taiwan is enjoying a groundswell of support in the United States whose leadership is eager to hold up the island as a model against China. Experts, however, doubt there will be a major …

Kampala, Uganda  | GODFREY SSALI | Uganda’s Constitutional Court has given National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Attorney General of Government 10 days within which to respond to a petition filed by a Human Rights Activist Morris Rwakakamba. Rwakakamba who filed the petition in public interest, wants an interpretation of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has clarified on his earlier guidelines regarding how to lift Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. On Monday, May, 18, 2020, the president left the country confused as many people did not understand his directives. For example he allowed shops that sell nonfood …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | World Health Organization member states agreed Tuesday to launch an investigation into its coronavirus response, after US President Donald Trump threatened to quit the UN agency and branded it a “puppet of China”. Trump has been locked in a bitter spat with Beijing, alleging it covered …

Museveni clarifies ✳ Measures related to public transport to start June 4th ✳ Measures related to shops, hotels to start May 26th ✳ Measures related to private transport to start May 26 ✳ Measures related to education to be confirmed on June 4th Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | President …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Kampala have asked the government to lobby for free interest loans for their businesses that were affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. In March, President Museveni issued several measures to combat the spread of the virus. They included restrictions on the movement of …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has called on well-wishers to donate protective full-length gowns for medical workers to use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) fight. Although the Ministry has been receiving donations, the waterproof surgical gowns that have been specially designed to stop …