Joachim Yhombi-Opango (L) fled into exile in France in 1997 The former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, has died in Paris from complications related to coronavirus. He was 81 years old. His family said he had been ill before contracting the virus. Mr Yhombi-Opango led Congo-Brazzaville
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has banned the use of private vehicle as the country tries to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Museveni announced the ban on Monday evening while unveiling new measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. Museveni also ordered the closure of all shops selling non essential products.
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United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda on Monday made a donation of five hundred and seventy million shillings (UGX 570M) to the Government of Uganda as support towards the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation was made to the President of Uganda, Yoweri K. Museveni by the
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Oil tumbled to an 18-year low as coronavirus lockdowns cascaded through the world’s largest economies, leaving the market overwhelmed by cratering demand and a ballooning surplus. Futures in London fell as much as 12.7% to the lowest since March 2002, while New York crude briefly dipped below $20 a barrel.
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President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday appointed John Musinguzi Rujoki (pictured) as the new Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) with immediate effect. Musinguzi replaces Doris Akol who has had stellar performance at URA for the last five years. Akol grew revenue collections from Shs9.9 trillion in 2014/15 to Shs16.6
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President Yoweri Museveni is set to introduce stringent measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus. According his spokesperson, Museveni will address the nation on Monday night. Uganda now has 33 cases of the dreaded the disease that has wrecked havoc across the world. It will be Museveni's fifth address. Last
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Sellers say fearful buyers are choosing local over foreign produce Sales of fresh fish in Kenya have risen as imports from China have dropped amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sellers in Dunga Beach on the shores of Lake Victoria report a jump in trade of about 40% over two weeks. "The
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Ruparelia Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ruparelia Group of Companies today donated food items to Hadijah Aloyo, a vendor who was brutally beaten by LDUs in Kampala on Thursday last week. This is after a section of security officers misinterpreted President Yoweri Museveni’s directives in the fight against the
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Uganda’s leading higher institution of learning, Makerere University has potential to raise Shs5.3bn annually in revenue if it forms a private company, a human resource audit report has revealed. The report on the University recommends a private company so that the University taps into accommodation revenue. The report recommended to
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After its public advisory notice on COVID-19 went unheeded by certain broadcasters, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has written to three TV stations demanding that they show cause why regulatory sanctions shouldn’t be taken against them. Besides regulatory sanctions, BBS TV, NTV and Spark TV also risk facing charges under the
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