A Covid-19 vaccine that has been developed by an American biotechnology company has been found to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response in the humans against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people. The findings
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President Yoweri Museveni and Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau held talks and agreed to continue strengthening the relationship between Canada and Uganda. President Museveni said via his Twitter handle that "It was a very fruitful engagement. I thank Your Excellency for the time. We look forward to defeating this pandemic
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The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, has stated that the Coronavirus Pandemic currently ravaging the world presents an opportunity to reset the African continent so that Africans can be empowered to become more productive and self reliant. He said this today at the high-level
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President Yoweri Museveni Monday night revealed that government will first distribute ‘free’ face masks to Ugandans above the age of 6 before lifting the COVID-19 lockdown. The President also revealed that masks will be manufactured by Nyanza Textitle Industries (NYTIL), a thing that was questioned by several Ugandans including Forum
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US President Donald Trump (pictured) has criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for not responding strongly to reports of racism and discrimination against Africans living in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Trump has called the WHO health body a "puppet of China"
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By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa It is becoming clear that most - if not all - our major social, economic and political decisions over the next few years will be made through the prism of the coronavirus and the ripple effects of the pandemic. Lacking the financial
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Communication experts from different organisations have called upon all government agencies to utilise the available platforms to disseminate information on projects in an effort to enhance transparency in infrastructural projects. Some of the platforms include The Public Procurement and Disposal Authority (PPDA) website, media websites and ministry of works and
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Ethiopia, Africa’s largest coffee grower, could face “significant volatility” in the crop’s yields in a decade due to changing weather patterns, according to McKinsey & Co. A drop in coffee yields in the magnitude of 25% will become more likely by 2030 as temperatures increase and rainfall decreases during the
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This picture taken on May 14, 2020 shows a researcher at Peking University's Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics conducting tests at their laboratory in Beijing. (Photo by WANG ZHAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH Health-virus-China-vaccine,FOCUS by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight A Chinese laboratory has been developing a
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South Sudan's Vice-President Riek Machar (pictured) has tested positive for coronavirus. He said he had no symptoms, but would self- isolate for 14 days. His wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, some bodyguards and other staff have also tested positive. Mr Machar was tested on 13 May after one of the
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