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The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a state of emergency and the isolation of its capital, Kinshasa, in its fight against coronavirus. President Félix Tshisekedi (pictured) announced the measures late on Tuesday in a nationwide televised address. Mr Tshisekedi said that along with the closure of the country's borders,

Uganda’s budgeting process for the forthcoming Financial Year  2020/21will be carried out through electronic system in an effort to avoid the  spread of  COVID-19 caused by corona virus, Rebecca Kadaga, the speaker of parliament has announced. Kadaga says there will not be officials from different ministries to physically present their

Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma’s medical equipment donated to help fight coronavirus in Uganda  arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday. Jack Ma, the co-founder of the online store Alibaba, is sending millions of test kits, surgical masks and protective clothing to the continent, where now more than 1,000 cases have

President Museveni has warned traders in Kampala who are hiking prices of essential commodities, terming them as “useless crook”. He made the remarks this afternoon at State House Entebbe whiling updating the nation on the current status of the COVID-19 situation. “Anyone who hikes prices in town I will cancel

MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have quizzed officials from Makerere University over the Shs11Bn arrear claims that was rejected by Ernst & Young, an auditing firm that was hired by Ministry of Finance to audit arrears fronted by public entities. The team from Makerere University had been summoned

There are two videos circulating in the social media alleging that these are victims of COVID19. One video shows two men lying on the road and another indicating that people fell from a building. However, Police says these are not victims of Corona Virus. In a statement dated March24, 2020,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) assembled a good chunk of its monetary arsenal as it moved to pump more cash into an economy that has been ravaged by coronavirus. This came even as CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge (pictured) projected the virus would devastate the economy this year, slowing it

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (pictured) has announced in a live televised address that there will be a nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday in order to control the outbreak of coronavirus. It will last for 21 days. This means that all South Africans are required to "stay at home

Uganda now has nine confirmed cases of coronavirusImage caption: Uganda now has nine confirmed cases of coronavirus Uganda has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to nine. All the new cases involve its nationals who recently travelled to Dubai in the