Kenya has confirmed another coronavirus case, bringing the total number to four, media reports in Kenya indicate. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe (pictured) on Tuesday confirmed that one more patient tested positive at a private health facility. Mr Kagwe said the patient travelled from London and arrived in Kenya on
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Uganda's cabinet has approved a proposal to borrow up to 10.0million (Euro Ten Million) from the Government of the Republic of Italy to Finance the Karamoja Infrastructure Development Project Phase II Project under the Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP). According to cabinet resolutions agreed on Monday, the Project is designed
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Rwanda has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number to seven. The country's ministry of health says of the two, one is a Rwandan woman whose husband had earlier tested positive. The other patient is a German who arrived in Rwanda from Germany on 13 March, then
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Angola has received 75,000 head of cattle sent by Chad as part of the repayment of a 2017 $100m (Shs374bn) debt. More than 1,000 cows were delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture. State-run Jornal de Angola newspaper said the vessel that transported the cattle would return to Angola's capital, Luanda,
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Sudhir (R) presents his credentials to Minister Kutesa Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia, arguably Uganda’s richest man has officially been unveiled as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Nepal to Uganda. Sudhir, who was accompanied by Nepalese nationals in Uganda and Ambassador Jhabindra Aryal presented his credentials to Sam Kutesa, Uganda’s
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Kenya based Jambojet has suspended flights from Nairobi, Kenya to Entebbe, Uganda over COVID-19 commonly known as Coronavirus. The low-cost airline has also suspended flights to Kigali, Rwanda. “Over the past few weeks there has been a global spread of the COVID-19 which has resulted in a decrease of airline
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop. Until a few years ago, coffee was Uganda’s leading foreign exchange earner until tourism sector overtook it. The good news is that coffee exports are continuing to rise according to Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). UCDA says coffee exports in February 2020 earned Uganda
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Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma (pictured), has pledged donate 20,000 testing kits, 100,000 masks and 1,000 protective suits to each African country to help the fight against coronavirus. Mr Ma, Asia's richest person, earlier this month sent consignments of medical supplies to the US and pledged to
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Dr. Mary Goretti Kitutu (L), the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development launching UNOC's bulk trading business at Stabex in Nansana. Looking on are officials from UNOC and Stabex International Uganda through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has officially started bulk trading of petroleum products in a move aimed
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Uganda's Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed that the country is working with a US based inventor to introduce a disinfectant that can kill the coronavirus. "I've told Parliament that a spray/ hand-wash, which instantly kills the Corona virus has been discovered. The American inventor, Prof. Sarfaraz K. Niaz,
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