Museveni with Chinese Prime Minister Support is growing for debt relief to help the world’s poorest, indebted nations - most of them in Africa - confront the economic havoc wreaked by COVID-19. But there is one big question mark: China. A two-decade lending spree has propelled China to the top
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Troubled Kenya Airways Protests As Kenya Hands Cargo Deal To Ethiopian Airlines
Kenya Airways is contesting a government deal allowing Ethiopian Airlines to operate passenger planes grounded by the coronavirus for shipment of cargo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi to Europe and Asia, Business Daily reports. The loss-making KQ has said the new deal will give the rival
Read MoreWorld’s Biggest Pork Producer Shuts Key Plant, Warns of Meat Shortfall
The world’s biggest pork producer is shuttering a major U.S. plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak among employees, with the company warning that closures across the country are taking American meat supplies “perilously close to the edge” of shortfalls. Smithfield Foods Inc. will idle its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, pork-processing
Read MoreREVEALED: The Treatment Uganda Administered To Recovered COVID-19 Patients
Uganda has 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Four of the patients have recovered and have already been discharged. Health Ministry is set to discharge more this week. According to the Health Ministry, Uganda hasn’t registered any COVID-19 related deaths. But what’s Uganda’s secret? Dr. Henry Mwebesa (pictured), the Director of Health
Read MoreBy Reuters About 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa as the continent’s economies are projected to shrink this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an African Union (AU) study. So far, Africa accounts for just a fraction of total cases of the disease
Read MoreUganda Expresses ‘Serious Concern Over Mistreatment & Harassment’ Of Ugandans In China
Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa (R) met China’s ambassador to Uganda, Zhuqiang today morning Uganda has expressed dissatisfaction to Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zheng Zhuqiang over mistreatment and harassment of Ugandans in China. This happened during a meeting held on Saturday between Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and
Read MoreCoronavirus: Lifting Lockdowns Too Early Could Turn Out Deadly, WHO Warns
Lifting coronavirus lockdown measures too early could spark a "deadly resurgence" in infections, the World Health Organization chief has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (pictured) said countries should be cautious about easing restrictions, even as some struggle with the economic impact. Europe's worst hit countries, Spain and Italy, are both
Read MoreHundreds of African residents and businessmen in China's southern city of Guangzhou have been evicted from hotels and apartments as local health officials rollout a testing campaign for COVID-19, community leaders have told the BBC. Those evicted say they are being discriminated against. “They are accusing us of having the
Read MoreThe Government isn’t ready to evacuate stranded Ugandans in United Arab Emirates (UAE). A number of Ugandans are stranded in UAE after the country (UAE) asked foreign workers to go back to their mother countries in an effort to fight COVID-19. In a letter dated April 7, 2020, Zaake W.
Read MoreCOVID-19: Uhuru Bans Movement In And Out Of Capital Nairobi As Cases Rise To 158
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) has announced a new raft of measures aimed at combating the spread of Covid-19, which has so far infected 158 people and claimed the lives of six patients. Speaking from State House, Nairobi on Monday afternoon, the President announced the immediate cessation of movement in
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