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All Ugandan ministers will undergo compulsory COVID-19 testing moments after the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda announced that he will undergo self-isolation after his staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "Friends, I have…

Burundi's newly elected President Gen Evariste Ndayishimiye has commended President Yoweri Museveni for his efforts towards peace and stability in the region. In a tweet Tuesday morning, Gen Ndayishimiye revealed that he had talked to…

President Yoweri Museveni is set to address the nation this evening on the way forward regarding the Coronavirus outbreak in the country. The Ministry of Health has reported 40 new cases of Covid-19, pushing the country’s tally to…

Uganda has registered 84 new cases of Covid-19, the highest number registered in a single day ever since the first case was confirmed in March. The Ministry of Health on Sunday morning said the country’s total number of confirmed cases…

Americans across the country appeared to abandon social distancing guidelines as they sunbathed on beaches and gathered for pool parties on Memorial Day weekend. The long weekend traditionally signals the start of the US summer, and…

President Yoweri Museveni has sent a message of encouragement to Muslims in Uganda and wished them a joyous and blessed Eid al Fitr in a message he sent to them from State House Entebbe. Museveni assured the Muslim fraternity, that the…

Uganda’s exportation of the locally made mobile phones has started with Morocco being the first external market, the management of the manufacturing firm SIMI Mobile Uganda has revealed. “I have the honour on behalf of the board of…

Uganda has registered another 15 new cases of COVID-19 for the second day running, of which 12 are truck drivers while the other three cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. According to a statement issued by the…

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 news COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases registered in Uganda to 160. In a Thursday statement, Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general of health services at the ministry said…

Uganda has struck foreign cargo truck drivers off its list of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease. Subsequently, the number of cases recorded within the country’s borders has reduced from 264 published on Tuesday to 145. The health…