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#COVID19 watch, May 5

Healthcare workers wheel a patient to a triage tent at the Maimonides Medical Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, April 19, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)- U.S. COVID

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Chinese enterprises step up efforts in Uganda's COVID-19 response

COVID-19 continues to spread in Uganda and the government is not certain as to what level the spread may reach. The east African country as of Wednesday had 53 positiv

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‘Complete collapse of economies’ ahead as Africa faces virus

Some of Uganda’s poorest people used to work here, on the streets of Kampala, as fruit sellers sitting on the pavement or as peddlers of everything from handkerchiefs t

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UK PM tests positive for COVID-19, German virologist says no breakthrough in early COVID-19 tests

The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 190 countries and regions. The following are the updates on the contagious

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S. Africa reports first deaths, more measures introduced to contain virus spread

The world is now in a battle against COVID-19, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 190 countries and regions. The following are the updates on the contagious

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Huawei contributes video conferencing equipment to Uganda in COVID-19 fight

China's telecommunications company Huawei has donated video conferencing equipment to Uganda to help the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in a tweet

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Uganda President Museveni honored for his support of sports in Africa

The #ANOC sports honor given to President Yoweri Museveni. /Photo courtesy: State House Uganda The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) has awarded Ugandan President Yo

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Leaders of Rwanda, Uganda meet to normalize ties

FILE PHOTO: Rwandan president Paul Kagame (L) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attend the press conference after their meeting at the State House in Entebbbe, Uganda, on March 25, 2018. / AF

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Ten killed in attack in eastern DR Congo's Beni region

FILE PHOTO: A Congolese soldier on patrol in the Democratic Republic of Congo./Getty Images Ten people died in an attack by a notorious militia late Monday in Beni in eastern Democratic Republ

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Kagame, Museveni meeting expected to end tensions

From Left: President Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), President Joao Lourenco, President Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and President Felix Tshisekedi (DR Congo) pose for a picture in Luanda, Angola. /PHOTO Court

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Foreign gov'ts, legislative bodies express solidarity with China to fight coronavirus

Governments and legislative bodies worldwide have expressed their faith in China's efforts in fighting a novel coronavirus outbreak and called for global solidarity. "China and all of us are confron

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A probe into the late Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi's life

Kenya's second president, Daniel arap Moi, has died at the age of 95.The proclamation announcing his death was issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta who has also sent condolences to the family."It is wi

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Israel's Netanyahu, Sudanese leader agree to start normalizing ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan's sovereign council, agreed on taking initial steps to "normalize" relations. The m

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Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives in Uganda for state visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara are received by traditional dancers upon arriving in Entebbe on Monday 3 February 2020. /PHOTO Courtesy: Prime Minister of Israel – Twi

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African leaders in Togo to help fight fake drug menace

A policeman shows counterfeit medicine tablets during a police raid against shops selling fake medicine and counterfeit drugs at the Adjame market in Abidjan. (Photo credit ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via

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Ugandan president opens China-funded industrial training, production center

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday commissioned a China-aided industrial skills training and production center at Namanve Industrial Park in the central district of Wakiso. Museveni said

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Rwanda never closed Uganda border: Official

FILE: Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincent Biruta./Photo: Rwandan Government – Twitter Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation