Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district task force has suspended plans to setup the COVID-19 isolation center citing lack of resources. Although the Task force had identified Limkokwing university study center, the former Namataba vocational Institute to host the isolation facility, it lacks basic utilities like electricity and water. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A masked child with tears rolling down her cheeks and a world stud in chains, embody some of the artworks that visual artistist Rashid Abdhufatah is using to raise awareness on COVID-19, in Kampala. Abdhulfatah’s murals which stand out on building walls in parts of …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is with working with Foreign Affairs Ministry to repatriate the bodies of two suspected Congolese militiamen killed in Hoima district to the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The deceased whose bodies are still lying at Hoima hospital mortuary, have been identified as 25-year-old Ozelle …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The border community living at the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC border at Mpondwe, Kasese district spent Easter struggling to get food. President Museveni last month ordered the closure of all Ugandan borders for both exits and entries on grounds that it would help prevent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Russians and a Uganda national have been arrested in Kitgum district for violating movement restrictions as part of the preventive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic. William Komakech, the Kitgum Resident District commissioner says the suspects were picked up …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania government prison farm in Kwania district will act the isolation center for new inmates from all prison facilities in Lango sub region. The mid North Region Prison Commander, Simpson Ebil Simeon says the decision was reached in close consultation with the Health Ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environment experts have predicated more flooding along the shores of Lake Victoria. On Sunday, several areas within and beyond Entebbe Municipality were submerged by rising water levels of Lake Victoria. The submerged areas included Banga beach, beach line along Manyago, Kitubulu villages and Serena …

  Washington, United States | AFP | For a follow-up visit after her recent cancer surgery, Gail Rae-Garwood opted for a video consultation with her specialist, avoiding a long journey — and potential exposure to COVID-19 in medical offices. “I am so thankful not to have to go out that I’ve …

New York, United States | AFP | The month of March opened with US unemployment near a 50-year low and concluded with countless companies turning to Washington for help as the coronavirus ravaged the economy. Quarterly earnings season — which kicks off this week with reports from major banks — will …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is of a scale most people alive today have never seen. Worldwide, the outbreak is claiming lives and livelihoods as health systems buckle, borders close and families struggle to stay afloat. Communities across the globe are rising to the …