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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued closure of bars by the government is posing more health risks to Ugandans as a number of bar operators have decided to operate illegally, according to the beverage distributors. The distributors and wholesalers of the alcoholic drinks say that many bar owners have …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | How critical are bars when it comes to fueling economic growth? Is it possible to respect standard operating procedures where sobriety is doubted amidst rising COVID-19 cases? These could have been some of the questions that President Yoweri Museveni and his national COVID-19 taskforce asked …

    Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced a new $5 million (Sh8 billion) programme to support the revival of bars and eateries in the region after restrictions are lifted following the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund dubbed “Raising the Bar” will from next month …

  Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | The Club Restaurant owners Association of Uganda( CRAU) has today petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to intervene in the reopening of bars, clubs and restaurants. Despite joining thousands of Uganda last month in donating cash towards the fight against Covid-19, the club …

Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Amanda leans into the fridge, fishes out two ice-cold beers and quickly closes the door after taking a worried glance up and down the street. “No table, just chairs,” she says. The reason for the discretion: her tiny bar is welcoming customers on the sly, defying …

Paris, France | AFP |  The French government is expected to announce Thursday new measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown,  allowing restaurants in areas where the outbreak remains contained to open as soon as next week. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will unveil the second phase of his plan to get the …

Paris, France | AFP |  Shuttered bars, cancelled concerts and no sporting matches: European beer brewers large and small are bracing for a catastrophic summer as demand dries up during the lockdowns imposed to curtail the coronavirus outbreak. “When it’s nice out, that’s when you sell beer,” said Maxime Costilhes, head of …