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EAC Heads of State Extraordinary Summit has been postponed

by Free Uganda | Apr 15, 2020 | Disasters and accidents

The 18th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State which had been purposely convened to discuss the ongoing novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic today Wednesday, 15th April, 2020 has been postponed to a later date. The Summit had been called by Rwandan President...

People leave their homes due to flooding from parts of Lake Kyoga

by Free Uganda | Apr 23, 2020 | Disasters and accidents

Hundreds of people in Nakasongola District have been forced to leave their homes due to flooding from parts of Lake Kyoga. The most affected are the villages of Kapala, Busoni, Sukurio, Musenyi and Moone in Katuba parish, Nabiswera Sub-county. Nabiswera Sub-county...

Rwandan authorities are blocking Ugandan cargo trucks

by Free Uganda | Apr 21, 2020 | Business

Rwandan authorities are blocking Ugandan cargo trucks en-route to Burundi, a high ranking government official has revealed. Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde on Tuesday told journalists in Kampala that “trucks carrying exports to Rwanda are being allowed to enter...