London, March 18, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Uganda on Wednesday launched a rapid COVID-19 antibody test partly funded by France that developers hope to market in sub-Saharan Africa, where the laboratory infrastructure needed for extensive novel coronavirus testing is thin. The test, which requires a finger prick to draw blood, was developed by a team at Makerere, Uganda’s ...

London, Feb. 3, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A Ugandan minister has withdrawn an ambulance she donated to residents of the northern town of Koboko ahead of the ruling party’s primaries which she lost, the Daily Monitor reports quoting the town’s mayor. The Minister for Investment and Privatisation Evelyn Anite donated the ambulance in September last year and tweeted ...

London, Jan. 12, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Uganda banned social media and messaging apps on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a popular singer. Users complained on Tuesday that they were unable to access Facebook and WhatsApp, social media platforms being widely used ...

London, Sep. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Five more prison escapees have been killed in an ongoing pursuit of 219 inmates who had escaped in a massive jailbreak in the northeastern district of Moroto, a military spokesperson said on Sunday. This brings the total number of inmates killed to 13 Flavia Byekwaso, Uganda’s military spokeswoman, told Chinese news ...

London, Sep 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda has suspended operations of 208 humanitarian/aid agencies over violations of rules governing refugees in the East African country, a top government official said on Monday. Hilary Onek, minister for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, told Xinhua news website that some of the refugee partners were operating within the refugee settlements ...

London, June 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-In a landmark ruling, the High Court in Kampala has granted voting rights to prisoners who are serving various jail terms and those living in the diaspora. The Electoral Commission now has to make arrangements to include them on the voters’ register to participate in next year’s general election. READ ALSO: ...

London, June 6, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda on Friday started mandatory Covid-19 testing for ministers after staffers in the prime minister’s office tested positive, the health ministry confirmed. Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda said he was self-isolating despite testing negative for the virus. “Friends, I have gone into self-isolation after some of my contacts tested positive for ...

London, May 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-German Environment Ministry in partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has launched an ambition e-bike project in Uganda that allows  Kampala’s boda bodas — motorcycle taxis run on solar power in bid to can make the streets cleaner and their business greener.    READ ALSO: TANZANIA REOPENS COLLEGES, SPORTS ACTIVITIES DESPITE MOUNTING CONCERNS The ...

London, May 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has given the strongest indication that presidential election in his country scheduled for early next year may not take place if the coronavirus pandemic doesn’t ease  President Yoweri Museveni has said it would be “madness” to hold general elections while still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. READ ALSO: GHANAIAN ...

London, May 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Kenya and Uganda on Saturday morning experienced a national power blackout almost at the same time which lasted more than seven hours Confirming the power blackout, Uganda’s main electricity distribution company, Umeme Limited confirmed the outage in an alert on its social media pages. READ ALSO: ETHIOPIAN TROOPS ADMIT SHOOTING DOWN ...