Category: Current Events

COVID-19 Africa numbers* 54 countries in Africa affected 99,433 cumulative cases in Africa 3,078 reported deaths 39,103 reported recoveries South Africa most affected with 19,137 cases *Data from World Health Organization, 5/20/22 Uganda numbers** 260 reported cases (up from 126 on 5/13/20) 0 deaths **Data from World Health Organization, 5/19/20 While the number of Covid-19

Greetings from a quarantined world! Due to the Coronavirus, Uganda has been under one of the strictest lockdowns on the continent of Africa. On May 5, 2020*, according to Reuters, Uganda began to loosen their restrictions. Reuters continued to report: The country of 42 million reported 97 confirmed cases* and

Swarms of locusts have entered Uganda by way of Kenya. This very serious desert locust invasion threatens East Africa, the United Nations has warned. Locusts threaten the food security of millions of people. Swarms of this magnitude have not been seen in decades. In Kenya and Somalia, many crops have already been

In just 3 months, COVID-19 has spread to 74 countries. Almost instantaneously, its scare has gone global. As of today, cases of the coronavirus have emerged in 7 African countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco, and most recently, South Africa. Uganda remains unaffected, but its Ministry of Health has