Heavy traffic jam along Kampala’s Eighth Street on May 26 KAMPALA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Life in the Ugandan capital is slowly returning to normal after nearly two months of lockdown.Major highways in Kampala experienced heavy traffic after the government partially lifted lockdown measures that barred private transport.Pictures shared online…

NAIROBI, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New swarms of locusts are increasing the risk of food insecurity for millions of people in East and Central Africa who are already reeling from the impact of Covid-19 and flooding, humanitarian agency Oxfam said in a new report.Locust invasions in recent months are estimated…

TUNIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have died and around 30 others hospitalised in Tunisia since Sunday after drinking tainted homemade alcohol. The alcohol was consumed across several towns and cities in the province of Kairouan. The cases first came to light on Sunday – the day of Eid…

Zambian Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya LUSAKA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has tested positive for coronavirus, making him the second cabinet minister to have Covid-19. Information Minister Dora Siliya went public about her test results last weekend in order to fight the stigma associated with the virus.…

DAR ES SALAAM, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania summoned a US envoy in the country to clarify a recent warning about the risk of “exponential growth” of Covid-19 cases in the country. A fortnight ago, the US embassy said that hospitals in the main city, Dar es Salaam, were “overwhelmed”…

KINSHASA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN says at least 38 people have been killed by an armed group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They were killed in a series of attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu.…