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<p>On Friday, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, enforced new COVID-19 measures that include a strict lockdown and curfew measures amidst an increase in COVID-19 related deaths in the country. Emmanuel Ainebyona, Senior Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Health, joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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<p>Uganda has reinstated some of its lockdown measures as it strives to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>


Uganda re-imposes lockdown amid rise in COVID-19 cases

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<p>The East African Community Flag will be flown at half-mast as the region mourns the passing on of Tanzania&#8217;s President, John Pombe Magufuli. While announcing a 7-day mourning period in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta referred to his counterpart as a champion of Pan-Africanism, while Uganda&#8217;s President Yoweri Museveni eulogized him as a pragmatic leader who worked for the economic empowerment of East Africans. What was President Magufuli&#8217;s relationship with the East African Community? Journalist, Allan Ssenyonga joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Understanding President Magufuli’s relations with the East African Community

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<p>Yoweri Museveni, one of the world&#8217;s longest-serving leaders, is heading towards four decades in power after winning a sixth term. Museveni secured 58,6 per cent of the total votes in an election that his challengers called a fraud. CNBC Africa is joined by Ruth Adong, Journalist for more.</p>


Ugandan opposition to challenge presidential election results

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<p>Uganda’s long standing President, Yoweri Museveni has been nominated as the candidate by his party NRM to run for his 6th term in the upcoming January 2021 presidential elections. So what does this mean for the country’s economy? Kenneth Agutamba, Analyst &#038; Chief Strategist, Impact Communication Strategies joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni nominated to run for 6th term

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<p>Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni in an address to the nation last night maintained curfew measures as the country’s fragile economy continues to be greatly affected by COVID-19, CNBC Africa spoke to Ken Agutamba Analyst &#038; Chief Strategist, Impact Communication Strategies for more.</p>


Uganda maintains COVID-19 curfew

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<p>In Uganda, according to president Yoweri Museveni, the country will go ahead with its plan to re-open the country despite recording more than 150 Covid-19 cases in three days. Moreover, European Union gives Uganda about $198 million to fund coronavirus response. CNBC Africa spoke to Qatahar Raymond Mujuni, a journalist for more.</p>


Uganda moves to phased reopening amid rising of COVID-19 cases

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<p>Last night in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni addressed the nation with an update on the country&#8217;s lock-down measures. In the address he assured Ugandan&#8217;s that the government would be providing free masks for all, and once that&#8217;s implemented, the lock-down would be lifted. CNBC Africa spoke to Kenneth Agutamba, Analyst and Chief Strategist for Impact Communication Strategies for more.</p>


COVID-19: Ugandan residents to get free face masks

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<p>Last night during a televised interview, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni addressed concerns around Covid-19, touching on topics such as the upcoming elections and the country&#8217;s economic performance amid the virus. CNBC Africa spoke to Analyst and Chief Strategist at Impact Communication Strategies, Kenneth Agutamba for more.</p>


Uganda considers postponing presidential elections due to Covid-19

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<p>Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the closure of all schools in the country and suspended public gatherings for 30 days effective Friday 20th March. In a televised address to the nation, the President said that the move is a measure to contain the potential spread of coronavirus. Analyst, Ronald Mugobera joins CNBC Aftrica for more.</p>


Uganda takes pre-emptive COVID-19 measures

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In a bid to normalize ties between Rwanda and Uganda, through the fourth Quadripartite Heads of State Summit both President Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni met at Gatuna border. They were joined by Angolan President João Lourenço and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi. The agenda of the meeting includes review and discussion of feedback from Uganda following a Note Verbale from Kigali dispatched on February 15. Joining CNBC Africa to speak on economic integration between countries in the region is Journalist Gonzaga Mugwana.</p>


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Heads of state meet to discuss economic integration of Rwanda, Uganda and Congo

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Leaders from across the East African Community and worldwide have commiserated with the Kenyan people following the passing of the country&#8217;s longest serving President Daniel Arap Moi. Moi, a former schoolteacher who ruled Kenya for 24 years, becoming the country’s longest-serving president had been in hospital for over a month. Presidents from the East African region took to social media to eulogise Moi. Joining CNBC Africa for more is journalist, Joseph Bonyo.</p>


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One of Africa’s last strongmen, Daniel Arap Moi dies at 95

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<p>Over the weekend, Uganda&#8217;s President Yoweri Museveni opposed plans by some of his cabinet ministers of Uganda relating to Kenya&#8217;s banning of some Ugandan goods for allegedly being substandard, in the same week a new telecommunications company has entered the Ugandan market. Analyst, Charles Bwogi joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


This new telecoms company is disrupting the market in Uganda

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<p>Ahead of the highly anticipated 2021 Presidential and MP elections in Uganda, all eyes are on the capital Kampala where it&#8217;s said that political observers note the contest likely to be between sitting President Yoweri Museveni and political new comer, Robert Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine, but how will all of this political activity affect business in East Africa&#8217;s 3rd largest economy? Analyst and Chief strategist at ICS, Kenneth Agutamba joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How the 2021 Ugandan polls could impact the economy

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<p>Rwanda has today hosted a high level delegation from Republic of Uganda to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries. CNBC Africa’s Arnold Kwizera is on ground to share the possible outcomes.</p>


Presidents Kagame, Museveni meet in Luanda to mend relations

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<p>Rwanda and Ugandan leaders over the weekend met in the Angolan capital, Luanda as the host country and the Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s leaders tried to mediate between the two East African Community neighbours. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda met at a Regional Security Summit recently hosted by Angolan President Joao Manuel Lourenco and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leader Felix Tshisekedi. Researcher and analyst, Dr. Frederick Golooba-Mutebi joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


DRC, Angola to meditate Uganda-Rwanda dialogue


<p>By Jared Jeffery, Political Analyst at NKC African Economics</p>



<p>On Monday, June 10, Rwanda announced that it would reopen its border with Uganda to cargo trucks for 12 days.</p>



<p>The
border crossing at Katuna (Gatuna in Rwanda) has been closed since February 26,
with Rwandan authorities initially putting the decision down to construction. </p>



<p>However,
over the intervening three months, bellicose rhetoric from both sides made it
clear that the border troubles were a symptom of a far more serious issue. </p>



<p>Despite
months of increased tension and thinly veiled threats of military action,
Rwanda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Pascal Bizimana Ruganintwali and
the country’s ambassador to Uganda, Frank Mugambage, kept up the somewhat
insulting pretence of construction being behind the closure. </p>



<p>Mr
Mugambage told Uganda’s Daily Monitor that the two-week opening to heavy trucks
was in order “to test the grounds of the constructed one-stop border point at
Gatuna.” Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Richard Sezibera told senators on
Monday that once the road is tested, trade would resume normally, “… but we
don’t know when the Ugandan side will complete construction of the post …” </p>



<p>However,
even as possible steps towards normalisation begin, Rwandan authorities
continue to decry the alleged mistreatment of their citizens in Uganda and have
said that Rwandans will still not be permitted to cross the border. </p>



<p>“That
issue [Rwandans being allowed to travel to Uganda] will be solved when the
issue of illegal arrest, harassment and torture of Rwandans in Uganda will have
been solved by Ugandan authorities,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Olivier Nduhungirehe told Reuters on Monday. </p>



<p>For
their part, the Ugandan first family has shown that it is also wary of its
members crossing over to Rwanda. </p>



<p>According
to ChimpReports, three of President Yoweri Museveni’s grandchildren were pulled
from basketball teams participating in the Africa Basketball League (FIBA) U16
tournament taking place in Kigali.</p>



<p>President
Paul Kagame and Mr Museveni sat together at the inauguration of South African
President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 25 – sparking speculation over whether there
was a thaw in their relations. </p>



<p>However,
that meeting came just as news broke that Rwandan soldiers had crossed the
border and shot dead a Rwandan smuggler and a Ugandan civilian who had tried to
intervene on his behalf. </p>



<p>The
Ugandans made a show of returning the body of the Rwandan by inviting diplomats
to attend the handover. That incident, it seemed, threatened to turn a cold
standoff hot. </p>



<p>And
yet, two weeks later, it seems normalisation rather than escalation may be on
the cards. </p>



<p>As
it is unclear what prompted the Rwandans to reconsider their closure of the
border, it is too early to declare that matters will return to normal. </p>



<p>As
long as the current leaders, with their long history of rocky relations, remain
at the helms of their respective autocratic states, relations between the two
countries will be vulnerable to such periods of instability.</p>


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