Sylvia Asiimwe

Uganda closed its border with Congo over Ebola contagion fears, stranding traders and causing significant losses as cargo spoils. The border closure, aimed at preventing cross-border transmission, has disrupted trade and livelihoods in the Mpondwe region.

Uganda closed its border with Congo to prevent Ebola contagion, causing significant losses for traders with spoiled cargo. The border closure, tightened in response to rising Ebola cases in eastern Congo, disrupted trade at the Mpondwe border post, where goods like plantains and fish are rotting.

Uganda closed its western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent Ebola contagion, causing traders to face significant losses as goods like plantains and fish spoil in long border queues. The border shutdown, tightened after Congo's Ebola outbreak in Ituri province, has disrupted trade and livelihoods at the Mpondwe border post.