
Uganda’s Health Secretary on rising Covid-19 cases
Uganda’s Permanent Secretary speaks to Focus on Africa about rising Covid-19 cases in her country.
Uganda’s Permanent Secretary in the Minsitry of Health Dr Diana Atwine discusses the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country. The military has been charged with producing oxygen for medical use, as there has been a recent shortage in the face of rising demand.
Plus, Algerians seem to have heeded a call from the Hirak protest movement to boycott legislative elections which took place on Sunday, with the lowest turnout recorded in 20 years.
And Cameroonian artist TZ Panchak talks to DJ Edu about how the conflict in his country’s Anglophone regions has had a personal impact on him.
(Photo: Ugandan Health Minister Dr Diana Atwine; Credit: Getty Images)
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