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Authorities in Uganda's capital, Kampala, say the city is experiencing an outbreak of conjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection. Nkechi Ogbonna
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) says conjunctivitis cases have also been reported in schools in the city. West Africa business journalist, BBC News
It has asked schools to take preventative measures such as screening visitors, asking learners to stop rubbing their eyes and urging them to frequently wash their hands with soap.
Conjunctivitis often causes the eyes to become red or pink. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has lifted all economic sanctions imposed on neighbouring Niger, eight months after a military coup there.
Other common symptoms include watery eyes, blurred vision, discomfort, itching, pain and swelling of the conjunctiva (eye lining). He ordered the immediate opening of borders, the resumption of commercial flights and the supply of electricity to Niger.
Uganda is the latest African country to record cases of the disease this year. Exports including livestock and onions from Niger to Nigeria have dwindled significantly.
An outbreak of viral conjunctivitis was reported in Tanzania in mid-January, and over 5,000 cases have been recorded across more than 17 regions. Import dependent Niger has also suffered the lack of essential commodities, with border communities being the worst hit by these sanctions.
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte have also recorded cases, while Rwanda issued an alert last month. Last month, the West African regional body, Ecowas, agreed to lift economic sanctions against Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea which have all seen military takeovers in the last two years.
With good hygiene and avoiding contact with infected people, the infection tends to heal on its own. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso had earlier announced they would withdraw from Ecowas after the sanctions were imposed.
Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has been detained by the military leaders in Niger since last July's coup.
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