Uganda border closure cripples cross-border trade, traders plead for reopening
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Traders at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border in Kasese District are suffering heavy financial losses. The border has been temporarily closed for several weeks as part of government measures to contain the Ebola outbreak. Business owners are now appealing for the reopening of the crossing to save their livelihoods. The closure has halted trade between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, hitting local economies hard.