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Ebola Slows Uganda-DRC Border Trade

Halima Athumani

   KASESE, UGANDA - Last week, the Ebola virus crossed from the Democratic
   Republic of Congo into Uganda. Since then, the virus has not only
   claimed two lives, but also brought trade along the border region to a
   virtual halt.

   Businessman Penge Kiss has been importing fish for the last 15 years
   from Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

   But for the last week, Kiss says he has had little choice but to stay
   in Uganda because of the Ebola outbreak along the border.

   "Kinshasa, we don't know Ebola. But when you get here at the border,
   wash hands, wash hands, wash hands," Kiss said. "And when I got here,
   we've worked three days. In Congo, there's no business. They say
   there's Ebola, so we have to sit and wait and even all the banks are
   closed."
   

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