Will the debt burden complicate Uganda’s Covid-19 recovery efforts?

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By Nathan Were The Covid-19 pandemic has left a US$2.3 billion debt hole across the six East African countries since the first Covid-19 cases were reported in March 2020. Kenya has been the biggest beneficiary of debt financing with a whopping US$1.5 billion, while Uganda has secured slightly over US$540 million. These loans have largely been directed towards cushioning the countries against di