Traders are facing big losses after Uganda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo over Ebola contagion fears.
Leah Masika was on the verge of tears as she thought of her valuable consignment of plantain stuck in a long convoy of trucks on both sides of the Uganda-Congo border on Thursday.
Her cargo, destined for Uganda, was starting to leak water, and would go bad within hours if there was no movement.
The Ugandan trader was awaiting clearance from authorities for trucks to pass through the Mpondwe border post on Thursday after they were prevented from entering or leaving Uganda as part of escalating measures to prevent cross-border Ebola contagion.
“All our goods are now there rotting,” she said.
