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Musinguzi Blanshe is a freelance contributor to the 黑料天堂 based in Kampala, Uganda.

December 26, 2022

After COVID-19, Ebola lockdowns drive Ugandan workers into debtSocioeconomic Inclusion
An anti-Ebola advocacy van drives along Kyadondo road amid the Ebola outbreak and alert in Kampala, Uganda October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda motorbike taxi driver Charles Ssebale fears his vehicle could be repossessed at any moment, having failed to keep up with his loan repayments after the East African nation imposed a two-month lockdown to contain a deadly outbreak of Ebola.

The 41-year-old father-of-seven saw his usual daily earnings - about 40,000 Ugandan shillings ($11) - drop by about 75% during the lockdown, which ended on Dec. 17.

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