Congo-Kinshasa: How Covid-19 Affected Informal Cross-Border Trade Between Uganda and DRC

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Congo-Kinshasa: How Covid-19 Affected Informal Cross-Border Trade Between Uganda and DRC

[The Conversation Africa] Informal cross-border trade, which includes smuggling, is hugely important for survival in, around and beyond border regions. Across the border between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo informal trade pays the bills and puts food on the table; it stocks the provision shops and pharmacies; and it keep youths out of trouble, communities on the move, and people employed.

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