Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 78, announced on Monday that he had resumed his normal duties, after indicating in early June that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
"With my good health confirmed, I am now able to resume in-person meetings, starting with the government this afternoon ," he announced on Twitter .
The head of state, who has ruled the East African country with an iron fist since 1986, announced on June 8 that he had tested positive for Covid-19 , mentioning "mild symptoms" . "I have delegated my work for today and tomorrow to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja ," he declared.
The Ugandan president did not take part last week in the delegation of several African heads of state that traveled to Ukraine and Russia to try to end the conflict.
Mr. Museveni had, however, addressed Parliament remotely during the presentation of the Budget. On Sunday, Mr. Museveni announced that he had tested negative.
Once hailed as a reformer, Yoweri Museveni took the reins of Uganda in 1986, helping to end the authoritarian regimes of Idi Amin Dada and Milton Obote .
But the former rebel leader has since suppressed dissent and changed the Constitution in order to remain in power.
In Uganda, repression against civil society, lawyers, and activists has increased in recent years, according to numerous human rights organizations. According to the Ministry of Health, Uganda has officially recorded 170,775 cases of coronavirus infection and 3,632 deaths since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
