Kampala G77 summit cancelled

Airport personnel prepare for passengers arriving on international flights at the port health desk where they are screened for signs of the novel coronavirus at Entebbe Airport on March 3, 2020. PHOTO | SUMY SADURNI | AFP

Uganda has cancelled the South Summit also known as the G77, as the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic begins to bite on the continent.

The summit, the third since inception, was scheduled to take place in April, with 3,000 delegates. Established in 1964 by 77 developing countries, the Kampala summit was to be the first to be held in Africa.