Alert: Ebola Outbreak in Uganda and Myanmar Conflict Threaten Trade Routes to DRC and India

Category: Applied Geopolitics | Country/Region: Applied Geopolitics

## What Happened
Two concurrent events are disrupting strategic trade routes. In Uganda, an Ebola outbreak in the northwestern region has led authorities to impose movement restrictions that disrupt cross-border trade with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Traders are using informal routes to bypass controls, complicating health surveillance. In Myanmar, the military junta is intensifying operations to reopen the Tamu-Kale road in the Sagaing region, currently closed due to armed conflict, according to Burma News International. This route is vital for trade with India, and its blockade has halted bilateral land exchange.