Five new Security Council members elected Oct 16, 2009
Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda will continue to serve as elected Council members ... Meanwhile, Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda will continue to serve as elected Council members during 2010, for the second year of their respective terms. (Xinhuanet, China)
Uganda: Museveni Invites Bashir to AU Summit Oct 15, 2009
com: Uganda: Museveni Invites Bashir to AU Summit (Page 1 of 1) ... African members, including Uganda, have refused to cooperate with the court, saying Bashir's arrest would compromise peace efforts in Darfur ... Museveni said the hub means that Uganda can give protection to belligerents to meet and talk. (allAfrica.com)
A prize that’s also for us Oct 10, 2009
Where Bush did right, as he did on his Africa AIDS initiative, he remains a hero to the doctors I met this year in Uganda. But mostly, from the Swiss Alps to Canadian universities and from German homes to Caribbean beaches, good friends and total strangers gave me earfuls of anger over American policies. (Boston Globe)
Uganda: New Terror Threat Oct 9, 2009
com: Uganda: New Terror Threat (Page 1 of 1) ... Uganda provides the bulk of troops serving in the African Union Mission to Somalia and for some time now Islamists have targeted these soldiers who are perceived as enemies of Islam ... There have been heightened fears that the Islamists would target Uganda as well. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda releases Somali minister Oct 7, 2009
Somalia's junior minister for defence who was briefly held in Uganda has been released, Uganda's army spokesman says. Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siad, a former Islamist warlord, was detained by Ugandan security forces during a trip to the capital Kampala on Tuesday ... Mr Siad was apparently visiting his family who have relocated from Somalia to Uganda. (BBC News -- Africa)
East Africa: Museveni Wants Joint Force Oct 6, 2009
He explained that Uganda had deployed its troops in Somalia because of a possible spill-over of the insecurity to the rest of the region. The highlights of the opening ceremony included the burning of 3,500 illicit arms, both AK47 guns and SMGs, in a colourful event at the shores of Lake Victoria. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Buganda - How Museveni Walked Into a Minefield [analysis] Oct 6, 2009
com: Uganda: Buganda - How Museveni Walked Into a Minefield (Page 1 of 1). Buganda - How Museveni Walked Into a Minefield ... Uganda's constitutional near-death experience continues. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Electoral Commission Explains 2011 Poll Strategy Oct 3, 2009
com: Uganda: Electoral Commission Explains 2011 Poll Strategy (Page 1 of 1) ... Most Active Stories: Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Suppressing 'Enemies' of the State Sep 30, 2009
com: Uganda: Suppressing 'Enemies' of the State (Page 1 of 1) ... The show had discussed the then on-going stand-off between the Ugandan government and the largest ethnic group, the Kingdom of Buganda which culminated into city riots that saw tens of people lose their lives and property worth 40,000 dollars were destroyed ... The trend of events has created a fresh round of fear for the future of press freedom in Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
Leading the way Sep 23, 2009
I spent three months in between Kenya and Uganda. Unpredictable rainfalls, and these last two years rains thta have been inconsistant or not come at all, the main forest and water catchement tower the Mau forest complex in Kenya has been severly reduced in particular in recent times and the effect is regional. (BBC News -- Americas)
Nepal beset by chaos and conjecture Sep 23, 2009
The group found that conditions in Nepal are not as bad as Somalia, Afghanistan and Uganda, but more disturbing than in Lebanon, Burkina Faso and Colombia. But Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal does not like to present himself as the leader of a trouble-torn. (Asia Times Online)
Guerrillas return Sep 22, 2009
The fighters - whose leaders originate in northern Uganda - have earned a grim reputation for murder, rape and abducting children ... He still wears the green T-shirt with a Ugandan army logo given to him after he surrendered ... Ironically, it was the Ugandan army that the LRA leadership began fighting two decades ago - although the rebels have long since shifted northwards. (BBC News -- Africa)
Turning up the Heat on Gadget Makers to Bring Peace to Congo Sep 19, 2009
In an interview, Enough co-founder talks about changing the economic equation for conflict minerals and the role that Uganda and Rwanda can play in ending the crisis ... But at the end of the day, there is a great deal of money being made by military officers, the militias, and the neighboring governments - Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi - in the illicit mineral trade in eastern Congo ... How do you assess the current roles being played by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Uganda President Yoweri... (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Curse of Monarchical Tendencies in African Politics [opinion] Sep 19, 2009
Rulers like Omar Bongo in Gabon had the murderous antics of Idi Amin in Uganda and Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire as evidence of the need to maintain their own rule under civilian one-party dictatorships. Even Kamuzu Banda in Malawi was preferable to the blood-drenched rule of Jaafar al-Nimeiry in Sudan. (allAfrica.com)
SCENARIOS-What could suicide bombings mean for Somalia? Sep 19, 2009
The force was supposed to be 8,000-strong, but still only has about 5,000 troops from Uganda and Burundi ... Burundi and Uganda have said they will not be chased off the job by the insurgents. (AlertNet)
Uganda: Wilson Victory Saves UNAA Sep 17, 2009
com: Uganda: Wilson Victory Saves UNAA (Page 1 of 1) ... Moses Wilson faced formidable odds in his long quest to become president of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) ... Wilson, a graduate of elite schools in Uganda and the United States, spoke English with a perfect fluency that was very easy on the ear. (allAfrica.com)
Riots in Uganda: A Sign of Things to Come? Sep 17, 2009
Riots in Uganda: A Sign of Things to Come ... Riots in Uganda: A Sign of Things to Come ... Uganda military police arrest a man during riots in Kampala, Uganda. (Time.com)
Sudan: Complicating the Vote for Women [analysis] Sep 15, 2009
Lords Resistance Army Rebels of northern Uganda have infiltrated south Sudan region, and women fear they might be used to attack candidates and voters alike. But as the clock ticks to April 2010, women in South Sudan move on hoping that these issues will be tackled so they can raise their political profile to another level. (allAfrica.com)
Gabon: Nation Joins Africa's List of Dynasties, Disputed Polls [analysis] Sep 15, 2009
Britain, too, has important interests through oil exploration company Tullow, which was behind the recent oil finds in western Uganda. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Govt Clamps Down on Media Sep 15, 2009
com: Uganda: Press Crackdown Fears - Media Freedom Under Spotlight As New Sedition Law is Considered ... Government prosecutors have justified some of the arrests by claiming that the journalists' reports were seditious and undermined the sovereignty of the Ugandan state ... Uganda's sedition statute is being reviewed at the moment, and all prosecutions under this law have been suspended until the review is complete. (allAfrica.com)
Re-Kufour: Im Not Responsible For Akufo-Addos Loss Sep 5, 2009
That singular act was a clear case of dictatorship only reminiscence to the Iddi Amin of Uganda days. The question to ask here is that, doesnt Mr Kufour think that, that shower of awards to himself just weeks to a major election impacted on the fortunes of his party. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Somalia: Analysis - Who is Fighting Whom Sep 3, 2009
AMISOM, staffed mainly by troops from Uganda and Burundi, has been in the country since 2007. In the past the force was confined to protecting the president and prime minister and vital infrastructure, such as the airport and port. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Parties Race to Defuse New Political Challenge Aug 31, 2009
com: Uganda: Opposition And Ruling Party in Frantic Race to Defuse Otunnu Return (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: Opposition And Ruling Party in Frantic Race to Defuse Otunnu Return ... The return of Olara Otunnu has elicited a new buzz of activity in Uganda, with the ruling party and the opposition frantically manoeuvring to defuse the impact on the country's political landscape. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Judge Links Museveni Party to Election Rigging Aug 26, 2009
com: Uganda: Museveni Benefited From 2006 Election Mess, Says Another Judge (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: Museveni Benefited From 2006 Election Mess, Says Another Judge ... Justice Mulenga, now a judge at African Court of Justice, made the remarks while presenting a paper on Uganda's electoral, legal and institutional framework perspective for 2011 at a public debate organised by Makerere University Convocation and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala yesterday. (allAfrica.com)
Dutch pass law to expel failed asylum seekers Aug 26, 2009
Majorie, a political refugee from Uganda, has been trying to get a visa to allow her daughter, Sweetny, to join her in the UK for the last eight years. 24 Aug 2009. (Yahoo News -- Netherlands)
Ghana needs to enact Freedom of Information Law Aug 26, 2009
Unfortunately, of the eighty three countries in the world with RTI laws, only Uganda, South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe are in Africa. Moreover, South Africa is the only African country implementing its RTI law, while Zimbabwes legislation actually functions to curtail freedom of information. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
South Africa: Semenya Saga - She's So Good-Looking, She Looks Like a Man Aug 26, 2009
The idea that masculine women are something outside nature, is expressed in Uganda by how much some of their body bits are valued ... Uganda, for example, has many mixed-race citizens, but they are invisible in political life. (allAfrica.com)
Week in pictures Aug 22, 2009
How elderly people in Uganda are writing down their memories. Voters are choosing their next president. (BBC News)
Court gives bail to Congo's Bemba Aug 15, 2009
JEAN-PIERRE BEMBA Son of famous businessman Former assistant to former Zaire leader Mobutu Sese Seko 1998: Helped by Uganda to former MLC rebel group 2003: Becomes vice-president under peace deal 2006: Loses run-off election to President Joseph Kabila but gets most votes in western DR Congo 2007: Flees after clashes in Kinshasa. To ensure his appearance at his trial. (BBC News -- Africa)
U.S. Military Held War Games on Nigeria, Somalia Aug 15, 2009
These countries include Algeria, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, S;o Tom;, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia ... He has proposed a budget for financial year 2010 that will provide increased security assistance to repressive and undemocratic governments in resource-rich countries like Nigeria, Niger, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to countries that are key military allies of the United States like Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, Rwanda and Uganda. (allAfrica.com)
A stop-by-stop account of Clinton's Africa trip Aug 15, 2009
Traveling to Goma, a conflict-ridden provincial capital, Clinton focused on the crimes against women that have become widespread in this country and in neighboring Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda. Since war broke out 12 years ago, 200,000 women and girls have been raped in Congo, the United Nations estimates. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Omar al-Bashir: Sudan's Wanted Man Aug 14, 2009
Since the indictment, al-Bashir hasn't set foot in any country that takes its obligation to the court seriously, and although the 52-member African Union last month declared solidarity with al-Bashir against the ICC, a small but growing number of African countries Uganda is the latest say they could arrest him if he tries to cross their borders. "It could take two months or two years," says the court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo. (Time.com)
DR Congo profile Aug 11, 2009
The five-year conflict pitted government forces, supported by Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe, against rebels backed by Uganda and Rwanda ... A rift between Mr Kabila and his former allies sparked a new rebellion, backed by Rwanda and Uganda. (BBC News -- Africa)
Uganda: Opposition Discusses Joint Candidates Aug 6, 2009
com: Uganda: Opposition Discusses Joint Candidates (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: Opposition Discusses Joint Candidates ... The group brings together the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the Uganda People's Congress (UPC), JEEMA and the Conservative Party (CP). (allAfrica.com)
A Look At Efforts To Extend Term Limits Worldwide Aug 4, 2009
UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni's supporters abolished presidential term limits before the 2006 elections, which he won. Museveni led an insurgency to take power in 1986. (CBS News -- World)
Niger president seeks more power Aug 4, 2009
Similar referendums succeeded in Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Namibia, Tunisia and Uganda. Afraid of nothing'"It's an existential problem for many African heads of state," said Mahamane Ousmane, who led parliament until Tandja dissolved it in May because lawmakers opposed the referendum. (MSNBC -- International)
Africa: Why is Obama Losing Popularity in the U.S.? Aug 4, 2009
whether they be in Uganda, the US, or the UK.. As regards President Obama, my gut feeling is that he is so charismatic, articulate and outstanding that after losing popularity he will regain it. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Bunyoro Belongs to All Ugandans [editorial] Aug 3, 2009
com: Uganda: Bunyoro Belongs to All Ugandans (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: Bunyoro Belongs to All Ugandans ... For the Constitution guarantees every Ugandan the right to live in any part of the country, vote or be voted in any election as long as they are of the majority age - 18 years - and not encumbered by other considerations. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Donors Warn On 2011 Election Preparation Jul 31, 2009
com: Uganda: Donors Warn On 2011 Election Preparation (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: Donors Warn On 2011 Election Preparation ... "A strong, independent, well established Electoral Commission is important to give credibility to the election." De Visscher warned that if electoral reforms were not a done deal by February 2010, Uganda ran the risk of creating a crisis. (allAfrica.com)
Rwandan refugees pushed to return to a home they consider unsafe Jul 31, 2009
This May 2009 photo shows Rwandan refugees in the Nakivale camp in Uganda. Some 18,000 Rwandan refugees in Uganda have been givena deadline for returning to their country, now considered stable by the international community ... Uganda and the UNHCR want nearly 18,000 refugees in Uganda most of whom are Hutus to go home by Friday. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Zimbabwe: NGO Sector Concerned over Mugabe Threats Jul 30, 2009
Speaking at the Global 2009 Dialogue conference in Uganda, Mugabe said the government might have to reconsider whether such organisations are desirable, saying they act as a kind of shadow government. "We have now a phenomenon of NGOs, or shall I call them phenomena for they really are a type of government in the background of a formal government?" Mugabe said. (allAfrica.com)
Iraqi doctors dismiss claims that Jessica Lynch was raped in hospital Jul 30, 2009
A daring plan inspired by the Uganda hostage crisis was considered to free the men seized in Iraq five years ago. Inside Middle East. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Zimbabwe: President Mugabe Threatens NGOs Jul 30, 2009
Meawhile as Mugabe says nice words in Uganda his thugs in the PF continue to murder, rape and pillage MDC supporters in many areas of Zimbabwe - when will this ever end. I find it so ironical after mass PF violence during the last election its MDC members that ends up in court - next thing Katunya will tell us is that PF are a band of angels bringing goodwill to all - hah. (allAfrica.com)
Service so rewarding Jul 25, 2009
In this organization, women in Uganda create beaded jewelry from magazine paper. Then people like my partner and me sell the beads and send the money back to Uganda ... I loved watching peoples expressions when they learned that the beautiful jewelry was hand made by Ugandan women. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Gadangme hope on its Unions in Europe Jul 24, 2009
The Eastern bound group were the Ethiopians and Uganda Jews, they were also called Nubians, you can remember them through the Queen of Sheba. The group that turned towards the West were the old generation of the Gadangme people. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Senate Rejects Concealed Weapons Provision Jul 23, 2009
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians , unable to defend themselves. (CBS News)
Africa: The State is Back, Announces Unctad Jul 18, 2009
"Tanzania and Uganda have set up an institution for aid management policies where people themselves look at aid effectiveness," Gore explained. "Domestic arrangements are quite successful in ensuring that aid is used more effectively for national development purposes.". (allAfrica.com)
Europe to Help Arrest Kenya's Election Violence Suspects Jul 17, 2009
She only said: "It would not be different from the one that has been offered for other countries such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sierra Leone or even Yugoslavia.". In the case of those countries, EU member states arrested suspects, froze their foreign bank accounts or denied suspects entry visas to various EU countries. (allAfrica.com)
Kenya cabinet meets to push violence tribunal Jul 15, 2009
ICC READY TO TAKE CASE In neighbouring Uganda, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he expects to receive Annan's envelope on return to Geneva this week, but did not say whether he would publicise the names. "I will open the envelope, I will read, I will understand what the commission was discussing and then I will seal it again," he said, referring to the government-appointed Waki Commission which came up with the list. (AlertNet)
Obama's 'tough love' for Africa Jul 14, 2009
Cameroon's Paul Biya, Senegal's octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni and several others have also changed the rules in order to remain in office ... In Uganda, for example, there is mounting concern as funding constraints are forcing health centres to stop enrolling new patients for US-funded anti-retroviral treatment under the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) initiative which George Bush started. (BBC News -- Americas)
Sudan: Kidnapped Aid Workers In Good Health Jul 13, 2009
Gunmen snatched the two women _ one from Ireland, the other from Uganda _ early this month in Darfur ... He said he has been working with Irish and Ugandan diplomats on negotiations with the kidnappers, and the sides have established a "hotline" for the talks. (CBS News -- World)
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China's new clout? Jul 11, 2009
In April, the president doubled agricultural investment earmarked in the Food Security Act, much of which will be spent on African states like Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda. But beyond agriculture, health, and humanitarian aid, when it comes to the most conspicuous monuments of Africa's development the power plants, cloverleaf highways, mines, railways, and stadiums that make parliamentarians popular the United States finds itself on the sidelines, watching Chinese banks write loans for... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
African academy empowers youths Jul 11, 2009
Student Charlotte Mbaime (in white shirt) hugs a villager in Nyamiyaga, Uganda ... Girls in Uganda learn how to teach others to realize their visions, createjobs and wealth in rural areas ... Monitor staff photographer Mary Knox Merrill and staff writer Matt Clark report on a special business enterprise in Uganda that includes a girls school and university for women. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Kenya: State Has Until Sept 30 to Set Up Tribunal Jul 11, 2009
The chairman was addressing a press conference at the Whitesands Beach hotel where the ICJ is holding a workshop for its officials drawn from the region with representatives from Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo and Southern Sudan. The ICJ judgment is based on statements of the agreement he availed to the media, requiring the government to provide the ICC with, among other things, "a report on the current status of investigations and prosecutions arising out of... (allAfrica.com)
East Africa customs union boosted Jul 7, 2009
The union is intended to boost economic cooperation between the newcomers and the EAC's other members - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It is also seen as another step towards a possible future political federation. (BBC News -- Africa)
UN condemns North Korean missiles Jul 7, 2009
The council's Ugandan president said the firing of seven ballistic missiles on Saturday - US Independence Day - violated three existing resolutions ... Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda of Uganda, who chairs the council this month, told reporters the launches "constitute a violation of UN Security Council resolutions and pose a threat to regional and international security". (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Uganda: Europe to Provide Budget Support Jul 7, 2009
com: Uganda: EU to Give Sh511 Billion Budget Support (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: EU to Give Sh511 Billion Budget Support ... He said Uganda was one of the seven countries benefiting from the newly-designed budget support dubbed the MDG Contract. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Europe Backs Electoral Reforms Jul 7, 2009
com: Uganda: EU Backs Electoral Reforms (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: EU Backs Electoral Reforms ... Ambassador Vincent De Visscher, the head of the European Union Commission's Delegation to Uganda, said the government should adopt and implement the 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Election EU's Observer Team recommendations that were aimed at increasing transparency in the voting process. (allAfrica.com)
African Union in rift with court Jul 4, 2009
The pair - from Uganda and Ireland - were both working for the Irish charity Goal. They were seized from their compound in Kutum in northern Darfur by unidentified men, officials said. (BBC News)
* World News Quick Take Jun 30, 2009
The first baby rhino to be born in Uganda for decades has raised hopes for the future of an animal that was wiped out during the bloody regime of former dictator Idi Amin, officials said yesterday. A 10-year-old female Rhino called Nandi X one of four donated to Uganda by the Disney Animal Kingdom X gave birth last week, the New Vision newspaper quoted officials as saying ... The calf is three days old, but the mother is too protective, Angie Genade, the executive director of Rhino Fund... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Uganda: The King of Pop Rests Jun 28, 2009
com: Uganda: The King of Pop Rests (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: The King of Pop Rests ... News started filtering through, with Ugandans sending text messages on Friday, as early as 1. (allAfrica.com)
U.S. Ups Somali Aid To Foil Rebels Jun 26, 2009
They said the U.S. has agreed to reimburse other African nations, primarily Uganda, that will transfer small arms and ammunition to Somalia. To date, officials said, only ammunition has been shipped. (CBS News -- World)
Fury at Uganda shooting verdict Jun 26, 2009
The sentencing of a Ugandan policeman who opened fire on an opposition rally, killing two people, has been condemned as too lenient by activists ... Opposition MP, Beti Kamya, told Uganda's Monitor newspaper: "That ruling is very painful and ridiculous.". (BBC News -- Africa)
Uganda: NRM Abolishes Electoral Colleges Jun 24, 2009
com: Uganda: NRM Abolishes Electoral Colleges (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: NRM Abolishes Electoral Colleges. (allAfrica.com)
New U.S. Anglicans launch, to ban women, gays as bishops Jun 22, 2009
Jurisdictions that have joined together to form the 28 dioceses and dioceses-in-formation of the Anglican Church in North America are: the dioceses of Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, Quincy and San Joaquin; the Anglican Mission in the Americas (including the Anglican Coalition in Canada); the Convocation of Anglicans in North America; the Anglican Network in Canada; the Reformed Episcopal Church; and the missionary initiatives of Kenya, Uganda, and South America's Southern Cone. The American Anglican... (USA Today -- News)
