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Archive for 2011
Read my lips: African women are like African beers
By Bangobutho Capulet
28th Nov 2011: Ladies and beers in any drinking joint are easily (more…)
Briton dedicates PhD to anti Museveni activists
By Norman Miwambo
21st Nov 2011:
Right: Peter Tatchell at the award ceremony
A British human rights campaigner and a Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation (PTF), has dedicated his Honorary Doctorate of Laws award to human rights campaigners in Uganda. Mr. Tatchell was awarded the honorary Doctorate of Laws by London South Bank University on November 16th at a colourful ceremony held at Southwark Cathedral.
Peter Tatchell’s award was in recognition of his tireless human rights campaigns. “…I dedicate my this award to (more…)
Anti govt bitterness forces NRM cadre to quit
By Our Online Team
21st Nov 2011:
Egwea: Walking out to retirement
The embattled National Resistance Movement [NRM] party official who was hounded out of the conference hall by angry crowds at the Grand Public Debate addressed by FDC President Dr. Kizza Besigye in London last Saturday 12th has thrown in the white towel and decided to withdraw from active party politics.
In an email seen by this newspaper dated November 16th, Mr. Robert Olet Egwea, the former Secretary for Research in NRM-UK Chapter, who had insisted amidst deafening boos at the London conference that there was no crisis in Uganda, said he has had time to reflect on the remarks and wise counsel of concerned Ugandans following his participation at both the Oslo and London political debates.
“…I hear what you are saying and do appreciate your concerns. Therefore, I have today made a conscious personal decision to (more…)
Uganda is a failed state – British govt told
By George Murumba
21st Nov 2011:
The activist at the British Foreign Office
A team of Ugandan opposition political activist living in the United Kingdom [UK] have taken their campaign against President Museveni’s National Resistance Movement [NRM] government to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.
The activists met the African Team at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office [FCO] on Friday November 16th and urged the British government to (more…)
LRA fighters urged to abandon their leader
By John Stephen Katende
21st Nov 2011:
File Photo: LRA rebels in Garamba forest, DRC
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned ongoing attacks carried out by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) across Central Africa and demanded an immediate end to the atrocities. “…The Council remains deeply concerned that its previous calls for the LRA to (more…)
Pope tells African leaders to govern responsibly
By Our Online Team
21st Nov 2011:
Pope Benedict with Benin's President Yayi
The leader of the global Roman Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday called on Africa’s leaders to stop depriving their people of hope and to govern responsibly, just hours before he planned to unveil a pastoral guide for the continent which attempts to use church doctrine to address Africa’s problems.
The pope made his comments during (more…)
Libya rejects calls to hand Saif Gaddafi to ICC
By Timothy Nsubuga
21st Nov 2011:
Saif under arrest: He could run but couldn't hide
The leaders of Libya’s National Transitional Council [NTC] government have all but rejected the International Criminal Court’s [ICC] request to have the captured son of the ousted Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi [deceased] Saif al Islam transferred to The Hague to face trial for the war crimes and crimes against humanity for which he was indicted. (more…)
Uganda and Rwanda strengthen ICT ties
By Our Online Team
21st Nov 2011: Ministers in charge of ICT of both Rwanda and Uganda met on Nov 17th and agreed to jointly carry out initiatives like (more…)
Britain to host major conference on Somalia
By Sharon Tibenda
21st Nov 2011: British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that the UK will host a conference in London on Somalia in (more…)
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