By Online Team
21st May 2012:
US President Barack Obama has announced a $3bn plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, the BBC has reported. Quoting US officials, the (more…)
Archive for May, 2012
Sudan Crisis: Bashir recommits to peace talks
By Dennis Otim
21st May 2012:
The African Union’s mediator in the Sudan crisis Mr Thabo Mbeki has said Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir is committed to security agreements with South Sudan. (more…)
Killed in cold blood – RIP Uganda Police
By M. Suleman
21st May 2012: As expected, after two years of both (more…)
Top LRA commander captured in Congo
By Timothy Nsubuga
14th May 2012:
Captured or Surrendered: LRA commander Ceaser Acellam
Ugandan Peoples Defence Forces [UPDF] soldiers have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] after a brief battle with the rebels near the Congo-Central African Republic border, a senior UPDF officer has said.
Lt. Col. Abdul Rugumayo said on Sunday, (more…)
Hidden Agenda: NRM leaders trying to evade ICC
By Dr Obote Odora
14th May 2012:
African leaders: Do they fear ICC?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is in the news again – thanks to an attempt by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to block the trial of four Kenyans (the Ocampo Four) at The Hague based court.
The ICC is also in the news at the continental level. In a press release issued on May 7, the African Union (AU) said it had directed its legal committee (on which Uganda sits) to (more…)
Parliament urged to ‘revise’ Public Order Bill
By George Murumba
14th May 2012:
The Uganda parliament should significantly revise the draft Public Order Management Bill, which would drastically restrict freedom of assembly and expression, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) and (more…)
NSSF to introduce unemployment benefit
By Sharon Tibenda
14th May 2012:
The National Social Security Fund [NSSF] has announced plans to introduce a wide range of benefits for its members as soon as the pensions sector is liberalised. The planned products include (more…)
Land grabbing: UN issues new guidelines
By Sharon Tibenda
14th May 2012:
A United Nations-backed committee has endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines to help governments protect the rights of people, especially the poor, to own or access land, forests and fisheries. (more…)
Gay Marriage: Obama support excites homos
By Norman Miwambo
14th May 2012:
The decision by US President Barack Obama to throw his political weight behind the liberal campaign to legalise gay marriages has caused massive excitement among gay and human rights activists around the world. (more…)
Obbo exposed Museveni’s murderous instincts
By M. Suleman
14th May 2012: As always, in the past week, the (more…)
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