By Dennis Otim
23rd April 2012:
The Brussels based global conflict analysis organisation the International Crisis Group [ICG] has warned that Sudan and South Sudan are teetering on the brink of all-out war from which neither state can benefit. (more…)
By Online Team
23rd April 2012:
The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan “must have the courage” to return to the negotiating table and resolve their differences peacefully, US President Barack Obama has said. (more…)
By George Murumba
23rd April 2012:
The National Social Security Fund [NSSF] has denied being involved in the theft of its members’ savings, following allegations to that effect in the media. In a statement published on (more…)
By Online Team
16th April 2012:
Top opposition leaders: Who scares Museveni most?
The NRM government’s continued crackdown on opposition activities, especially against Activists for Change [A4C], has attracted the attention of an international foreign policy analysis magazine, Foreign Policy, and caused it to ask what President Yoweri Museveni is afraid of. In an article published last week, April 13, the author Jackee Budesta Batanda said: (more…)
By Online Team
16th April 2012:
Mulago Hosp Maternity Ward: FILE PHOTO
The government of Uganda could soon be held liable for the rampant maternal deaths that have claimed the lives of countless women in hospitals across the country, The Huffington Post has reported.
In the report published last week, April 13, the paper says, after a frustrating year of slow progress, a landmark lawsuit that seeks to hold the government accountable for the high number of preventable maternal deaths in (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
16th April 2012:
Close to a million Rwandans were killed during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Artist Odile Katese was in exile at the time. Despite being far from the killing, she was (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
9th April 2012:
Walk-to-work protests: FILE PHOTO
A reputable international crisis tracking and analysis organisation has predicted that Uganda may be heading for a period of conflict and political instability. “…Unless President Yoweri Museveni breaks with the ways of his predecessors and the trend of his own lengthy rule, popular protests and discontent will grow in Uganda.” the International Crisis Group [ICG] warned. (more…)
By Dr Obote Odora
9th April 2012:
ICC's Ocampo: An accused prosecutor
The East African published Onyango-Obbo’s interesting articles titled: “Kony: the real story” and “From an altar boy to the ultimate diabolical genius: the Kony nightmare”. The Obbo narratives provide useful and insightful information to new comers in the weird world of Joseph Kony and the politics of the northern Uganda war.
In this rejoinder, I question why the International Criminal Court (ICC) has not (more…)
By George Murumba
9th April 2012:
Re-branded: New #Kony2012 Poster
The US-based non-governmental organisation [NGO] Invisible Children has released a second damage limitation video which partly addresses the controversy created the first documentary which had called for the capture of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony.
“Kony 2012: Part II – Beyond Famous” uses some of the same Hollywood-style production techniques but (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
9th April 2012:
TB Joshua: Prophet of doom?
A flamboyant Nigerian Pastor who claims to be a “Prophet” is being hailed by his admirers for predicting the death of former Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika. During a church service on the 5th February, “Prophet” TB Joshua announced that he was seeing the death of an African president in two months time.
“..I am seeing a Head of State…by that I mean a (more…)
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