By Online Team
27th Feb 2012:
A young Ugandan university student is among six winners of a Barclays bank business award. George Mpanga’s winning idea is to create a series of (more…)
US defends its anti-LRA mission
By Dennis Otim
27th Feb 2012:
US officials are defending their ongoing military mission to help wipe out the roving Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] in Central Africa. Some critics fear, however, that the operation could (more…)
Mugabe compares himself to Jesus Christ
By John Stephen Katende
27th Feb 2012:
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe who celebrated his 88th birthday on Saturday 25, February has said he still “fit as a fiddle”, effectively dismissing any demands for (more…)
Rights group faults London Somali conference
By George Murumba
27th Feb 2012:
The London Conference on Somalia has not adequately tackled the dire human rights situation in Somalia which is threatening the lives of civilians including children, Amnesty International said in a (more…)
Museveni has mortgaged Uganda, says IPC
By Norman Miwambo
20th Feb 2012:
Museveni: Gave thumbs up to oil deal
Inter -Party Cooperation (IPC), has accused and condemned President Yoweri Museveni’s ‘stealthily’ actions that authorised the signing of the oil agreements in defiance of the resolution made by Parliament. In a statement issued Thursday, February 16, the IPC equated Museveni’s actions to mortgaging the country.
Foreign oil companies warned (more…)
Unite now – Uganda tells Somali politicians
By John Stephen Katende
20th Feb 2012:
Acting Foreign Minister Okello Oryem
Uganda’s acting Foreign Affairs Minister Henry Okello Oryem has strongly urged political leaders in Somalia to cease all political in-fighting and unite ahead of the ‘Somali Conference’ due to take place in London this week to discuss a raft of ideas designed to restore political stability to the war-torn country.
“…It is an opportunity for Somalis to create a legitimate, transparent, all-inclusive democratic (more…)
Ugandan weightlifter dies of heart attack
By Norman Miwambo
20th Feb 2012:
Left: Kibirige on a visit to Uganda
A promising Ugandan weightlifter has died of heart attack. Stanley Kibirige, who was based in Norway, died on February 8. Prior to his death, Kibirige had been described as “one of the finest creatures in the sport of weighting Uganda has ever had”. He had also been tipped for a potentially lucrative role as a ‘Gladiator’ in Hollywood.
Only a few months earlier, Kibirige had produced what some had described as “the performance of the century”. (more…)
Mugabe to blow $1million on party bash
By Our Online Team
20th Feb 2012:
Ailing Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will this week celebrate his 88th birthday with lavish celebrations expected to cost up to $1million. The Zimbabwean president will (more…)
How Besigye outwitted police blockade in Jinja
By Timothy Nsubuga
13th Feb 2012:
Dr Besigye: Slipped through the police net
Interesting details emerging from the hotly contested Jinja East bi-election that took place last week, Thursday, 9 February, indicate that Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] party president Dr Kizza Besigye has once again successfully outwitted a joint police and army security blockade that had been set up to stop him.
According to a source who was at the scene, the (more…)
Forbes names the five worst leaders in Africa
By John Stephen Katende
13th Feb 2012:
Good friends: Museveni & Obiang Nguema
Forbes Magazine has named the five worst leaders in Africa following a survey conducted among 800 African respondents by Journalist Mfonobong Nsehe. In his slightly edited piece here-below which lists five of Africa’s longest serving leaders, Nsehe says:
“…I put a call through to my African followers on Twitter to nominate the worst African leaders of our times. I received over (more…)
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