By George Murumba
13th Feb 2012:
Dr John Sentamu: Eternally controversial
The outspoken Ugandan born Archbishop of York in the United Kingdom Dr. John Sentamu has come out strongly against the British government’s plans to change the definition of marriage, a move that would allow gay couples to get married in holy matrimony.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the eternally controversial Archbishop said, “…marriage is a relationship between (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
13th Feb 2012:
Ghastly: Tools for carrying out FGM
The government of Uganda has joined an international initiative backed the United Nations [UN] to end the ancient practice of female genital mutilation [FGM] which is practiced by the Sabiny people of eastern Uganda and many other communities across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
The initiative is being carried out in 15 African countries: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, (more…)
By Our Online Team
13th Feb 2012:
The rapidly increasing trade in charcoal fuel poses one of the biggest threats to Ugandan forests, and is also a major impediment to global efforts to mitigate the effects of (more…)
By Our Online Team
13th Feb 2012:
Somalia’s Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which controls much of Somalia, has released a joint video with al-Qaeda announcing that (more…)
By Our Online Team
13th Feb 2012:
Sudan and the new republic of South Sudan have signed a non-aggression pact, the chief mediator at crisis talks between the two has said. According to the (more…)
By Timothy Nsubuga
6th January 2012:
Seated: Museveni soon aftr capturing power
Exactly 31 years to the day since President Yoweri Museveni’s then National Resistance Army [NRA] rebel commander Elly Tumwine [now General] fired the first shot that set the NRA off on a long and bloody five year struggle to capture power, a serving Colonel in the national army the Uganda Peoples Defence Force [UPDF] has said Uganda needs another ‘Tarehe Sita’.
Speaking to this reporter last week on (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
6th January 2012:
Past & Present: Africa's powerful dictators.
Members of the European Parliament [MEPs] have, in an unprecedented move, raised the red flag on their governments and called on their leaders to end what they called “hypocritical” dealings with the world’s top tyrants who use EU member states as a safe haven for their ill gotten wealth.
“…Leaders of authoritarian regimes can spend their dubiously acquired wealth in the EU, despite measures to prevent it, because EU Member States provide safe havens for their personal fortunes and (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
6th January 2012:
A controversial new study that is due to be published in the Journal of Psychological Science has claimed that most users and or funs of social media networks (more…)
By Our Online Team
6th January 2012:
Sudanese President General Omar Bashir has told members of his cabinet that they should expect the “worst” in the ongoing dispute with South Sudan, (more…)
By Our Online Team
30th January 2012:
The Basua people: Courtesy IRIN News photo
The Basua people, a little known Ugandan tribe of just one hundred people, is facing the threat of extinction, IRIN news reported last week. According to IRIN, the Basua were forcibly removed from their forest home two decades ago. They have also struggled to cope with modern life and have been ravaged by health crises, including HIV.
Uganda has two indigenous forest communities – the Batwa people of (more…)
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