By John Stephen Katende
26th Nov 2012:
Fugitive: LRA Chief Joseph Kony
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State (Bureau of African Affairs), Mr Jonnie Carson, has warned stakeholders involved in global initiatives to end the atrocities attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels that no single silver bullet can on its own solve the LRA problem.
Mr Carson sounded the warning in Washington DC on November 17 at a ‘Global Summit on (more…)
By Charles Ochen Okwir
26th Nov 2012:
Museveni: Shrewd Operator? FILE PHOTO
The furore that erupted when a UN Panel of Experts report accused Uganda and Rwanda of supporting Congo’s March 23rd (M23) rebels took a new twist last week when M23 captured provincial town of Goma.
The UN report alleged that while Rwanda “co-ordinated the creation of the rebel movement” and its “major military operations”, Uganda offered more “subtle support” which (more…)
By Online Team
26th Nov 2012:
A Paris appeals court has approved the seizure of luxury cars belonging to Equatorial Guinea leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema’s family, including such makes as (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
19th Nov 2012:
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon phoned Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday “…to request that he use his influence on the M23 to help calm the situation and restrain M23 from continuing their attack”, according to peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous at UN headquarters in New York.
Reports indicated that the M23 rebels are now well-equipped with night-vision equipment and (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
19th Nov 2012:
President Yoweri Museveni has called on the Thai government to consider partnering with Uganda in the exploration of oil. The President (more…)
By Online Team
19th Nov 2012:
An appellate court in Rwanda should overturn the prison sentence handed to the editor of a private weekly on Wednesday last week, (more…)
By Online Team
12th Nov 2012:
The military option adopted by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to either capture or kill the elusive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony is doomed, (more…)
By Dennis Otim
5th Nov 2012:
President Museveni - FILE PHOTO
President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to close down any radio stations that are found to have “…taken into the habit of spreading lies.”
He said the NRM government is committed to ensuring peace and a good working environment in the country, and would consequently not tolerate any “negative elements” that are bent on undermining this ideal.
The president (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
5th Nov 2012:
ICT Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda will today meet United Nations officials to express Uganda’s (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
5th Nov 2012:
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the mandate of the international peacekeeping force providing support to (more…)
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