By George Murumba
18th June 2012:
President Yoweri Museveni has called on leaders to sensitize the people about the priority of zonal projects that promote both food and income security, saying it is only (more…)
UK ‘unfairly’ rejects African visa applications
By Online Team
18th June 2012:
Britain’s UK Border Agency [UKBA] staff whose job it is to process visa applications from Africa are “acting unfairly” and wrongly refusing applicants entry to the UK, the BBC has reported. (more…)
New MTN Uganda CEO takes office
By Dennis Otim
18th June 2012:
MTN Uganda’s new Chief Executive Officer, Mazen Mroué, took office last week in the capital Kampala at a ceremony officiated over by the Minister of Information, Communications and Technology, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. (more…)
Analysis: EALA exposed Museveni’s rotten politics
By M. Suleman
11th June 2012:
The drama of the East African Legislative Assembly [EALA] elections which started in Kampala ended with humiliation for the NRM in Arusha. Having outsmarted (more…)
BBC ‘Focus-on-Africa’ TV set for launch
By John Stephen Katende
11th June 2012:
The BBC has announced its first-ever dedicated daily TV news programme in English for African audiences. The new programme, BBC Focus on Africa, brings together the expertise of (more…)
African Governance Platform comes to life
By John Stephen Katende
11th June 2012:
The long awaited African Governance Platform will officially be launched this Friday, June 15, in Lusaka – Zambia by the African Union Commission’s [AUC] Department of Political Affairs. (more…)
Kofi Annan warns of ‘all out war’ in Syria
By John Stephen Katende
4th June 2012:
The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, has warned of the growing sectarian aspect of the crisis in Syria, adding that the conflict is already (more…)
Obama unveils $3bn Africa ‘food security’ plan
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…)
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…)
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…)
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