By Timothy Nsubuga
21st Dec 2011:
George Athor: Controversial in life and death
The surviving leaders of one of South Sudan’s main rebel groups, the South Sudan’s Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), have accused Uganda President Yoweri Museveni of killing their leader George Athor. In a statement seen by Uganda Correspondent, which was signed by Maj. Gen. Bapiny Monytuil, the deputy leader of the military wing of SSDM said:
“…George Athor was killed by (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
19th Dec 2011: The UN’s Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro has stressed that efforts to restore peace and stability in Africa’s Great Lakes region will not come to fruition unless the scourge of sexual violence is (more…)
By Our Online Team
19th Dec 2011: Tunisians have unveiled a statue in honour of the late fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi, the man who set himself alight a year ago and whose plight sparked the so-called “Arab Spring” protests that (more…)
By Our Online Team
5th Dec 2011:
Opposition parties in Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] have rejected partial results released by the country’s Electoral Commission giving incumbent President Joseph Kabila (more…)
By Our Online Team
28th Nov 2011: In an unprecedented show of political audacity, a man charged with organising the mass rape of 387 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] last week staged a campaign rally in the eastern town of (more…)
By Our Online Team
21st Nov 2011:
Egwea: Walking out to retirement
The embattled National Resistance Movement [NRM] party official who was hounded out of the conference hall by angry crowds at the Grand Public Debate addressed by FDC President Dr. Kizza Besigye in London last Saturday 12th has thrown in the white towel and decided to withdraw from active party politics.
In an email seen by this newspaper dated November 16th, Mr. Robert Olet Egwea, the former Secretary for Research in NRM-UK Chapter, who had insisted amidst deafening boos at the London conference that there was no crisis in Uganda, said he has had time to reflect on the remarks and wise counsel of concerned Ugandans following his participation at both the Oslo and London political debates.
“…I hear what you are saying and do appreciate your concerns. Therefore, I have today made a conscious personal decision to (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
21st Nov 2011:
File Photo: LRA rebels in Garamba forest, DRC
The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned ongoing attacks carried out by the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) across Central Africa and demanded an immediate end to the atrocities. “…The Council remains deeply concerned that its previous calls for the LRA to (more…)
By Our Online Team
21st Nov 2011:
Pope Benedict with Benin's President Yayi
The leader of the global Roman Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday called on Africa’s leaders to stop depriving their people of hope and to govern responsibly, just hours before he planned to unveil a pastoral guide for the continent which attempts to use church doctrine to address Africa’s problems.
The pope made his comments during (more…)
By Timothy Nsubuga
21st Nov 2011:
Saif under arrest: He could run but couldn't hide
The leaders of Libya’s National Transitional Council [NTC] government have all but rejected the International Criminal Court’s [ICC] request to have the captured son of the ousted Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi [deceased] Saif al Islam transferred to The Hague to face trial for the war crimes and crimes against humanity for which he was indicted. (more…)
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21st Nov 2011: Ministers in charge of ICT of both Rwanda and Uganda met on Nov 17th and agreed to jointly carry out initiatives like (more…)
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