By John Stephen Katende
25th March 2013:
The Seleka rebels in Central African Republic on Sunday marched on the capital Bangui and forced President Francois Bozize to flee into neighbouring (more…)
Museveni praises Kibaale people for unity
By Sharon Tibenda
25th March 2013:
President Museveni has hailed the people of Kibaale for their unity in spite of the multi tribal backgrounds, and called on them to promote income generation for (more…)
Ntaganda faces ICC Judges tomorrow
By John Stephen Katende
25th March 2013:
Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda a.k.a “The Terminator” will make his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) tomorrow, (more…)
Museveni proposal to scrap bail sent to cabinet
By George Murumba
25th February 2013:
Museveni: Wants right to bail scrapped
President Yoweri Museveni has renewed his call for a change in the law to deny bail to suspects charged with corruption, terrorism, treason and defilement in the first 180 days on remand.
The president’s proposal has been sent to both the NRM caucus and the cabinet. If the president’s proposal eventually becomes law, it would remove the discretionary powers that Judges have to grant bail to suspects for certain crime categories.
Museveni said the (more…)
DR Congo on the brink of all-out war
By John Stephen Katende
25th February 2013:
Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich east region is once again on the brink of a major conflict, a senior U.N. official warned on (more…)
Africa cuts AIDS-related deaths by 30%
By Sharon Tibenda
25th February 2013:
A study published in the United Nations publication Africa Renewal shows that Africa is pulling all the stops in its (more…)
HRW asks Obama to stop killer robots
By John Stephen Katende
25th February 2013:
The global human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) has appealed to people across the globe to sign a petition calling on (more…)
Sudan declares Uganda an enemy state
By Dennis Otim
18th February 2013:
Tough: Gen Omar Bashir
The official Spokesman of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) Mr Badr al-Deen Ibrahim has declared that as far as Sudan is concerned, “…Uganda is now classified as an enemy state, adding that they have no mutual interests with Kampala.”
In a statement published in The Sudan Tribune newspaper last week, Ibrahim also said Uganda is not (more…)
Govt repays $3.7m of stolen Swedish aid
By George Murumba
18th Feb 2013:
PM Amama Mbabazi
The Swedish government has announced that Uganda had paid back a total of 2.8 million euros ($3.75 million) in Swedish aid that had been stolen from the scandal ridden Office of the Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi.
The amount of stolen money paid back by Uganda is about (more…)
Analysis: Museveni must die by his sword for Muhoozi
By Okello Lucima
18th February 2013:
In the first part of this two part analysis, I noted that death is a mysterious, fearsome and terrifying spectre. And that, despite this, sometimes (more…)
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