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…)


Parliament urged to ‘revise’ Public Order Bill

By George Murumba

14th May 2012:

The Uganda parliament should significantly revise the draft Public Order Management Bill, which would drastically restrict freedom of assembly and expression, Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) and (more…)


NSSF to introduce unemployment benefit

By Sharon Tibenda

14th May 2012:

The National Social Security Fund [NSSF] has announced plans to introduce a wide range of benefits for its members as soon as the pensions sector is liberalised.  The planned products include (more…)


Land grabbing: UN issues new guidelines

By Sharon Tibenda

14th May 2012:

A United Nations-backed committee has endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines to help governments protect the rights of people, especially the poor, to own or access land, forests and fisheries. (more…)


Gay Marriage: Obama support excites homos

By Norman Miwambo

14th May 2012:

The decision by US President Barack Obama to throw his political weight behind the liberal campaign to legalise gay marriages has caused massive excitement among gay and human rights activists around the world. (more…)


G8 Summit: Obama snubs most African leaders

By Online Team

7th May 2012:

US President Barack Obama has snubbed most African leaders and only invited the leaders of Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Benin to attend the Group of Eight [G8} summit of major economies scheduled to (more…)


Sudan conflict: UN threatens intervention

By John Stephen Katende

7th May 2012:

The United Nations Security Council has called on Sudan and South Sudan to immediately end hostilities and resume negotiations within two weeks to resolve all outstanding issues, and voiced its intention to (more…)


BBC gives school pupils platform to debate

By Sharon Tibenda

7th May 2012:

The BBC World Service will, tomorrow, May 2, invite young people from schools around the world to discuss, debate and share their views on what really matters to them.  In several special editions of World Schools Have Your Say, (more…)


No news is good news for Africa’s image

By Charles Ochen Okwir

30th April 2011:

On Friday April 27, BBC Africa Debate came live from the Ugandan capital Kampala.  Over the last few months, the debate has asked whether Congo is a failed state, delved into the possibilities of an African Spring, discussed (more…)


Sudan Crisis: Blue Nile civilians under attack

By John Stephen Katende

30th April 2012:

“The fighting in Blue Nile has turned its people into refugees, forcing them to abandon their homes and livelihoods,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The horrific accounts of extra-judicial killings, (more…)


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Obbo exposed Museveni’s murderous instincts
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We are now squatters in our own land
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2012/4/30

Ingrid ‘breast protesters’ are national heroes
By M. Suleman

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2012/4/30

Lessons for Uganda from Taylor conviction
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2012/4/22

Raila Odinga – Please come and rule Uganda
By Chantal Kembabazi

23rd April 2012: It was reported in the More... (9)


2012/4/22

Ariong’s body should be exhumed for autopsy
By M. Suleman

23rd April 2012: The events in Kampala in the More... (0)


2012/4/15

A4C leaders deserve ‘detention without trial’
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16th April 2012: First of all, let me More... (2)


2012/4/15

Okello Maber - I pray that police kill your relative
By Bernard Ddumba

16th April 2012: First things first!  I am now More... (17)


2012/4/15

A4C ban: Police are responsible for the ‘kavuyo’
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16th April 2012: I was among the people who More... (0)


2012/4/15

Forget peaceful power transfer under Museveni
By M. Suleman

16th April 2012: By the grace of God, the More... (0)


 

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