By John Stephen Katende
22nd Oct 2012:
Africa Confidential magazine has revealed that indirect talks have commenced in the Ugandan capital Kampala between the M23 rebels based in North Kivu and the Kinshasa based government led by President Joseph Kabila. (more…)
By Online Team
15th Oct 2012:
The government of Uganda has deployed military personnel to its border with Kenya in a bid to (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
15th Oct 2012:
BBC World News will, in the run-up to the Kenyan general elections in March 2013, turn the spotlight on the East African country to explore the surprising and yet the inspiring stories of what’s (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
8th Oct 2012:
Gate to Besigye's residence
A combined force of heavily armed soldiers, police officers, and plain cloth security operatives, have, in a tragic twist, used the midnight cover of darkness to break into and violently storm the residence of Dr. Kizza Besigye, the president of the leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).
The purpose of the violent midnight raid wasn’t immediately clear (more…)
By Online Team
8th Oct 2012:
While the title President is often synonymous with plush living and hefty pay cheques, Uruguay’s head of state is contrasting the norm. José Mujica who is commonly referred to as (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
10th Sept 2012:
A United Nations treaty which provides a set of international standards to improve the lives of millions of domestic workers worldwide has now been ratified by (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
3rd Sept 2012:
The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday it has asked the U.N. Security Council to place sanctions on Rwanda’s Defence Minister and two top military officials for backing an army mutiny in (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
20th Aug 2012:
Somalia is set to elect a new president today. The war-torn country took a decisive step toward electing a new president last week after a committee overseeing the (more…)
John Stephen Katende
13th Aug 2012:
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has rejected calls for an exclusively African regional force to tackle the raging insurgency in the country’s volatile eastern region. It accused its neighbours Uganda and Rwanda of (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
13th Aug 2012:
The BBC has launched its first-ever dedicated daily TV news programme in English for African audiences in Uganda. The new programme, BBC Focus On Africa, brings together the (more…)
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