Was he a joke, an oaf, a hero, or the evil dictator the West loved to hate? Decades after his death, his legacy is still a puzzle.
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Uganda’s oldest captive chimpanzee turned 43 on Wednesday with a banana cake and ”regular love and grooming” from his female companions, his keepers said. Zakayo, who was taken into captivity after being attacked by poachers, was presented with a specially baked banana cake.
Bush-meat trade is threatening a possible depletion of Africa’s great apes, the world’s leading chimpanzee and gorilla conservationist, Jane Goodall, warned on Thursday. She said corruption and commercial interests involving logging companies are making conservation efforts futile.
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/ 18 October 2005
The body of former Ugandan president Milton Obote arrived home on Tuesday for a state funeral to tears and jeers over the late leader’s legacy, which left the nation deeply divided. Torn between remembering Obote as a national hero or despot, Ugandans grieved and rejoiced as the white government-chartered twin-propeller cargo carrying his body landed at Entebbe at 12.45pm.
Hollywood star Forest Whitaker, who is playing Idi Amin in the screen version of the acclaimed novel The Last King of Scotland, says the late Ugandan dictator was no saint, but was not the monster that has been portrayed in the West. He says his research for the role in the film has changed his perception of Amin.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has ordered his government to reduce its dependence on foreign aid and lashed out at ”paternalist” donors whom he said want to impose their values on his country. ”I do not accept someone telling me how to run Uganda because I know Uganda better,” said Museveni.
Ten African countries sharing the River Nile met on Monday in Uganda to discuss a legal framework that will replace colonial laws which give Egypt a preferential use of the river’s resources, officials said. The current meeting takes place under the auspices of the 10-nation Nile Basin Initiative that handles the management of the river.
Africa activists warned US President George Bush on Friday that ”real” leaders keep their promises, as he met Aids victims just hours after Congress limited funding for his multi-billion dollar plan to fight the virus.
US President George Bush said on Friday that Uganda’s journey out of the scourge of Aids serves as a successful example for global efforts to contain the pandemic.
US President George Bush arrived on Friday for a four-hour visit to Uganda, during which he will meet President Yoweri Museveni and Aids orphans.