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/ 18 October 2005

Uganda divided as Obote’s body arrives home

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.

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Africa
/ 11 August 2005

Idi Amin was not so bad, says US actor

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.

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/ 31 May 2004

Nile Basin countries discuss water laws

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.

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