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Uganda

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/ 5 February 2010

Obama condemns Uganda anti-gay bill as ‘odious’

US President Barack Obama has denounced as "odious" a proposed anti-gay law in Uganda that has drawn international condemnation.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 January 2010

DA questions Qwelane’s suitability for Uganda job

The DA on Tuesday urged President Jacob Zuma not to appoint ‘committed homophobe’ Jon Qwelane as South Africa’s ambassador to Uganda.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 16 January 2010

UN urges Uganda to scrap anti-gay legislation

The UN’s top human rights official has called on Uganda to drop a proposed ­anti-homosexuality law that would impose the death penalty.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 14 January 2010

Uganda backtracks on anti-gay law after outrage

Uganda has indicated it will bow to international pressure and amend draconian anti-homosexual legislation.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 21 December 2009

UN decries ‘brutality’ of Uganda’s LRA rebels

The UN has called for the elusive leaders of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) be brought to justice for crimes against humanity.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 December 2009

Uganda rebels ‘threaten Christmas attack in DRC’

A lawmaker from the north-eastern DRC on Friday expressed fears of an attack by Ugandan rebels at Christmas.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 December 2009

Uganda Bill proposes death sentence for gay sex

Life imprisonment is minimum punishment under anti-homosexuality Bill currently before the country’s Parliament.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 25 November 2009

Dozens dead in Ugandan rebel attack in CAR

Dozens were killed in Central African Republic when Ugandan rebels attacked villagers but were then ambushed by Ugandan soldiers, a witness said.

By Paul-Marin Ngoupana
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Article
/ 23 November 2009

Firms to get ‘too much profit’ from Uganda oil

Foreign oil explorers are set to reap ”excessive” profit once Uganda starts pumping crude, an advocacy group said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 November 2009

River’s change of course alters Uganda-DRC border

The changing course of a river marking the natural border between Uganda and the DRC has caused boundary confusion in an oil rich area.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 28 October 2009

Where boys become buddies

Muhenda charges games according to the “weight” of the matches — as much as 1 000 shillings a person for an Arsenal vs Manchester United fixture.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 23 October 2009

Somalia’s al-Shabaab threatens Uganda, Burundi

Somalia’s hard-line al-Shabaab insurgents said they will strike the capitals of Burundi and Uganda in revenge for rocket attacks by peacekeepers.

By Abdi Guled and Ibrahim Mohamed
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Article
/ 16 October 2009

Rights groups blast Ugandan gay death penalty Bill

Human rights groups have blasted Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which includes a section that would introduce the death penalty.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 13 October 2009

Helping Uganda’s poor — one used soap bar at a time

Two decades after he arrived in the US, Derreck Kayongo is still bowled over by one subtle display of American wealth: the endless array of soaps.

By Dionne Walker
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Africa
/ 7 October 2009

Uganda frees Somali defence minister

Uganda freed Somalia’s state minister for defence on Wednesday, a day after he was bundled into an unmarked car.

By Elias Biryabarema
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Article
/ 23 September 2009

Uganda opposition slams army deployment in Kampala

A Uganda opposition leader has accused President Yoweri Museveni of using the army to strengthen his grip of power in the run-up to elections in 2011.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 20 September 2009

‘I’m human, I’m not from Mars’

Sophia Grootboom and Karabo Keepile spoke to two intersexed Africans whose sexes were wrongly identified at birth.

By Sophia Grootboom and Karabo Keepile
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Article
/ 16 September 2009

LRA terrorises DRC after Uganda crackdown

Thousands killed and kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Joseph Kony’s LRA spreads chaos in central Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 15 September 2009

Uganda president vows stern action against rioters

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday vowed tough action against protesters following riots in Kampala last week that left 14 people dead.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 14 September 2009

Museveni under pressure as unrest grips Uganda

In the space of a month, Yoweri Museveni’s 23-year-old grip on Uganda appears to have been rattled by deadly riots and the return of a major rival.

By Herve Bar
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Article
/ 13 September 2009

Police arrest 550 over Kampala riots, death toll rises to 14

Police have arrested more than 550 people in connection with two days of riots in Uganda’s capital Kampala.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 13 September 2009

‘Pill-check’ SMS the cure?

An African cellphone hotline that reports when clinics are out of essential drugs could be the solution to government denialism.

By Munyaradzi Makoni and Christina Scott
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Africa
/ 11 September 2009

Riots rock Uganda capital for second day

Gunshots rang out in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Friday and at least two people were killed as security forces clashed with rioters for a second day

By Jack Kimball
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Africa
/ 9 September 2009

Ugandan opposition wants clarity on oil sector

Uganda’s opposition wants more transparency in awarding oil contracts to foreign firms, its main leader said on Wednesday.

By Jack Kimball
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Article
/ 8 September 2009

Uganda admits to military operations in CAR

Ugandan troops have crossed into neighbouring Central African Republic in pursuit of LRA rebels with Bangui’s blessing, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 8 September 2009

SA farmers in new scramble for Africa

The Republic of the Congo has offered Agri SA 10-million hectares for South African farmers to produce maize and soya beans.

By Lynley Donnelly
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Africa
/ 31 August 2009

Uganda prodigal son denounces smear campaign

A prominent Ugandan diplomat who recently returned from 23 years in exile on Monday accused the regime of spreading rumours about his sexuality.

By Ben Simon
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Article
/ 31 August 2009

Carbon scheme pushes Ugandans off land

With attention focused on climate change, one of the methods to reduce global carbon emissions is causing the displacement of people in Uganda.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 July 2009

Ugandan Aids crusader fearful of funding cuts

Without continued funding for Aids treatment, Africa risks a return to the days of ”wholesale carnage”, an Aids crusader said this week.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 July 2009

Uganda cautions al-Bashir over Kampala trip

Uganda has said that a visit by Sudan President Omar al-Bashir could cause a ”diplomatic incident” amid pressure to arrest him for alleged war crimes.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 July 2009

Uganda to outlaw female circumcision

Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, the president said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 July 2009

Uganda to fight donor pressure on gay rights

Uganda will resist pressures from donor countries to soften its stance on homosexuality, a minister said on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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