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Vincent 'Araali' Byamukama is the hottest property in Ugandan amateur golf and he will continue to do so until when he makes a professional bow.
Title: Woman in the Eyes of God:
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today said it will continue to deliberate with Government authorities in North Darfur to ensure that judicial processes are correctly followed with regards to the continued detention of a number of leaders of the Abu Shouk and El Salaam internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in El Fasher.
During the opening of the Darfur peace talks currently being held in Doha, under the auspices of the African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Mr. Djibrill Bassolé and facilitated by the Qatari Government, both the Acting Joint Special Representative (JSR a.i.) of UNAMID, Mr. Henry K. Anyidoho and Mr. Bassolé stressed the importance of the participation of ...
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has received confirmed reports that 11 persons have been killed, four injured and two missing following an attack by unidentified armed men on two villages - Taman and Shaleb Shaleb - close to Khor Abeche, South Darfur, more than 200 kilometres south of El Fasher.
Fierce armed clashes between Islamist rivals in southern Somalia were reported on Saturday near Kismayo, a strategic port city about 310 miles (500 kilometers) south of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports.
Somalia's breakaway republic of Somaliland has rejected a remarks made by Somalia's president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed over the status of the two authorities.
THE Democratic Party (DP) one of Uganda's oldest political parties has suspended six senior officials over indiscipline. The six are accused of assaulting the party chairman during a press conference.
THE Judiciary has suspended three magistrates in an effort to "clean its house."
UGANDA is to benefit from the $1.5b (sh2.8 trillion) that the World Vision has earmarked to reduce child mortality in developing countries over the next five years.
A LOT of time wasted during the term of the former Inspector General of Government (IGG), Faith Mwondha, negatively impacted on national efforts to curb corruption, ethics state minister Dr. James Nsaba Buturo said.
THE First Lady has asked MPs to track all funds disbursed from the central government to the local governments in order to ensure that the intended programmes are implemented.
VINCENT Byamukama maintained his hunt for a second title at the Rwanda golf Open by taking a five stroke lead on Friday.
As Agriculture Minister Hope Mwesigye tried to convince the world leaders attending the 2009 Food Summit in Rome that Uganda was improving the sector greatly, a report by Food and Agricultural Organisation showed that the number of hungry in the country had increased from 12 to 17.7 million.
Donors are demanding that the government checks the increasing HIV/Aids infections, which are expected to hit 200,000 by the end of 2009 if they are to release more funds.
Uganda should not be held hostage to the possibility of civil strife post-2011 if the presidential election's result is disputed. Today, we have ever-growing fears of future strife that were only heightened by the government's determined swearing-in of the discredited Electoral Commissioners for another term in office this week.
Whenever I see pictures in the media and read stories about the glorified white-collar gangsters, their political-cum-business bag-boys and business world accomplices, one of the questions that I ask myself is whether these people really belong to the modern age?
Adoption comes with mixed feelings, commitment and responsibility. But if the material needs and child's emotions are well handled, the relationship between the new family and the child can thrive.
Finally it's D-day as the MTN Marathon takes center stage this morning starting at the Kololo Airstrip. After two months of high-altitude residential training in Bukwo, Joseph Nsubuga should have few or no excuses going into today's race.
South Africa's Media24 has increased its presence in Kenya's publishing industry with the takeover of East Africa Magazines, the publisher of True Love, Drum and Move! magazines.
Retail chain Nakumatt Supermarket is shoring up its financial position with the sale of a third of its shares to international private equity investors for Sh1.8 billion.
The Central Bank of Kenya is breathing a sigh of relief as the integration of mobile money services with banking systems takes shape.
Apex Communications is the overall winner of 2009 PR campaign of the year.
Faulu Advisory Services, a fully owned subsidiary of micro-finance group Faulu Kenya, has acquired an insurance brokerage company as it seeks to diversify its offerings by getting a piece of the untapped business.
Last year, I opined that the intrigues of the Mau saga would live to haunt Prime Minister Raila Odinga's political career.
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