Most Active Stories: Uganda

  1. 'Women Most Affected by Climate Change'

    Women are the most affected by the effects of climate change, the latest United Nations Population report has revealed.

  2. More LRA Rebels Surrender in Congo

    Nine former rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) last week surrendered to the Congolese army, bringing the total number of defectors in the last five months to 51.

  3. Africa: Growing Use of Cellphones for Family Planning

    The growth of cellphone use, particularly in the developing world, is providing health experts with a new channel of communication to provide family planning information.

  4. Nine LRA Fighters Surrender

    Nine former fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army who recently escaped from captivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have returned to Gulu, northern Uganda.

  5. Cabinet Holds Special Meet on Land Bill

    THE Cabinet yesterday held a special meeting in which it was briefed about progress on the Land Amendment Bill and the probe into the 2007 Commonwealth summit expenditure.

  6. America Moves to Make Life Harder for Kony Rebels

    The Ugandan army yesterday said it had killed yet another commander of the Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic even as US lawmakers moved closer to passing a law to enable the White House directly get involved in anti-LRA efforts.

  7. Africa: U.S.$16 Million for Rural Income Project

    The objective of the project is to help reduce rural poverty in Uganda by facilitating access to and utilization of affordable financial and business development services for an estimated 1.4 million rural poor in the country's districts.

  8. Was Kazini Plotting to Overthrow Museveni?

    Maj. Gen. James Bunanukye Kazini is perhaps the only General of the UPDF who has fought in every single major war--internal and external--since President Museveni captured power in 1986. He fought against the West Nile-based Uganda National Rescue Front II of Ali Bamuze, the Lord's Resistance Army of Joseph Kony, the Allied Democratic Forces in his Kasese home area, and above all, three battles ...

  9. Central Africa: UN Condemns LRA on Civilian Attacks

    THE UN Security Council has condemned the increasing attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and the Sudan.

  10. Nigeria Makes Nation Shine

    Last week, I was in Lagos, Nigeria and witnessed the tragedy of African politics. Nigeria is home of anything between 140m to 160m people. It has some of the most educated, intelligent, innovative and hard working Africans.

  11. UPDF Kills Another LRA Commander

    UGANDAN special forces have killed a senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic, the army spokesman said yesterday.

  12. Cabinet Approves New Bill on Kings

    PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni told cultural leaders yesterday that the Cabinet has approved the draft Bill on traditional leaders.

  13. Smiles Communication Launches Today

    THE seventh mobile operator in Uganda, Smiles Communication, starts operations today, using the 02 code.

  14. Somali Security Forces to Train in Uganda

    UGANDA is to host a programme in which 2,000 Somalia security personnel will be trained by European Union (EU) soldiers.

  15. Kasese Feels Pinch of Evictions From DRC

    At least 150,000 people, residents of Kasese District who had crossed to the Democratic Republic of Congo but were evicted, have started feeling the pinch of expulsion, Daily Monitor has learnt.


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