Uganda Riots Probe Delay Raises Concern

IWPR 3 weeks ago Region: Uganda

Apparent foot-dragging prompts fears that role of army will not be properly investigated. By Bill Oketch in Kampala (AR No 234, 27-Oct-09) A parliamentary committee of inquiry set up to investigate alleged abuses dur... more

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Ugandan Bloggers Debate Anti-gay Bill

Global Voices a month ago Region: Uganda

The Ugandan anti gay bill has been tabled in parliament and now it awaits the president Yoweri Museveni to sign and make homosexuality officially illegal. The previous code was not clear but now the bill called “The ... more

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Uganda: Blogs, Twitter Keep World Informed as Kampala Riots Continue

Global Voices 2 months ago Region: Uganda

As riots shook Kampala, the capital of Uganda, for the second day, bloggers and other netizens rallied to keep the world informed. Within 24 hours of the first riots, concerned Kampalans launched Uganda Witness, a crisis ... more

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Uganda Oil Discovery Stokes Ethnic Tensions

IWPR 2 months ago Region: Uganda

Oil bonanza is overshadowed by a tribal land dispute. By Bill Oketch in Kampala (AR No 229, 08-Sep-09) The discovery of vast reserves of oil in western Uganda has sparked widespread conflict over land ownership, as et... more

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Uganda's Livestock Farmers Struggle to Tackle Climate Change

Ikasita 4 months ago Region: Uganda

Uganda’s Livestock Farmers Struggle to Tackle Climate Change                          ... more

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Ugandan Pastor Offers Hope To The Disabled And Incarcerated

Jackie ONeal 5 months ago Region: Uganda

In sub-saharan Africa, Uganda is scarred by political corruption, , conflict, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Despite the many political and economic tribulations in Uganda, Pastor Paul Bulenzi, founder of Beam of Ho... more

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Disney Conservation Hero Award 2008 goes to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Caretaker

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: Uganda

Uganda (GroundReport) - Stany Nyandwi is the new winner of the Disney Conservation Hero Award for 2008. Nyandwi left his family, his home, and his homeland behind when he helped stage a daring transport of orphaned ch... more

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Northern Ugandan Aid Programme Probed

IWPR a year ago Region: Uganda

Ten arrested, others flee as corruption inquiry into development projects gathers pace. By Bill Oketch and Patrick Okino in Lira The authorities are belatedly cracking down on suspected fraud that has plagued a long-runn... more

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New Wave of Killings in the North

IWPR a year ago Region: Uganda

Many of the murders linked to demobilised paramilitaries who fought for the government during war with LRA. By Bill Oketch in northern Uganda Former members of pro-government militias are being blamed for a series of bru... more

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Ugandan Blogs Adapt to 'Luglish'

Global Voices a year ago Region: Uganda

Posted by Rebekah Heacock to Global Voices Online A little over a year ago, Ugandan blogger Country Boyi wondered why Ugandans weren't blogging in local languages. He wrote: The power of indigenous languages to infi... more

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