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UPDF, AMISOM troops capture Al-shabaab weapons
AMISOM commanders inspect the captured weapons. Photo by Henry Obbo IN SUMMARY The weapons recovered include 151 tortoise grenades, 238 Multi- Grenade Launchers, 43 boxes of 82 millimeter motor fuses,…
Sweden Resumes Aid To Uganda
The Swedish government has recommenced financial aid to Uganda after suspending some assistance in March. Uganda relies on aid to fund about 20 percent of its annual state budget. The…
Man, widow fight over dead UPDF pilot’s compensation
One of the UPDF helicopters after crashing in Mount Kenya enroute Somalia for the African Union peace keeping mission in the August 2012. IN SUMMARY Disagreed. Rev James Katamunanwire…
The Untold Stories: ICTR’s Swapping War Criminal Kagame for Peace has cost it credibility.
After almost Twenty years since the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda(ICTR) was established to try war crimes and genocide against the Tutsis, the international criminal court has been reluctant to…
Ambassador Nkurunziza: Rwandese in UK celebrated 20 years of RPF Rule
In Summary The Excesses of People with Lost Values and Meaning, in the United Kingdom Rwandese organised a disguised show off family party, met with their children to listen to…
BoU Shuts Down Global Trust Bank After Shs.60Bn Losses
The Bank of Uganda has revoked the license of Global Trust Bank Uganda. The central bank has also concluded a purchase and assumption of Global Trust Bank with DFCU Bank…
Defence Lawyers Want Jackie Uwera Acquitted
Defence lawyers for Jackie Uwera Nsenga, the woman accused of knocking dead her husband, have asked court to acquit her saying it was an accident. Jackie is on trial for…
PM Murekezi Once Incompetent: Outgoing Habumuremyi Once Competent
Handover: Murekezi shaking hands with Habumuremyi, Binagwaho looks on. Anastase Murekezi has replaced Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi as prime minister. This was announced this afternoon in a statement released by…
US Congressmen Urge Obama To Extend Stay Of 100 Commandos Hunting Kony
22 US congress representatives have signed a letter urging President Barrack Obama to further extend the stay of 100 US soldiers hunting down fighters of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).…
NGOs against MONUSCO drones for humanitarian work
Photo: Guy Oliver/IRIN MONUSCO's "loud mosquitoes" GOMA, 23 July 2014 (IRIN) - International NGOs have rebuffed a recent offer by the UN Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo…