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“The Dead can play a powerful political role only if the living allow them to speak”
By: Jennifer Fierberg Dr. Alison Des Forges, born in Schenectady, New York, in 1942, began studying Rwanda as a student and dedicated her life and work to understanding the country…
Parliament Pins Police For Spending Shs2.5B On Single Riot
IGP Kale Kaihura (L) and Internal Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary Kagoda before Parliament’s defence and Internal Affairs Committee Ugandan Legislators on the Defense and Internal affairs committee have grilled the country’s police…
How 14-year-old girl beat Museveni’s security ring
Ms Atwijukire hands over the letter to the President. Illustrations BY Alex Kwizera By Rajab Mukombozi & Fred Anyine IN SUMMARY Speaking out. Ms Bridget Atwijukire, the 14-year-old pupil of Kanyaryeru…
Nobody can order me on South Sudan – Museveni
President Museveni addresses investors during the UK-Uganda Business Forum at Lancaster House, London, on Tuesday. He defended UPDF presence in South Sudan. PPU PHOTO By TABU BUTAGIRA IN SUMMARY No pulling out. The President…
M7: Regional Leaders Can Handle S. Sudan Crisis
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that the crisis in South Sudan is solvable and can be handled by the regional leaders. In a meeting with the British Secretary of…
United Nations disappointed by Congo mass rape trial verdict
A Congolese soldier is stripped of his rank and uniform after the mass trial of 39 soldiers inside amilitary court in Goma in eastern DRC (KENNY KATOMBE, REUTERS / May 5, 201 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)…
DRC rebels sign amnesty to end fighting
Kampala - Defeated Democratic Republic of Congo rebels who fled to Uganda have signed amnesty papers vowing not to fight again, a leader of the group said on Tuesday, marking…
Remembering Brig Noble Mayombo
Noble Mayombo and his wife Juliet at an event where the deceased was being PHOTOs By Frank Tumwebaze IN SUMMARY It is seven years since Brig Noble Mayombo passed on. The…
Uganda Borrows Extra Shs 700B
The Uganda government is borrowing an extra 700 billion Shillings through the issuance of treasury bills and bonds to cater for revenue collection shortfalls by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Uganda…
DRC hails Tanzania on new TPA office in Lubumbashi
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has described the decision of Tanzania to open a Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) link office in Lubumbashi town, Katanga Province as…