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Celebration or realisation? Uganda at 50

Jamie Hitchen October 9 marked the fiftieth anniversary of Ugandan independence from British colonial rule. Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM), in power since 1986, celebrated the day’s events at the official event in the district of Kololo … read more »

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Uganda’s Leader: 26 Years In Power, No Plans To Quit

by John Burnett,npr Rebel leader Joesphy Kony, head of the infamous Lord’s Resistance Army, has achieved greater notoriety than any other Ugandan in the world today. Idi Amin, who ruled the country through most of the 1970s, still stands as … read more »

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Uganda: Museveni is right, NRM needs him or his clone

Pius Muteekani Katunzi President Museveni is being misunderstood when he says that he has not seen anyone in the NRM who could steer the country in the right direction after him. And he has been consistent on that point. His … read more »

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‘Museveni leading Uganda into deadly chaos’

President Museveni is ruling Uganda through repression and patronage like Milton Obote and Idi Amin did, setting up the country for future bloodshed, the International Crisis Group has warned. The latest report released on Thursday – but one State House … read more »

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How Kony survives and Obasanjo’s one man peace mission

By Richard Dowden Invisible Children’s StopKony video that has recently created a sudden storm on the web shows what might be done have been done at any time in the last 20 years. Unfortunately the video is inaccurate and wildly … read more »

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President Paul Kagame to receive the NRA medal of honor after 26 years

Conspiracy appeared to have crept into the NRA guerrilla movement at the very launch of the rebellion… Rwandan President Paul Kagame (WASHINGTON D.C.) – President Kagame is expected for yet another four day visit in Uganda where he will be … read more »

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Uganda’s Museveni says won’t bow to strike pressure

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni refused to yield under pressure to striking local traders demanding the authorities direct banks to stop raising interest rates, as retailers in the capital locked up their shops for a second day. Museveni, whose administration cracked … read more »

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Uganda cracks down on fresh protests

Kampala – Ugandan police on Monday cracked down on demonstrators in Kampala protesting against rising inflation and the cost of living, using tear gas and rubber bullets to dispel the activists. “We have [been] trying to restore order, but people … read more »

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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni wins presidential election

Uganda’s leader, Yoweri Museveni, has won more than two-thirds of the votes in a presidential election rejected by the opposition as fraudulent. With nearly all the ballots counted, Museveni had 68% of the vote, according the country’s electoral commission. His … read more »

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