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Oprah will step down from her throne in 2011, but will Ugandas President?

Monday, 23 November 2009 17:46

Why Museveni can never do an Oprah Winfrey

1986 to Ugandans was a turning point when NRM, led by a youthful Museveni, shot into power on the 26th day of January. That same year in September, the media and the world witnessed another revolution. A young Oprah Gail Winfrey rolled out the effervescent talk show; The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Riots in Uganda: A Sign of Things to Come? (Time)

Friday, 18 September 2009 03:08

A bus goes up in flames on Ndeeba road in Kampala. Nearly 30 vehicles have been destroyed since Thursday by rioters in violence triggered by a government ban on the Kabaka of Buganda from travelling to Kayunga District. Many parts of Kampala remained tense on Friday afternoon and the seat of the Buganda kingdom at Mengo was under a heavy military siege as the kingdom held a special cabinet meeting inside. There was heavy gunfire outside the fence. PHOTO/ CORRESPONDENT

Photo: Nation Media

By Max Delany / Kampala Thursday, Sep. 17, 2009

In a region that includes Kenya, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda can sometimes seem like the stable, sleepy neighbor. But appearances can be deceiving. For 22 years, the Ugandan government has been fighting the cultlike rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a conflict largely ignored by the rest of the world until the past few years, when the LRA extended its violent reach into southern Sudan and eastern Congo. And now it looks as though Uganda is facing more fighting, this time between the government and the country's largest ethnic group. Last week, the capital, Kampala, erupted in bloody riots that left at least 21 dead and about 100 wounded. With an election scheduled for 2011, many fear that the latest burst of violence may be a taste of things to come.

Olara Otunnu Returns

Saturday, 22 August 2009 17:55

Otunnu Repeats Message of Unity

“None of us will be able to accomplish on their own what this country is yearning for,” he said. He said the lack of accountable government explains the current corruption and “deep malaise” the country had descended into.

“2011 is an opportunity for Ugandans to elect a government accountable to the people,” he said to cheers.

Bashir blocked but is Museveni off the hook? (The Independent)

Thursday, 30 July 2009 11:38

BY ROSEBELL KAGUMIRE

Govt drafts law to save the President from prosecution

"Kampala Central MP Erias Lukwago who sits on the Parliamentary Legal Committee says the domesticated ICC Bill must also hold the head of state accountable.

“We are challenging this exclusion of the president from prosecution in case he commits war crimes. We want government to adopt the Rome Statute article that disregards [such] immunity.”

Test Case for Ugandan Justice - Kampala Puts Former LRA Commander On Trial (IWPR)

Wednesday, 29 July 2009 14:11

"In terms of knowledge and technical expertise, Uganda is very capable," Awany told IWPR. "The main problem is that local, regional or even national courts are not independent, unlike the international courts. Here the courts are very corrupt and often take sides."

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Oprah will step down from her throne in 2011, but will Ugandas President?

Riots in Uganda: A Sign of Things to Come? (Time)

Olara Otunnu Returns

Bashir blocked but is Museveni off the hook? (The Independent)

Test Case for Ugandan Justice - Kampala Puts Former LRA Commander On Trial (IWPR)

"In terms of knowledge and technical expertise, Uganda is very capable," Awany told IWPR. "The main problem is that local, regional or even national courts are not independent, unlike the international courts. Here the courts are very corrupt and often take sides."

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