Men's Basketball Inks Center during November Signing Period Nov 19, 2009
A native of Kampala, Uganda and a product of Our Savior New America School outside of New York, Dahl chose Houston over LSU, Florida, USF and Nevada ... Wt. Hometown Years at Houston * Marial Dahl C 7-3 225 Kampala, Uganda 2010 - Clement Ikomi C 6-10 200 Jos. (Uhcougars.com)
Parole rules halt terrorist’s talk Nov 12, 2009
Levasseur should be prosecuted again, and if I have to return and testify again, I would, he said yesterday in a phone interview from Kampala, Uganda, where he is visiting family. At the same time if he wants to talk about it, and I don t know what he s going to tell the kids, but I think he should be given the opportunity to speak. (Boston Globe)
Uganda: Govt Official Held Over Army Commander's Murder Nov 12, 2009
Kampala THE local council chief of Wabigalo project zone, where former army commander Maj ... Security officers said they picked up Bosco Lule to assist with the investigation into the killing in Namuwongo, a Kampala suburb, on Tuesday morning ... Army spokesman Col. Felix Kulayigye said a funeral service would take place at All Saints Cathedral, Kampala at 10:00am today. (allAfrica.com)
East Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Get U.S.$452 Million for Roads Nov 9, 2009
Kampala Traders in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti will have their turnaround time on roads while transporting their goods from within and outside the countries reduced because of the planned improvement in the region's road infrastructure. This is because the African Development Bank (AfDB) board of directors has approved a total of $452 million for development of road infrastructure in the four countries. (allAfrica.com)
Seeking the cellphone future, in Kampala Nov 8, 2009
If you want to delve into the musings of someone who boasts travel itineraries that include "Chengdu, Delhi, Ulan Bataar, Ho Chi Minh and Lhasa with recent brief stopovers in Kampala and Soweto," and whose descriptions of read as if ripped right out of the pages of William Gibson's "Neuromancer," then Chipchase is your guy ... Sente is a Lugandan word that means either "money" or "to send money as airtime." As explained by Chipchase, a mobile phone user in, say, Kampala, who wants to send money... (Salon)
Uganda: Colliding With the Fourth Estate Oct 28, 2009
Kampala Charles Odobo Bichachi, editor of the Independent Newspaper has in a span of a year, been summoned to the police several times accused of publishing seditious statements ... Fredrick Jjuuko, a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Makerere University in Kampala. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Legislators Back Land Bill Oct 21, 2009
Kampala NRM MPs have agreed to unanimously support the Land Bill 2007, arguing that it is the only solution to stop rampant land evictions. The Government chief whip, Daudi Migereko, told the press that during a caucus meeting held yesterday at Parliament, NRM members agreed to support the highly-contested Bill to protect the poor from being evicted. (allAfrica.com)
Ghana's victory against Brazil sets pace for Africa: Pele Oct 18, 2009
KAMPALA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Three time African footballer Abedi Pele has said Ghana's victory of the U-20 World Cup has set the pace for Africa to win the 2010 World Cup on African soil. "After winning the U-20 World Cup in Egypt, there is no reason why an African country cannot win the World Cup in South Africa next year because we have what it takes," Pele told Xinhua in an interview in Kampala Saturday afternoon. (Xinhuanet, China)
Remembering Congo's rumba king Oct 15, 2009
" What do you remember of Congo's rumba king?Thanks for sharing your memories. Please read a selection below:Franco music represents the highs and the lows of post-colonial Africa. He did for Africans - unity - what years of independence and their rulers, could not do.Osagie Ayanru, Huntington, West Virginia, USAI do not know what to say about Franco and his music. Till tomorrow i will not forget this man. His music all is my live and i mostly listen to it all my life in parties and while in... (BBC News -- Africa)
Uganda: Govt in Fresh Border Row With DR Congo Oct 14, 2009
Uganda could be bracing for a fresh border dispute with DR Congo after authorities in Kampala yesterday claimed the ownership of Mpondwe Market understood to be on the latter's terrain, Daily Monitor has learnt. The government move to interfere in the affairs of Mpondwe border, in Kasese District came after MPs on the Agriculture Committee heard that for Ugandans to access it, they go through border security checks and need travel permits. (allAfrica.com)
AP: Key Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested in Uganda Oct 9, 2009
Officers of the Lyon, France-based global police agency arrested former Rwandan deputy intelligence chief, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, on Monday in Kampala, said Uganda's government spokesman Fred Opolot. Ugandan police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba said Nizeyimana is believed to have entered Uganda through neighboring Congo using fake travel documents. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Notorious fugitive in Rwanda genocide captured Oct 8, 2009
Eric Kayiranga, a Rwandan police spokesman, said Nizeyimana was arrested Monday in Kampala, Uganda's capital, though the spokesman did not have many details about the capture. According to the BBC, Nizeyimana was trying to travel to Kenya from Congo and was caught in Uganda with false papers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Key Rwandan genocide suspect arrested Oct 7, 2009
KAMPALA, Uganda - A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda's 1994 genocide including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen has been captured, police said ... Pierre Gasana, a Rwandan who lives in suburban Kampala, told AP that Nizeyimana had killed some of his relatives during the genocide. (MSNBC -- International)
Rwanda queen-killing suspect held Oct 7, 2009
He was arrested in a modest hotel in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Ugandan police said he had crossed the border from DR Congo last week, and was heading for Kenya with false travel documents. (BBC News -- Africa)
Rwanda: Uganda Arrests Most Wanted Genocide Suspect Oct 7, 2009
Kampala THE Ugandan Police have arrested one of the four most wanted suspects from Rwanda's 1994 genocide, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, after he sneaked into the country by bus from the Democratic Republic of Congo last week ... He was captured on Monday from a motel in Rubaga, a Kampala suburb, by a joint team of Interpol Uganda and a tracking team of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, based in Arusha ... Captain Idelphonse Nizeyimana, who was arrested in Kampala on Monday morning, is... (allAfrica.com)
Rwanda: Most Wanted Genocide Fugitive Arrested Oct 7, 2009
Nizeyimana commonly referred to as the "Queen Killer" for killing Queen Rosalie Gicanda, the wife of the late King Mutara III was arrested by the Ugandan police on Tuesday in a hotel in Kampala and was immediately extradited to the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda (ICTR). The United States had offered a $ 5million reward for his capture under its Reward for Justice Program. (allAfrica.com)
East Africa: Free Movement of Goods, Persons a Reality Oct 6, 2009
The ministerial signing in Kampala came after four days of negotiations that were expected to have ended on September 24, but ended a day later to allow for the ironing out of other pending issues. The Protocol was signed by Kenya's Minister for East African Community Amason Kingi, Uganda's Minister of East African Community Affairs Eriya Ketagaya, Burundi's Minister for East African Co-operation Hafsa Mossi, Rwanda's Minister of Justice and Attorney-General Tharcisse Karugarama and the... (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Nation Faces UAE in ICC Shield Tourney Oct 5, 2009
Kampala The Uganda cricket team will travel to Dubai in February to play the United Arab Emirates and later host Namibia in August in their international cricket body ICC Inter-continental shield campaign. Uganda, who top the standings with 20 points, after their seven wickets away win against Bermuda in August, need to win the remaining two encounters, to book a place in the final due in October in United Arab Emirates. (allAfrica.com)
gorilla@bwindiforest.ug? Oct 4, 2009
The "Friend a Gorilla" project was launched officially on Saturday in Kampala and will cost just $1 a year for enthusiasts. The money generated will help with mountain gorilla conservation. (iAfrica.com)
• Thanks for supporting the Bukessa Children's Home in Uganda Oct 4, 2009
Volunteer, Bukessa Children's Home, Kampala, Uganda. Juneau Share this page. (Juneau Empire)
Ugandan Talk Radio in Hot Water After Unrest Oct 3, 2009
Kampala Criminal charges and the closure of several radio stations over alleged incitement to violence in Kampala have sparked a debate about the limits of free speech in Uganda ... Police documents charging Elias Lukwago, Member of Parliament for Kampala Central, with inciting violence after a 9 September talk-show on Akaboozi Kubiri, accuse the MP of making statements implying that it would be "incumbent or desirable to do acts calculated to lead to the destruction or damage of property" ...... (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Suppressing 'Enemies' of the State Sep 30, 2009
Kampala In the wee hours of one Saturday morning, Mary Serumaga was woken up by a disturbing phone call ... Serumaga, who allegedly belittled President Yoweri Museveni on the show that evening, blaming him for the riots, was detained at unknown locations in Kampala city over the night of Friday and Saturday morning ... Four days after Serumaga's arrest he appeared before the Kampala Magistrate's Court and was charged with six counts of sedition. (allAfrica.com)
Hairy gorilla wants to be your Facebook friend Sep 30, 2009
KAMPALA, Uganda - He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook. No, it's not the ex-boyfriend. (MSNBC -- Environment)
At least 21 died in Ugandan riots, police say Sep 17, 2009
KAMPALA, Uganda (CNN) -- At least 21 people were killed and more than 80 others injured during three days of rioting here last week, a police spokeswoman said Monday. Ugandan police ride past a burning barricade in the Natete suburb of Kampala on Friday ... "The government is wrong to undermine cultural institutions, which are the backbone of Uganda's heritage," said Mzamiru Balidha, a resident of Kampala. (CNN -- World)
Uganda: Wilson Victory Saves UNAA Sep 17, 2009
Kabuye's candidacy was financed by the NRM government, to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars, not only as a means of removing Musisi from the UNAA leadership, but also as the regime's final assault on an organisation whose total control had been coveted by Kampala for nearly 10 years. While Wilson had never shown any hostility towards the NRM, he was too independent to serve the Kampala regime's interests. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Uneasy calm shattered as riots erupt Sep 13, 2009
KAMPALA, Uganda (CNN) -- Gunshots rang out in Uganda's capital Saturday in a fresh burst of unrest after loyalists of a traditional kingdom battled with government forces for a third day. Residents of the Kasubi suburb, west of Kampala, try to flee from violence as a soldier takes photos ... An uneasy calm had swept over Kampala early in the day as police and the army patrolled the city in military convoys. (CNN -- International)
Deadly riots erupt in Uganda for 2nd day Sep 12, 2009
Ugandan military police arrest a man during riots in Kampala on Friday ... KAMPALA, Uganda - Three people including a child were shot dead Friday in rioting in Uganda's capital, a witness and a policeman said, bringing the overall death toll over two days of unrest to at least 10. (MSNBC -- International)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Sep 12, 2009
Kampala hit by renewed violence. Get your eagle eyes out for our wordsearch. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Local volunteers see benefits, feel blessings from mission work (127) Sep 8, 2009
From there, they will enter Uganda at the Entebbe airport and travel by motor vehicle to the city of Kampala. The group will take the Kampala-Jinja highway about 75 miles through Jinja and on to Iganga. (Boerne Star, TX)
Helping
hands Sep 3, 2009
I was able to show my mother and son Kampala, the first village I had a hand in making a difference ... The village of Kampala was the first village in which Brian was involved. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Uganda: Aspirant Leader Accuses Army of Atrocities Aug 17, 2009
Kampala The former UN under secretary-general for children in armed conflict, Dr Olara Otunnu, has rattled authorities in Kampala, announcing he has gathered substantial evidence to incriminate President Yoweri Museveni's government on charges of attempting to wipe out the northerners ... This latest twist to the running verbal war between Dr Otunnu and the government appeared to catch officials in Kampala unprepared and triggering mixed reactions. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Hippos Appear Near Kampala Aug 10, 2009
com: Uganda: Hippos Migrate to Munyonyo in Kampala (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: Hippos Migrate to Munyonyo in Kampala ... Kampala A school of hippos has found a new home at Munyonyo in Kampala. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Why Indian and Chinese Firms Are Most Likely to Pay Bribes Jul 31, 2009
Kampala Indian and Chinese companies are the most likely to pay bribes when operating in Africa. These are the findings of the 2008 Bribe Payers Index of Transparency International, a global corruption watchdog. (allAfrica.com)
Zambia: Dialogue Key to Beating Economic Challenges, Says Banda Jul 28, 2009
Meanwhile, CHARLES MANGWATO reports from Kampala that President Banda has arrived to attend the 19th Smart Partnership Movement Dialogue, which was expected to open yesterday. The plane carrying President Banda touched down at Entebbe International airport at 11. (allAfrica.com)
Saif's too old, Shahid right for Kaminey: Vishal Jul 22, 2009
This scriptwriting workshop was held in Kampala, Yuganda. A young writer from Nairobi showed me a script which was a story about twin brothers and what happens in their life in a span of 24 hours. (India Times, India)
Sudan: Bashir Drops Uganda Conference Jul 17, 2009
com: Sudan: President Skips Kampala Conference (Page 1 of 1). Sudan: President Skips Kampala Conference ... Kampala UGANDA and Sudan have agreed that Sudanese President Omar el Bashir will not attend the conference in Kampala next week to avoid what Kampala termed a possible "diplomatic incident.". (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: 23,000 Former Rebels Pardoned Jul 17, 2009
Kampala OVER 23,000 former rebels have been pardoned, the Uganda Amnesty Commission has said. Ganyana Miiro, a commissioner, said on Wednesday the beneficiaries were with various rebel groups since 2000 when the Amnesty Commission was formed. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Govt Releases Funds for Emergency Food Aid Jul 10, 2009
Kampala THE Ministry of Finance has released an extra sh10b for emergency food for the famine-hit north and north-eastern parts of the country, Parliament has been told. Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi, who made the announcement on Wednesday, appealed to MPs from the worst affected areas to remain calm as the Government was doing all it could to alleviate the suffering. (allAfrica.com)
Church helps Africans achieve 'better chance for life' Jul 2, 2009
New businesses, a new orphanage for AIDS victims, and new educational opportunities in Kampala, the African country s capital, are just small parts of ... The Jesus Power Church is located in the Uganda capital of Kampala in the district of Makindye. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
- EL CENTRO: Holy Ghost Revival meeting 0 Jun 19, 2009
Guest speaker from Kampala, Uganda, is Bishop Andrew Namutegere. Everyone is invited to attend. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Rwanda: Umuseso Editor Goes to Exile - Our Source - Financial Problems Probably Main Cause of His Departure Jun 17, 2009
Kabonero is in Kampala, and he has reported to the regional office of an organization called East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders where he is claiming that he has fled Rwanda because the state is persecuting him. Kabonero has been spotted more than once at the offices of this organization situated on Lulume road in Nsambya, a Kampala neighborhood. (allAfrica.com)
EarthTalk Q&A: climate, peat and people May 21, 2009
London, Copenhagen, Sydney, Barcelona, Bogota and Bangkok, not to mention Swedens Malmo, Ecuadors Baha de Carquez and Ugandas Kampala, also score high for their green attributes and attitudes. Green cities abound in North America, too. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Group convenes to heal Ugandan orphan's heart May 19, 2009
Kocis also had a mission in Uganda, running a medical outreach program between the university and a hospital in Kampala, the nation's capital. Hamp told Kocis about Kahuma, and the two agreed to collaborate so that Kahuma could have the procedure, which typically costs more than $20,000. (News & Observer)
Somalia: Spoilers Face Sanctions May 18, 2009
Kampala AN African Union (AU) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday resolved to set up a mechanism to identify the insurgents in Somalia's recent violence and seek sanctions against them. "We decided to set up a mechanism to clearly identify the spoilers. We are going to the use the UN and AU systems to seek sanctions against them," defence minister Crispus Kiyonga told Sunday Vision. (allAfrica.com)
The Flip Side of the Somali Hijack Coin May 6, 2009
Kampala The pirate story on the coast of Somalia is as intriguing as any fiction that has the power to capture the imagination of mankind. It gets interesting when modern society recalls that the last pirate attacks across international waters were carried out by bandits more than two centuries ago. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Country Lacks Swine Flu Drugs Apr 29, 2009
Kampala The antiviral drugs found to be effective against the swine flu strain that has infected people in Mexico and around the world are not readily available in Uganda. The antiviral drugs Tamiflu, made by Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding, and Relenza, made by GlaxoSmithKline, could not be found in Kampala's main pharmacies. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Sex Tourists Target Country Apr 14, 2009
Kampala THEY call themselves mongers ... "I'll be in Uganda/Kampala in a few weeks. I'm interested in going for non-pros," one Tkenia says. (allAfrica.com)
In dad's shadow Apr 11, 2009
The BBC's Swahili Service brought the two together to reflect on the five-month conflict, which left half a million people dead and culminated with Tanzania troops ousting Amin from Kampala on 10 April 1979. JAFFAR AMIN. (BBC News -- Africa)
East Africa: Region to Start Issuing Single Tourist Visas Mar 30, 2009
Kampala THE East African Community has agreed to start a single tourist visa for the region, the tourism minister, Serapio Rukundo, has said. Rukundo said in a statement that the EAC members were discussing a protocol to create and market the region as a single tourist destination. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: We Need Equal Health Services [editorial] Mar 28, 2009
com: Uganda: We Need Equal Health Services (Page 1 of 1). Uganda: We Need Equal Health Services. (allAfrica.com)
East Africa: Untold Ordeal of Driving Imported Car From Mombasa Mar 28, 2009
I travelled to Mombasa recently to drive a car to Kampala and got first hand experience of what it means to have those mainly Japanese cars delivered here ... After two days of no progress I decided to come back to Kampala ... As I walked up to the Akamba Bus booking offices, a young man who looked suspicious walked up to me asking whether I was going to Malaba or Kampala. (allAfrica.com)
Uganda: Citizens Held Hostage In Sudan Mar 22, 2009
Kampala SOLDIERS of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) protesting non-payment of their salaries have taken hostage, several Ugandan traders and vehicles destined for Kampala from Juba along the Nimule-Bibia road ... Ali Mukiibi, a Ugandan trader who had delivered groceries to Juba and was returning to Kampala said, "The soldiers have roughed up some people and robbed them of their property." ... An official at the Kampala GOSS liaison office in a telephone interview said, "I have received... (allAfrica.com)
S African among victims? Mar 10, 2009
"The Department of Foreign Affairs will await further communication from the government of Uganda to be communicated to our High Commission in Kampala, which will then officially advise the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pretoria on whether or not one of the deceased on board is our national.". Earlier, Agence France Presse reported that a Soviet-era jet caught fire and crashed into Lake Victoria on Monday after taking off from Uganda's main airport, killing 11 people, including three top... (iAfrica.com)
Why 10,000 Ugandans are eagerly serving in Iraq Mar 6, 2009
Looking for opportunity: Ugandan recruits hoping to work as private security guards in Iraq undergo basic firearms training in Kampala, Uganda, Dec. 15 ... Kampala, Uganda - Under a relentless equatorial sun and the gaze of her Zimbabwean instructor, Juliet Kituye quickly reassembles her AK-47 ... On a disused soccer pitch in the suburbs of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, 300 hopefuls are being put through rudimentary firearms training. (Christian Science Monitor)
In soccer, Somalis find a link to home Mar 5, 2009
FANS FROM AFAR: Somali soccer supporters cheer for the national team during the East African CECAFA tournament in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 7. Almost half of the team's players live outside Somalia. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
McKinsey names Canadian to top post Feb 25, 2009
Mr. Barton was born in Kampala, Uganda, when his parents were teaching and nursing there, and once dreamed of following in their footsteps. His family went on to settle near Chilliwack, B.C.. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Uganda: Make HIV Testing Free and Universal [editorial] Feb 18, 2009
Kampala Over, 1,000 couples in Kampala turned up for HIV testing ahead of Valentine's Day celebrations. The reason they were able to test in such large numbers in a single day is that the test was made available and free. (allAfrica.com)
How Will Gadaffi Fare At the Helm of the African Union? Feb 8, 2009
Kampala Fellow Africans, Another ritual for the African Union ended in Addis Ababa early this week. As expected, outgoing Chairman, Jakaya Kikwete handed over the baton to the incoming Chair, Muammar Gadaffi of Libya. (allAfrica.com)
