Uganda

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 18:19 UTC

Ugandan leader donates sack of cash, drawing ire

It's become an infamous photo in Uganda. The country's leader looks on in bemusement as a young man bends low to carry a sack filled with a donation from the president - almost $100,000 in cash.

patronage networks  President   generous, moderate politician  USD  bishop   leader   +5 more

BBC World News, 22.04.13 18:08 UTC

President Yoweri Museveni's sack of money sparks Uganda row

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has publicly handed a sack containing about $100,000 (£66,000) in cash to a youth group, raising questions about how the money will be spent.

Shilling  Catherine Byaruhanga  Peter Magelah  Yoweri Museveni  Uganda  social media comments  +5 more

Seattle Times, 19.04.13 11:37 UTC

Hutu refugees fear forced return to Rwanda

Nearly two decades after the Rwandan genocide, thousands of refugees living in a camp in Uganda say they fear being forced to return to their home country.

Rwanda  Uganda  The Associated Press GmbH 

Reuters - Top News, 17.04.13 20:47 UTC

Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: U.N. envoy

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS | Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:33pm EDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - In her first seven months as U.N. envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a ...

Sierra Leone  Mali  Uganda  USD  United Nations  U.N. Security Council  +15 more

Daily Mail, 16.04.13 04:19 UTC

Circumcision HALVES the risk of STDs by reducing levels of bacteria that cause infections

PUBLISHED: 03:00 GMT, 16 April 2013 | UPDATED: 03:00 GMT, 16 April 2013 Circumcision offers protection against HIV and other viruses because bacteria cannot multiply under the foreskin, a study has ...

STDs  HIV  herpes  infections PUBLISHED  George Washington University  American Society for Microbiology  +8 more

The Register, 15.04.13 13:14 UTC

Bitcoins: A GIANT BUBBLE? Maybe, but currency could still be worthwhile

The Bitcoin economy is a bubble and it'll all end in tears. Bitcoin is the greatest thing since sliced bread and will change the world forever. What might surprise some of you is that there's no ...

Netherlands  Uganda  Kenya  internet currency  online trading  Major  +2 more

Wired, 12.04.13 10:48 UTC

Contractors' Next Payday: Commando Logistics for Africa Shadow Wars

A Casa 212 contracted for Afghanistan drops supplies to paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Nov. 9, 2007. It’s now likely headed to Africa. Photo: Army Here’s how serious the U.S. is ...

northern Africa  central Africa  Chad  Democratic Republic of the Congo  United States  Sudan  +22 more

Telegraph, 09.04.13 16:59 UTC

Twitter uproar as Uganda minister announces plan to ban miniskirts

A Minister in Uganda has come under mounting pressure from women campaigners after announcing plans to ban miniskirts.

Grace Natabaalo  Uganda  TWITTER, INC.  Minister   Simon Lokodo 

Seattle Times, 09.04.13 12:39 UTC

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as president of Kenya

Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in as the Kenya's fourth president Tuesday in a stadium filled with tens of thousands of Kenyans and a dozen African leaders.

official   President   prosecutor   deputy president   first president   The Hague  +11 more

Seattle Times, 08.04.13 11:58 UTC

Congo peace talks resume in Uganda

A spokesman for the Congolese rebel group M23 says peace talks with the Congolese government have resumed in the Ugandan capital.

Congolese government  M23  Rene Abandi  Republic of the Congo  Uganda  spokesman   +2 more
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The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, which is also bordered by Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the Buga...
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