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Museveni districts breeding tribal wars?

The Independent - Obed K. KatureebeJohn Njoroge - ‎3 hours ago‎
Two weeks ago on June 16, a group of at least 200 Bunyoro politicians, political heads and elders met President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe.

Search for plane expands off Comoros

CNN International - ‎21 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- The French navy will join Yemeni authorities in expanded search and rescue efforts Wednesday off Comoros in the Indian Ocean, following the crash of a Yemenia Airways jet a day earlier.

Iraq's 'Milestone' Day Marred by Fatal Blast

Washington Post - Ernesto LondoñoAnn Scott Tyson - ‎2 hours ago‎
While more than 130000 US troops remain in Iraq, patrols by heavily armed soldiers in hulking vehicles have largely disappeared from Iraq's urban centers, as the United States turns over security to Iraqi police and soldiers.

Police releases Betty Kamya

Daily Monitor - ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
Police has released Ms Betty Olive Kamya and 50 members of the Uganda Federal Alliance who were earlier arrested by police at Owino Market in downtown Kampala today.

Uganda assumes Security Council presidency

Daily Monitor - ‎4 hours ago‎
Uganda will today start chairing the world's most powerful body for a month. The rotational arrangement is a key window for countries that hold the seat to project their issues on the entire council including its permanent members like the United ...

Mark: What Constitution Needs is Implementation

THISDAY - ‎9 hours ago‎
Senate President, Senator David Mark, declared yesterday that the 1999 Constitution needed to be well operated. He said at the end of the second reading of the Bill for an Act to amend provisions of the 1999 Constitution that the constitution did not ...

UPC wants Olara Otunnu back

New Vision - Moses Mulondo - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
THE Uganda People's Congress (UPC) president, Miria Obote, has dismissed claims that she reshuffled the party cabinet because of former UN diplomat Olara Otunnu's candidature for the leadership of the party.

S.Africa's rand off 10-month high, stock futures up

Reuters South Africa - ‎3 hours ago‎
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Wednesday and was seen consolidating after hitting a 10-month high in the previous session while stock futures were slightly higher.

All deserve university education - Nzimande

Independent Online - ‎4 hours ago‎
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande, who will take over the troubled Setas, wants experienced workers without matric - or matriculants without exemptions - to study at universities.

World Bank Approves $535 Million in Ghana Loans

Bloomberg - Emily Bowers - ‎3 hours ago‎
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank approved $535 million in loans to Ghana, the West African nation seeking to shore up its struggling economy, the Washington-based lender said today in an e-mailed statement.

Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return

The Associated Press - Will Weissert - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, setting up a dramatic showdown with the ousted president who is preparing to come home accompanied by ...

Pakistan tribes request army aid against Taliban

The Associated Press - Hussain Afzal - ‎1 hour ago‎
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) - Tribesmen attacked Taliban hideouts in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 28 militants and suffering seven fatalities themselves, and the intensifying battles prompted them to ask for army troops to help, ...

Iran shuts newspaper challenging Ahmadinejad

The Associated Press - Brian Murphy - ‎1 hour ago‎
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices.

Nigeria's oil pollution stark example of resource curse: Amnesty

AFP - ‎16 hours ago‎
ABUJA (AFP) - The pollution caused by half a century of oil extraction in Nigeria is one of the world's most disturbing examples of the curse of natural resources, a global rights lobby group said Tuesday.

Insurance brokers decry false outstanding premium figures by ...

NEXT - ‎1 hour ago‎
The President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, (NCRIB), Dede Ijere, on Tuesday decried the false outstanding premium figures being declared by some insurance companies.

Pressure mounts on UTL to list shares

The Independent - ‎3 hours ago‎
Pressure is mounting on Uganda Telecom to float a percentage of its stock on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) as required by law.

Ugandan Inflation Slowed to 12% in June on Food Costs

Bloomberg - Fred Ojambo - ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Uganda's annual inflation rate dropped to 12 percent in June as food costs declined, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics said.

MTN, Google launch traders' sms service

Daily Monitor - Michael J SsaliEphraim Kasozi - ‎11 hours ago‎
MTN in partnership with Grameen Foundation and Google have come up with a new sms information sharing technology that will help business people and farmers share information regarding their work.

The Broadband company set to launch Wimax service in Uganda

Telecompaper - ‎21 hours ago‎
The Broadband company is set to launch high-speed internet services in Uganda using Wimax technology. The company's MD Arvid Knutsen unveiled the plans at a press briefing in Kampala, reported by local paper The Monitor.

Mazda sub-Miata MX-2: rumor

Product Reviews - Peter Chubb - ‎1 hour ago‎
There is no denying that one of the most popular convertible small sports cars is the Mazda MX-5, but this is often too expensive.

Nokia and Intel to work together on mobile devices

Calgary Herald - Sinead CarewClare Baldwin - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
A test version of Nokia's new Ovi Store is seen in a picture taken in Helsinki May 14, 2009. Nokia on May 25, 2009 began rolling out its much-anticipated online software and content store, Ovi Store, ...

Michael Jackson shatters chart records

Reuters - Keith Caulfield - ‎2 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - As expected, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts. Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen soundscan, the top nine positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house ...

Michael Jackson 'not biological father of his children'

Telegraph.co.uk - Nick AllenAnita Singh - ‎3 hours ago‎
The mystery of Michael Jackson's children took a further twist as it was claimed that he was not their biological father. By Nick Allen in Los Angeles and Anita Singh His ex-wife Debbie Rowe gave birth to the singer's two elder children, Prince Michael ...
Doubt over Michael's kids Chicago Sun-Times

Law firm: Jackson had slight pulse when doctor found him

CNN - ‎Jun 28, 2009‎
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's father says he is concerned about the last moments of his son's life and about the personal physician who found the pop icon unconscious at the singer's estate.

No Sol Campbell Contract Talks Yet - Portsmouth Chief Executive ...

Goal.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Campbell has been linked with moves to Saint-Etienne in France and Swiss side FC Basel after his contract expired, meaning he would leave Pompey for free.

NBBF Receives Cheque, Teams Assemble for Season

THISDAY - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) yesterday collected a cheque of N15 million from the Zenith Bank to signal the start of the female league season for 2009.

Katto goes for Zambia rally crown

New Vision - ‎12 hours ago‎
By Frank Sserugo EMMA Katto and Moses Matovu have entered this weekend's Zambia International Rally in a bid to keep their 2009 FIA African Rally Championship hopes alive.

Nigerian Hockey Teams Primed for Ghana Trip

THISDAY - ‎9 hours ago‎
The one-month camping exercise embarked upon by the national teams towards next month's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, in Accra, Ghana has ended with the short-listing of 40 male and female teams to represent the country.

Akunyili tasks religious leaders on re-branding

Vanguard - Tony Edike - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
ENUGU—MINISTER of Information and Communication, Prof Dora Akunyili has called on religious leaders in the country to participate actively in the ongoing campaign by the Federal Government to instill a renewed spirit of patriotism in ...

Swine Flu suspect intercepted at Entebbe airport

Daily Monitor - ‎20 hours ago‎
A woman who arrived today at Entebbe airport has been rushed to Hospital after exhibiting some of the symptoms of the deadly Swine Flu.

Uganda's dilemma of competing goals

Boston Globe - Derrick Z. Jackson - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
GRACE KAGORO, a biology professor and environmental researcher at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, is concerned about everything from climate change to chimpanzee diets to national park wildlife raiding farm crops.

Sh1.2 trillion for doctor's houses

New Vision - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
By Hope Mafaranga A project to construct houses for health workers is to start soon, the health minister has said. Dr. Steven Mallinga said the Government had secured a $600m (sh1.2 trillion) loan from the World Bank to roll out the project countrywide ...
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