http://www.mail.com/locations/12632-uganda.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12632-uganda.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, respecting the barricades of scrap metal erected by police who stand poised to arrest those who attempt a forced entry. Once a cheerful place favored by politicians, Kampala's Constitut... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:52:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155108-uganda-forlorn-square-symbol-crackdown.html 2013-06-16T12:52:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143648-uganda-congos-m23-rebels-eager-to-negotiate.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — When they left Uganda more than a month ago, representatives of Congo's M23 rebel movement said peace talks with Congo's government were hopeless amid plans by the United Nations to deploy an offensive brigade of peacekeepers in eastern Congo. On Tuesday, those M23 representatives were back in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where the... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:00:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143648-uganda-congos-m23-rebels-eager-to-negotiate.html 2013-06-11T13:00:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141334-south-sudan-urges-sudan-to-security-pact.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Sudan's threat to shut down South Sudan's oil exports over its alleged support for rebels in Sudan will not spark a return to armed hostility as long as Sudan respects a security agreement reached earlier this year, a South Sudanese military official said Monday. South Sudanese army spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said, however, that an... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2141334-south-sudan-urges-sudan-to-security-pact.html 2013-06-10T19:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130650-ugandas-long-time-ruler-changes-tune-longevity.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's president came to power in 1986 as an idealistic former Marxist rebel who denounced power-hungry African leaders. Nearly three decades later, President Yoweri Museveni is now accused by some in the opposition — and others who served prominently under him — of becoming the type of politician he once despised. Museveni travel... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:20:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2130650-ugandas-long-time-ruler-changes-tune-longevity.html 2013-06-05T16:20:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125678-african-warlord-kony-poaching-elephants-to-survive.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Members of a militia run by fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony are killing elephants across Central Africa to support Kony's struggling group, according to a report by watchdog organizations that are urging the expansion of programs to encourage defections from the Lord's Resistance Army. The Enough Project, the Satellite Sentinel... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:45:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125678-african-warlord-kony-poaching-elephants-to-survive.html 2013-06-03T13:45:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118188-ugandan-police-seizure-daily-10-days.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police on Thursday ended their occupation of a newspaper after 10 days during which they looked for evidence against an army general accused of publicly discussing politics. The Daily Monitor reported on its website that some staff accessed its premises in the capital, Kampala. Hillary Onek, Uganda's interior minister, told ... Thu, 30 May 2013 13:47:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2118188-ugandan-police-seizure-daily-10-days.html 2013-05-30T13:47:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113594-ugandan-police-occupy-paper-9-days-letter.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police arrested at least two activists and used tear gas to disperse others protesting the government's seizure of the newspaper that published an army general's letter about an alleged plot for the president's son to succeed him, a rights group said Tuesday. The police seized the Daily Monitor's operations nine days ago and... Tue, 28 May 2013 15:34:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2113594-ugandan-police-occupy-paper-9-days-letter.html 2013-05-28T15:34:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2111300-wanted-ugandan-general-hiding-london.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A wanted Ugandan general who questioned the president's succession plan has requested the protection of British police and won't return home anytime soon, his lawyer said Sunday. Gen. David Sejusa is now hiding from Ugandan undercover agents allegedly sent to track him down in London, where he is traveling, said Ugandan lawyer Josep... Sun, 26 May 2013 19:16:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2111300-wanted-ugandan-general-hiding-london.html 2013-05-26T19:16:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107868-un-chief-challenges-african-leaders-congo.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged African leaders to implement a peace plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern Congo, a region long plagued by violence and which now is back on edge. Ban told a news conference in Uganda that he expects regional leaders to try to find solutions as eastern Congo once... Fri, 24 May 2013 15:22:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107868-un-chief-challenges-african-leaders-congo.html 2013-05-24T15:22:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107540-uganda-president-ousts-army-boss-amid-dispute.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state. Sacked army chief Gen. Aronda Nyakairima was appointed minister of internal affairs, effectively cutting his links to the army's chain of comman... Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107540-uganda-president-ousts-army-boss-amid-dispute.html 2013-05-24T14:40:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100044-uganda-leaders-legacy-stake-generals-case.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the popular view of Museveni as a moderate leader, analysts said Tuesday. Police continued their search Tuesday of a daily n... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100044-uganda-leaders-legacy-stake-generals-case.html 2013-05-21T15:39:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095018-politics-bribery-charges-swirl-ugandan-oil.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency campaigners. Uganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of ... Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2095018-politics-bribery-charges-swirl-ugandan-oil.html 2013-05-18T15:23:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086560-rwanda-building-collapse-kills-6-injures-30.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Six people were killed and dozens more injured when a four-story building under construction collapsed in eastern Rwanda, police said Wednesday as the rescue effort ended. Christophe Semuhungu, the police spokesman for Rwanda's Eastern Province, said rescue workers from the police and the military had found no more bodies after comb... Wed, 15 May 2013 12:02:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086560-rwanda-building-collapse-kills-6-injures-30.html 2013-05-15T12:02:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081462-ugandan-general-faces-arrest-talking-politics.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A general who asked questions about President Yoweri Museveni's succession plans faces charges stemming from the alleged breach of an official code of conduct, a spokesman for the military said Monday, the latest twist in the unfolding saga of a senior army officer accused by some of harboring presidential ambitions. Lt. Col. Paddy ... Mon, 13 May 2013 12:05:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081462-ugandan-general-faces-arrest-talking-politics.html 2013-05-13T12:05:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073694-ugandan-general-questions-museveni-succession-plan.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Breaking ranks with the military high command, a general is accusing President Yoweri Museveni of trying to ensure his son replaces him, the first top official to raise concerns about the purported succession plan. David Sejusa, one of only six generals in the Ugandan military and a member of its high command, said in a recent lette... Thu, 09 May 2013 15:48:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073694-ugandan-general-questions-museveni-succession-plan.html 2013-05-09T15:48:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071170-fearing-m23-hundreds-congolese-flee-to-uganda.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A spokeswoman for the United Nations refugee agency in Uganda says hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda to avoid being forcibly conscripted into the ranks of the rebel group M23. Lucy Beck of UNHCR said Wednesday that more than 250 Congolese villagers crossed into Uganda on Tuesday alone, joining at least 1,000 more who fle... Wed, 08 May 2013 12:43:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071170-fearing-m23-hundreds-congolese-flee-to-uganda.html 2013-05-08T12:43:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068706-scientist-cassava-disease-spread-alarming-rate.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Scientists say a disease destroying entire crops of cassava has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent, is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west into Nigeria, the world's biggest producer of the potato-like root that helps feed 500 million Africans. "The extremely devastating results ... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:59:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2068706-scientist-cassava-disease-spread-alarming-rate.html 2013-05-07T17:59:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055704-congos-m23-rebels-peace-talks-trouble.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Congolese rebel movement M23 has suspended peace talks with Congo's government, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday, increasing fears of renewed violence in the country's troubled east. The rebels say it is meaningless to negotiate peace when the United Nations is about to deploy a brigade authorized to attack them in eastern Congo... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:51:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2055704-congos-m23-rebels-peace-talks-trouble.html 2013-05-01T12:51:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053214-gender-equity-rises-ugandan-women-divorce.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — More women are initiating divorces in Uganda, a conservative East African country where women are becoming empowered to leave a bad marriage in a way their mothers could not, rights activists and legal experts say. Has your marriage broken down beyond repair? That's the question Ugandan magistrate David Batema asks women in divorce ... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:28:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053214-gender-equity-rises-ugandan-women-divorce.html 2013-04-30T11:28:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048424-ethiopia-flies-dreamliner-grounding.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Boeing 787 operated by Ethiopian Airlines flew from Ethiopia to Kenya's capital Saturday, the first commercial flight since air safety authorities grounded the Dreamliners after incidents with smoldering batteries on two different planes in January. The Boeing 787 passenger jet arrived in Nairobi on Saturday afternoon after a two-... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:42:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2048424-ethiopia-flies-dreamliner-grounding.html 2013-04-27T16:42:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046420-group-sudan-army-supporting-fugitive-warlord-kony.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony recently found safe haven in territory controlled by Sudan, a watchdog group said Friday, accusing the Sudanese military of offering aid to commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army. The U.S.-based group Resolve said in a new report that Kony recently directed killings from an enclave protecte... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:16:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046420-group-sudan-army-supporting-fugitive-warlord-kony.html 2013-04-27T10:16:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2039278-ugandan-leader-donates-sack-cash-drawing-ire.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — 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. The money is a donation from President Yoweri Museveni to a partisan group of youths in eastern Uganda, where he struggles to win votes in ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:50:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2039278-ugandan-leader-donates-sack-cash-drawing-ire.html 2013-04-23T15:50:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039108-ugandas-president-100k-sack-cash-draw-ire.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is facing criticism from anti-corruption activists for donating a sack loaded with $100,000 in cash at a political rally, the latest gift from a president now widely seen as laying the groundwork for the next election. Museveni, who been in power since 1986, gave the money to a group of youths in ea... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:43:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2039108-ugandas-president-100k-sack-cash-draw-ire.html 2013-04-23T14:43:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030778-hutu-refugees-fear-forced-return-to-rwanda.html NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Leodegard Kagaba lifted his shirt to reveal an ugly scar on his belly left by a bullet that nearly killed him. Tutsi neighbors in Rwanda, he said, attacked him after accusing him of participating in the 1994 genocide. "I have many scars, even in my heart," he said. "The people who put those scars on me still live freely in Rwanda."... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:54:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030778-hutu-refugees-fear-forced-return-to-rwanda.html 2013-04-19T15:54:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, ascended to the country's top office Tuesday during a jubilant celebration that began a new era in Kenyan politics, one that forces the U.S. and Europe into a diplomatic balancing act. Amid the dancing and cheering of a sea of red-clad supporters, Kenyatta, his deputy and Uganda'... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:04:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2007476-kenya-celebrates-president-daggers-west.html 2013-04-09T17:04:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000742-expert-warlord-kony-under-pressure-to-free-women.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony is jettisoning women and children in a possible desperate bid to keep his weakened group lean and mobile, an expert said Friday, after three women freed by the Lord's Resistance Army arrived home in Uganda after spending years in the bush. Kasper Agger of the U.S.-based Kony watchdog group En... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000742-expert-warlord-kony-under-pressure-to-free-women.html 2013-04-05T16:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998314-us-to-seek-ways-to-continue-helping-hunt-kony.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is looking for ways to ensure the hunt for wanted warlord Joseph Kony continues in Central African Republic despite a change in leadership in the country that has forced the search to be suspended, a State Department official said Thursday. The U.S. announced a new $5 million reward for information leading to the ar... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:55:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1998314-us-to-seek-ways-to-continue-helping-hunt-kony.html 2013-04-04T16:55:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995030-african-forces-suspend-hunt-warlord-kony.html KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African troops in Central African Republic have suspended the hunt for the fugitive warlord Joseph Kony because the new government there is not cooperating with the mission, Uganda's top military official said Wednesday. Operations against Kony were put on hold until the mission's status is clarified by the African Union, under whos... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995030-african-forces-suspend-hunt-warlord-kony.html 2013-04-03T13:23:48Z