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16 Rwandan students seek asylum in Uganda over M23

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:49:12 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - Sixteen Rwandan students are seeking asylum in Uganda, saying they are the victims of harassment by security officials back home for refusing to join a Congolese rebel movement that allegedly recruits inside Rwandan territory.

In Uganda, forlorn square is symbol of crackdown

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:55:37 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - 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.

Report: Sudan, South Sudan keep troops near border

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:49:13 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - Sudan and South Sudan are keeping troops in at least 14 locations within their contested border zone in violation of security agreements, according to a new report released Friday that is based on satellite imagery.

Congo M23 rebels: Govt has broken off talks

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:26:16 -0400

GOMA, Congo - A rebel group in Congo that succeeded in overrunning and briefly holding one of the largest cities in the country's east is now accusing the Congolese government of refusing to negotiate at recently-reconvened peace talks in Uganda's capital.

In Uganda, Congo's M23 rebels eager to negotiate

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:02:58 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - 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.

South Sudan urges Sudan to keep security pact

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:49:30 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - 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.

Ministers' wives live beyond stereotypes

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:28:51 -0400

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Uganda's long-time ruler changes tune on longevity

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:22:38 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - 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.

African warlord Kony poaching elephants to survive

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:46:43 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - 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.

Ugandan police end seizure of daily after 10 days

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:54:46 -0400

KAMPALA, Uganda - 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.

US says Lord's Resistance Army can be stopped

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:20:59 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council and the United States said Wednesday that the Lord's Resistance Army's decades-long reign of terror can be stopped if the international community helps the African Union capture fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his henchmen.

NM media group helping Uganda journalists

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:46 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A New Mexico-based media advocacy group is helping journalists in Uganda facing a government shutdown of printing and broadcasting outlets.