Uganda's external debt jumps fourfold in 3 yrs - report

finanznachrichten-en Friday, March 12, 2010 1:52:00 PM CET | info

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Mar 12 (Reuters) - Uganda's external debt has risen nearly fourfold in three years to $4 billion, or 24 percent of gross ......

ACT Rapid Response Payment: Landslide, Eastern Uganda

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 1:36:00 PM CET | info

Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bududa. The district was created in 2006. Prior to that it was part of Manafwa District....

Sustaining good governance in water and sanitation in Uganda

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 1:36:00 PM CET | info

Executive summary Uganda is blessed with many rivers and lakes, and abundant groundwater. Yet this plentiful supply of water is not easily accessible to many Ugandan families in both urban and rural areas....

Ugandan rebels deny they have moved in to Sudan's Darfur

alertnet Friday, March 12, 2010 12:59:00 PM CET | info

NAIROBI (AlertNet) - One of Africa's most fierce rebel organisations, Uganda's Lords Resistance Army, has denied a report that it has moved into western Sudan's turbulent Darfur region. A US based anti-genocide group, Enough Project said Ugandan rebels notorious for mutilating their victims and abducting children had found a safe haven in Darfur....

Tanzania: Maximo to Revel Chan Squad

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 12:27:00 PM CET | info

TAIFA Stars coach Marcio Maximo is expected to reveal squad tomorrow ahead of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualification match against Somalia, which will take place in Dar es Salaam later this month....

■ Unam could move to top 10

newera Friday, March 12, 2010 12:15:00 PM CET | info

Introduction The last six years have witnessed increased interest in universities ranking world-wide. The two prominent methodologies currently utilised to rank the performance and popularity of universities are the WEBOMETRICS and POPULARITY-BASED. The author has been monitoring both methods,.......

Sudan: Lord's Resistance Army Finds Safe Haven in Darfur

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 11:27:00 AM CET | info

The Enough Project confirms that a contingent of the deadly Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, has taken refuge in areas of south Darfur, Sudan, controlled by the Government of Sudan. The possibility of rekindled collaboration between LRA leader Joseph Kony and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir—both.......

Réfugiés congolais : le PAM établit un pont aérien

africanpressorganization Friday, March 12, 2010 11:10:00 AM CET | info

KINSHASA, République démocratique du Congo (RDC), 12 mars 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Le Programme alimentaire mondial des Nations Unies (PAM) a mis en place aujourd’hui un pont aérien entre Pointe Noire et Impfondo, dans le département.......

Uganda: Donors Warn EC Over Vote Rigging

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:57:00 AM CET | info

Three of Uganda's key development partners have warned that the 2011 elections run a risk of being discredited unless the Electoral Commission urgently cleans a cluttered national voters' register and engages political parties without bias....

Uganda: Nation Media Group Gives Shs25 Million to Bududa

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:57:00 AM CET | info

Nation Media Group has donated Shs25 million to Bududa landslide victims. The dummy cheque was handed over to Uganda Red Cross (URC) at the Monitor Publications Ltd office in Kampala yesterday....

Uganda: Ministers Used CHOGM Funds for Own Roads

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:57:00 AM CET | info

Several ministers diverted money meant for public roads to pave access lanes to their property during Chogm, Parliament heard yesterday....

Uganda: NIC IPOs Signs of Coming Times

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:57:00 AM CET | info

THE results of the initial share offer of the National Insurance Corporation (NIC), were announced earlier this week. The share issuers were pleasantly surprised at the interest in the share offer despite the adverse publicity that dogged the offer period that run throughout January....

Uganda: One doctor for 16,200 refugees

pambazuka Friday, March 12, 2010 10:56:00 AM CET | info

2010-03-12 Inadequate healthcare is just one of many challenges facing the 16,200 refugees in this sprawling camp in western Uganda, which is served by a single doctor. Among those waiting in one of the camp’s two health centres when IRIN visited was Mirian, 30, whose child was shivering with fever, most likely caused by malaria....

AFM platoon being readied for Somalia operation

timesofmalta Friday, March 12, 2010 10:28:00 AM CET | info

A platoon of Maltese soldiers will soon be dispatched to Somalia to take part in an EU mission against sea piracy. Malta was engaged in talks with the Dutch government to establish the role of its army in the mission, dubbed Operation Atalanta,......

Uganda: Bugiri Island Teachers to Get Salary Raise

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

Teachers on the Sigulu islands in Bugiri are to receive a 30% salary increment starting July this year....

Uganda: Drug Store Businesses Worry Patients

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

Patients in Iganga Hospital have expressed concern over the continued reliance on private drug shops for prescribed medicine....

Uganda: Police Intervene in Mbarara Land Row

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

Security officials in Mbarara have stopped a tycoon, Peter Bibangamba, from evicting over 150 residents of Nyakayojo sub-county from their land....

Uganda: Worms Invade Kasese, Destroy Crops

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

Army worms have invaded Kasese district and destroyed several gardens of crops, a senior agriculture officer has said....

Uganda: Masindi Locals Get Financial Skills

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

About 300 people in Masindi district have been trained in financial management. The two-month course enabled families to acquire skills and knowledge in budgeting, debt management, bank services, financial negotiations and saving and access to loans....

Uganda: Join Safe Motherhood Drive, Janet Tells Youth

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

The first lady, Janet Museveni, has called on the youth to support the safe motherhood campaign....

Uganda: 400 Flee Imminent Landslides in Bududa

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

Over 400 people have fled their homes on the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Bududa district as several sections of the ranges faulted, signaling looming landslides....

Uganda/Burundi: Cranes Set for Burundi CAF Encounter

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

The Cranes will have to contend with an unfamiliar playing surface when they take on Burundi in the Africa Nations Championships encounter at Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium in Bujumbura on Sunday. The team of 18 players and five officials leaves for Bujumbura today....

Uganda: WHO Unveils New Sleeping Sickness Drug

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 10:26:00 AM CET | info

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health have commissioned a new and more effective drug for the treatment of advanced sleeping sickness....

Statement by IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the Conclusion of His Visit to Zambia

africanpressorganization Friday, March 12, 2010 10:22:00 AM CET | info

LUSAKA, Zambia, March 12, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in.......

Uganda: Lawyers Want Akankwasa's Payment Documents

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 9:56:00 AM CET | info

Lawyers representing the wife to suspended National Forestry Authority boss, Mr Damian Akankwasa over the alleged theft of Shs900 million, have asked court to order the body to give court documents relating to all payments made to him....

Uganda: CHOGM - Revenue Body Clears PR Firm

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 9:56:00 AM CET | info

Uganda Revenue Authority has cleared Saatchi & Saatchi, a PR firm accused by the Public Accounts Committee of falsifying documents in order to benefit from the Chogm tax waiver....

Uganda: Kayunga Offers Land to Victims

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 9:56:00 AM CET | info

Authorities in Kayunga District have offered land to victims of the Bududa landslides that claimed over 350 lives. The acting district chairman, Mr Boniface Bandikubi, told Daily Monitor yesterday that the district was "happy and more than ready" to offer refuge to the landslide victims as a gesture of assistance....

Uganda: We Can Achieve Safe Motherhood

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 9:56:00 AM CET | info

The situation of maternal health and women's survival in Uganda remains a cause for concern. Ugandan women suffer a high maternal mortality ratio of 435 deaths per 100,000 live births. I know the government is doing everything it can to ensure that women do not die in pregnancy and childbirth, so needlessly....