Tag Archives: UGANDA

DR CONGO REJECTS PROPOSAL TO EXCLUDE ANGOLA, ZIMBABWE, NAMIBIA FROM INTERNATIONAL NEUTRAL FORCE…TANZANIA, KENYA AND ZAMBIA TO PROVIDE TROOPS

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Indian MONUSCO peacekeepers and BMP-2 IFV at Kibumba, defend the DR Congo city of Goma from 20km out KINSHASA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has rejected the proposal by the African Association for the Defense … Continue reading →

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UGANDAN, KENYAN OIL PROSPECTS COMPARED, CRITICS WARN OF ‘OIL CURSE’ FOR UGANDA

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

VOICE OF AMERICA Douglas Mpuga (25 May) The discovery of oil offers tremendous opportunities for Uganda. It also poses several risks if the country succumbs to what some analysts call the oil curse – or the diversion of revenues for … Continue reading →

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SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI BOLSTERS PEACEKEEPERS

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

NEW VISION(UGANDA) 20 December 2011 The AMISOM Deputy Force Commander today received the first Djiboutian soldiers joining the African Union Mission in Somalia. An advance party consisting of 100 troops, led by General Zakaria Sheikh Ibrahim, arrived at Mogadishu airport … Continue reading →

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AL SHABAAB MILITANTS ATTACK VILLAGE IN NORTHERN KENYA

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

Officer and men of the Kenya Army GARISSA, Kenya Nov. 26 (Xinhua) Suspected Al-Shabaab militants launched another daring attack on Friday night in Arabia village, 45 km south of Mandera town in Kenya and escaped with a rifle from the … Continue reading →

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MUSEVENI ON ‘SECRET’ VISIT TO ISRAEL

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

THE MONITOR 14 November 2011 Kampala President Museveni yesterday met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem as it emerged his trip took Foreign Affairs ministry officials in Kampala by surprise. “I was not aware of that trip [by the … Continue reading →

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UGANDA HAIL KENYA ON MILITARY OPERATION IN SOMALIA

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Kenya Army officer flanked by soldiers KAMPALA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) Uganda has hailed Kenya’s military operations in neighboring Somalia as a move to supplement the African Union peacekeepers to flush out Al-Shabaab militants from the Horn of African country. Crispus … Continue reading →

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LRA : OBAMA TO SEND TROOPS TO HELP LOCATE AFRICAN REBEL LEADER

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

LRA leader , Joseph Kony ASSOCIATED PRESS 14 October , 2011 President Barack Obama said Friday he is dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle the Lord’s Resistance Army, which the administration accuses of a campaign … Continue reading →

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NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY 58TH REGULAR COURSE CADETS COMMISSIONED

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy   SEPTEMBER 18, 2011   Jonathan Pledges Better Security     President Goodluck Jonathan Saturday assured Nigerians that his administration is taking all measures to create harmonious and peaceful atmosphere in every part of … Continue reading →

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THERE IS NO WAR OVER MIGINGO – KENYAN MINISTER, SAITOTI

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

The disputed island of Migingo Sat, Aug 20, 2011 The Government has assured Kenyans that it will resolve the Migongo row once and for all. The Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration George Saitoti says a team of surveyors … Continue reading →

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ANALYSTS MONITOR NEW AFRICAN OIL STATES FOR CORRUPTION

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Analysts Monitor New African Oil States for Corruption Nico Colombant | VOA NEWS Washington 24 August 2010 Photo: N. Colombant, VOA Monitors are hoping possible oil from Sao Tome and elsewhere in Africa will benefit many people Human rights organizations … Continue reading →

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