We Are Busy Killing Ourselves All Over the Place and Blaming Amin
[East African] Since the early seventies, Ugandan leaders and intellectuals have castigated the governments of presidents Idi Amin and Milton Obote, plus the terror outfit of Joseph Kony, for devaluing...
View Article>Rebel leader Kony "hibernates,"evades jungle hunt
NZACKO, Central African Republic (AP) — The African troops hoped the latest defector from the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group would have fresh insight into the location of infamous warlord Joseph...
View ArticleICC: Lord's Resistance Army commander en route to The Hague
BANGUI, Central African Republic Authorities flew a commander from a fearsome Ugandan rebel group known for abducting and torturing children out of Africa on Tuesday to The Hague where he is to face...
View ArticleUganda's Presidential Elections
Since rising to power at the helm of a rebellion led by his National Resistance Army in 1986, President Yoweri Museveni built a reputation as a "new breed" of African leader. The country has moved...
View ArticleRebel leader Joseph Kony remains "like a myth" to his fighters; complicates...
Published July 04, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 In this Wednesday, June 25, 2014 file photo, three defecting fighters from the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, from left, Sam Opio,...
View ArticleClashes between Uganda army, CAR gunmen kill at least 17
BANGUI (Reuters) - Ugandan troops in Central African Republic (CAR) have killed at least 15 fighters from the mainly Muslim Seleka force, a group that has carved out fiefdoms in the country since...
View ArticleNigerian Abductions Part Of A Terrible Pattern In African Conflicts
The girls at St. Mary's slept uneasily that night. Rebels were rumored to be nearby and planning an attack. Calls for protection by school administrators to a nearby army outpost went unanswered. By...
View ArticleU.S. cuts aid to Uganda, cancels military exercise over anti-gay law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday cut aid to Uganda, imposed visa restrictions and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a Ugandan law that imposes harsh penalties on...
View ArticleRebel leader Kony "hibernates,"evades jungle hunt
NZACKO, Central African Republic — The African troops hoped the latest defector from the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group would have fresh insight into the location of infamous warlord Joseph Kony....
View ArticleUgandan rebel to be tried by International Criminal Court
A Ugandan rebel commander who surrendered in central Africa will be tried by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, a Ugandan military official announced Tuesday. Dominic Ongwen,...
View ArticleOn the run from international military effort, Kony's rebels change tactics...
Published July 19, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 OBO, Central African Republic – Knives, ropes, tarpaulins, AK-47s, and gun lubricant. These are some of the items handed over to the Ugandan...
View ArticleLord’s Resistance Army commander and former Joseph Kony lieutenant Dominic...
A column of Lord's Resistance Army fighters at Ri-Kwangba on southern Sudan's border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006. Photo: AFP Uganda's army confirmed on Wednesday that a man who...
View ArticleKony commander says he surrendered because he didn't want to die in bush
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen says he surrendered to stand trial for war crimes because he did not want to "die in the bush." Ongwen, a top leader...
View ArticleUganda's President Yoweri Museveni
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Position: President Incumbent: Yoweri Museveni Date of Birth: 1944 Term: From May 24, 2011 for five years Key Facts: Rebel-turned-statesman Museveni is one of Africa's longest...
View ArticleSurrendered LRA officer says he didn't want to die in bush
Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen says he surrendered to stand trial for war crimes because he did not want to "die in the bush." Ongwen, a top leader of Joseph Kony's notorious LRA, was...
View ArticleAmama Mbabazi: 'If I didn't fear Idi Amin then, I won't have fear now,' says ...
“I could be arrested,” says Amama Mbabazi. “I would not be surprised – but I’ve been engaged in too many struggles against regimes to be fearful.” As a revolutionary who helped depose one of Africa’s...
View ArticleKenya's President Kenyatta Can Save Lives When Uganda Votes Feb. 18
[Open Letter] Dear President Uhuru Kenyatta. I greet you in the name of people who support democratic governance, the rule of law and the right to elect their own leaders. I greet you in the name of...
View ArticleUgandan presidential candidate wants Idi Amin's remains back
By AFP The late Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's reign of terror lasted from 1971, when he seized power from Milton Obote, to 13 April 1979, when Tanzanian troops and exiled Ugandans stormed Kampala and...
View ArticleIdi Amin: syphilic cannibal
Idi Amin (1925–2003) was one of the most notorious of Africa’s post-independence dictators. A former heavyweight boxing champion in Uganda and a non-commissioned officer in the British Colonial Army...
View ArticleThe Canadian Foreign-Policy Myth
A recent Globe and Mail article (reprinted on Rabble.ca) by Gerald Caplan detailing Canadian relations with Uganda made be mad. Why? It was not so much for what’s in the article, but rather what it...
View ArticleUganda polls: Candidate vows to repatriate Idi Amin remains
A candidate in Uganda's presidential elections has promised to repatriate the remains of the former dictator, Idi Amin, and build a museum in his honour. Amama Mbabazi, a former prime minister, is...
View ArticleThe Wizard of the Nile, Matthew Green, Portobello Books, 2008.the Hunt for...
[The Point] Once again this week Uganda is in the news for the wrong reasons; this time, the terrorist attack on two night spots by alleged Somali cut throats with Islamist tendencies. Uganda in fact,...
View ArticleUgandan Election Underscores Double-Standards of U.S. Foreign Policy in...
On Saturday February 20th, Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni extended his thirty year rule by winning an election marred by vote rigging and political intimidation according to a European Union observer...
View ArticleYoweri Museveni - Uganda's president profiled
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is a driven man, who loves wearing big hats. Having been involved in toppling two presidents, as well as running the country for 30 years, he believes he is the only...
View ArticleKizza Besigye: Uganda is a Young Country Saddled With an Old Dictatorship
I am on my first trip outside Uganda since the February 18 general election, in which I was a presidential candidate for the fourth time. In order to make the trip to London, I had to secure permission...
View ArticleThe Hard Life of Alfred Olango: From U.S.-backed Persecution to U.S. Police...
The El Cajon Police shooting of Alfred Olango is one of the most recent police shootings of unarmed Black men to make national and international headlines and inspire Black Lives Matter protests....
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