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Military raids Uganda paper

afrol News, 30 April - Uganda's military intelligence personnel raided the headquarters of the privately-owned fortnightly and the home of its publisher in the capital Kampala, accusing the paper and its staff of possessing "seditious material."

Politics | Society | Gender - Women | Health | Human rights
Fire kills 19 Ugandan girls

afrol News, 16 April - 19 Ugandan girl students of Buddo Primary School, 12km from the capital, Kampala, were killed by an overnight fire that gutted their dormitory.

Politics | Society | Human rights
Kony's concerns "legimitate"

afrol News, 11 April - Uganda's Chief Negotiator in the talks involving the government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) said it was "absolutely legitimate" for Joseph Kony [leader of LRA] to "seek explanation or clarification on a matter that deals with his fate."

Politics | Society | Human rights
ICC, LRA discuss legal affairs

afrol News, 10 March - A delegation of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) will on Monday meet with registry officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to discuss procedural issues related to the legal representation of suspects before the court.

Politics | Society | Human rights
Uganda rebels backtracked

afrol News, 29 February - The rebel administration of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has backtracked on its previous decision to sign the final comprehensive peace agreement, stressing that they would not sign the deal if international war crimes warrants continue to loom over them.

Politics | Society | Human rights
Uganda, LRA reach peace deal

afrol News, 26 February - The government of Uganda and its northern rebels [Lord's Resistance Army] have agreed on the last item on their peace talks agenda in the South Sudan capital of Juba: disarmament, demobilisation and re-integration of former combatants.

Politics | Society | Human rights
UN applauds Uganda accord

afrol News, 21 February - United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, has applauded the government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) for signing an accord to regulate accountability for the crimes committed during the more than 20-year conflict in northern Uganda.

Politics | Society | Human rights
Rebels await repatriation

afrol News, 14 February - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken steps to get rid of foreign rebel militia in the country. This was evidenced by a presidential order, authorising the formation of a pilot committee for the purpose.

Labour | Politics | Health
Uganda strike causes deaths

afrol News, 11 February - A strike by medical staff has left 23 dead bodies and patients unattended at hospitals in Uganda's war-ravaged northern region at the weekend.

Politics | Society | Health | Science - Education
Uganda combats demons

afrol News, 5 February - School authorities in Sir Tito Winyi Primary School in Western Uganda held special prayers to combat a rampant "demonic attack" among pupils.

Politics | Society | Human rights
UN fears Eritrea-Ethiopia clash

afrol News, 28 December - A fire fight between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces between the countries borders has become a cause of concern to the United Nations.

Politics | Health | Society
Uganda probes Ebola origin

afrol News, 13 December - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into the source of the Ebola outbreak, which has been hitting the East African for over four months.

Politics | Society | Human rights
LRA boss given ultimatum

afrol News, 12 December - The governments of both Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have lost patience over the failure of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader and founder to consent to lasting peace process, with the DRC giving Joseph Kony to leave its Eastern Garamba Park on or before 31 January 2008.

Politics | Health | Society
Ebola kills 16 in Uganda

afrol News, 5 December - An outbreak of the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever has claimed the lives of 16 people in Uganda's western district of Bundibugyo.

Politics | Economy - Development | Agriculture - Nutrition | Human rights
Queen urges good governance

afrol News, 23 November - Queen Elizabeth II of United Kingdom on Friday opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government 2007 (CHOGM) in the Ugandan capital Kampala, urging world leaders to strive for universal access to education and good governance.

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