Tag: Uganda
Hundreds flee into Uganda to escape DR Congo rebels
Hundreds of Congolese civilians have fled across the border into neighbouring Uganda from reported attacks on villages by rebels loyal to General Laurent Nkunda, a UN refugee official said.[MORE]
Government forces flee key eastern DRC city
Goverment forces are fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) city of Goma ahead of advancing rebels.[MORE]
5 countries elected to UN Security Council
Five new countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. [MORE]
Ugandan rebels deny attack, abduction reports
A Ugandan rebel group has denied reports that it killed several people and abducted dozens of children near the border between southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Kilimanjaro could be snow-free by 2020: UN
Some of Africa's most famous landscapes such as snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro and Lake Chad are at risk of vanishing forever as a result of global warming, a new UN report warned.[MORE]
WWF warns Africa nearing 'ecological limit'
Conservation organisation WWF says many African countries are rapidly running down their natural resources as growing populations push the continent towards its ecological limits.[MORE]
Ugandan farmers push for DDT ban
The Ugandan Government is embroiled in a court battle with farmers and agricultural exporters over its use of the chemical spray DDT to fight the spread of malaria. [MORE]
Ugandan peacekeeper shot dead in Darfur
A Ugandan police officer working for international peacekeeping forces in Sudan's Darfur region has been shot dead, a spokesman for the UNAMID force said.[MORE]
Uganda school fire kills 19, mostly children
At least 17 children and two adults have been killed by a fire in a primary school dormitory in Uganda, fire brigade officials said.[MORE]
Ugandan peace signing delayed amid chaos
The signing of a Ugandan deal to end 20 years of war was postponed in chaos overnight, as government delegates quit, the rebel negotiator resigned and fugitive Joseph Kony failed to show.[MORE]
Africa gunmen holding 55 children hostage: UN
Gunmen are holding 55 children captured in raids on villages in Central African Republic, the United Nations said, weeks after attacks that local authorities blamed on Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army.[MORE]
Ban Ki-moon urges Africa to launch 'green revolution'
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a green revolution in Africa to improve the efficiency of farming.[MORE]
Ugandan rebels sign deals, walk out of talks
Uganda's government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army have signed the last in a series of documents paving the way for a final peace agreement to end one of Africa's longest-running conflicts.[MORE]
Uganda rebels, government sign 'permanent' ceasefire
Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and government have signed a ceasefire, in another major step towards a final peace settlement to their two-decade war that mediators say may be signed next week.[MORE]
Countries unite to save gorillas
Three countries have come together for the first time to try to save the mountain gorillas of central Africa. [MORE]
Four killed, 22 more feared dead in Uganda boat wreck
Four people were killed and another 22 missing feared drowned after two boats collided and sank in Lake Victoria in eastern Uganda, police said.[MORE]
Rebels killed 136 in Sudan: military
Ugandan rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) killed 136 people and looted property during an attack earlier this week in southern Sudan, a senior military officer said on Friday.[MORE]
Uganda building collapses, 4 dead
A five-storey building collapsed just outside the Ugandan capital Kampala, killing at least four people, injuring eight, and trapping about 30 others inside, police said.[MORE]
Chimps at forefront of drug research
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Scientists have been observing a group of chimpanzees that could help in the discovery of new drugs.[MORE]
Uganda's president revives plan to axe rainforest
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni revived a controversial plan to hand over a swathe of rainforest to a local company to be destroyed and replaced with a sugar cane plantation.[MORE]
Uganda, Congo talks end without a deal on border
Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have ended talks meant to defuse border tensions in an oil exploration hotspot, officials said, but failed to agree on how their border should be drawn.[MORE]
Don't shake hands, President warns Ebola-hit Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged his people to stop shaking hands to try halt a deadly epidemic of Ebola fever that has infected 101 people and caused 22 deaths, state media reported.[MORE]
Ebola outbreak kills 19 in Uganda
Officials say the dreaded ebola virus has killed 19 people in western Uganda since September, with new outbreaks of linked diseases surfacing in other parts of the country.[MORE]
Commonwealth HOG meeting ends
The Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Uganda has come to an end. [MORE]
Commonwealth leaders focus on climate change
Leaders of Commonwealth states are focusing on climate change during the second day of their summit in Uganda. [MORE]
