Archive for Category: "Uganda"

Ouganda: Kampala maintient la peine de mort pour les homosexuels

Pas question de retirer un projet de loi envisageant la peine de mort pour les homosexuels. Malgré les protestations de la communauté internationale, le gouvernement ougandais affirme qu’il ne cèdera pas aux pressions.

Ugandan shilling seen rangebound vs dollar

The Ugandan shilling is seen rangebound against the dollar on Friday in quiet trade after firming slightly versus the U.S. currency during the week, traders said.

Ouganda: l’UA s’interesse aux réfugiés

Les représentants de 46 des 53 Etats membres de l’Union Africaine (UA) sont réunis depuis jeudi matin à Kampala pour tenter d’améliorer le sort des réfugiés et déplacés en Afrique, et faire en sorte que leur nombre diminue.

Uganda frees Somali minister: ambassador

Uganda has freed Somalia’s state minister for defence after his arrest and questioning by security officials in the capital, the Horn of African nation’s envoy to Kampala said on Wednesday.

Ouganda: l’Onu préoccupée par les attaques de la LRA

Les Nations unies jugent « très préoccupante » l’intensification des attaques des rebelles ougandais de la LRA dans le Sud-Soudan et toute la sous-région.

Riots rock Ugandan capital for second day, 3 die

Gunshots rang out in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Friday and at least three people were killed as security forces clashed with rioters for a second day over a row between the government and the kingdom of Buganda.

Uganda troops catch top rebel in Central African Republic

The Ugandan military said on Thursday it had captured a feared senior rebel from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) who is accused of leading the massacre of 250 villagers more than 14 years ago.

Uganda hunts LRA rebels in Central African Republic

Ugandan military intelligence units have been hunting Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Central African Republic (CAR) since last month with the permission of the CAR government, Uganda’s army said on Monday.

Ouganda: de l’alcool frelaté tue plusieurs personnes

Après le décès d’une vingtaine de personnes ces derniers jours, le gouvernement ougandais a décidé d’interdire la vente d’alcool en sachet et de suspendre les licences des entreprises de production d’alcool. Toutes les personnes décédées ces derniers jours avaient bu de l’alcool avec une forte teneur de méthanol.

Ouganda: inquiétude pour la liberté de la presse

Le comité de défense des journalistes (CPJ), basé à New York, s’inquiète de la multiplication des poursuites menées par le gouvernement ougandais contre les journalistes des médias indépendants, et ce alors que la campagne pour les élections générales de 2011 a officieusement commencé.

Ebola cousin found in fruit bats in Uganda

Thousands of bats in a cave in Uganda are infected with Marburg virus, a cousin of the Ebola virus, researchers said on Friday, strengthening the theory the mammals are natural carriers of the deadly viruses.

Uganda leader rejects opposition election plea: paper

Uganda leader rejects opposition election plea: paper

President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s long-serving president, has dismissed an opposition call for electoral reform that would block him from standing for another term, a government-owned newspaper reported on Monday. Critics accuse the former rebel leader, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, of trying to be president-for-life after parliament scrapped term restrictions. The ruling party is [...]

Congo, ugandan rebels kill nine civilians

Ugandan rebels have killed at least nine civilians in a wave of attacks in the far northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. said Wednesday. The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels stormed about 30 villages in a region about 20 miles southwest of Aba in Orientale province, killing nine people, the U.N. Office [...]