UN Denounces ‘Appalling Atrocities’ by Ugandan Rebels in DR Congo

30 December 2008 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the “appalling atrocities” reportedly committed by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Sudan, and demanded that they respect all rules of international humanitarian law.
The UN Mission in the DRC, known by its [...]

UN Council Backs Offensive Against Uganda’s LRA

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed a recent military offensive by Uganda, Congo and southern Sudan against the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Forces from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan launched a joint assault on LRA leader Joseph Kony’s base in eastern Congo on December 14 after he repeatedly [...]

LRA War – Peace Detractors Exposed

Some individuals in the Diaspora and in Uganda have been accused of discouraging Kony from signing the peace pact.

Assault on LRA – Hopes and Fears

By Rosebell Kagumire in Kampala, Patrick Okino in Lira, Caroline Ayugi in Gulu, and Peter Eichstaedt in The Hague
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)
A dramatic strike against the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, in northern Democratic Republic of Congo is intended to force rebel leader Jospeh Kony back to the negotiating table, Ugandan [...]

Appeal From A Child Mother; An Ex LRA Abductee

By Bonney Odongo
In Gulu
 

“I am requesting any person, organization or even the government to help me with these children especially their education, health, feeding and house rent because the business am doing gives me a profit of only 2 dollars per day,” Prescovia Acayo
 
Visibly malnourished children waved excitedly at us as we rode through [...]

NRM UK and Ireland Chapter Throws Party For Ugandans

 
The executive committee of NRM UK & Ireland Chapter on Saturday Dec 14 08 threw a grand Christmas party for Ugandans in the UK. The event took place at the Duke Emperor a Ugandan-owned banqueting suite in north London.

Uganda High Commission was represented by Mr Bernard Nangumya. In his short speech, Mr Nangumya lauded [...]

Fairtrade Foundation to Help Ugandan Farmers

On Thursday 12 Dec 08 a group of enterprising Ugandan met with representatives of Fairtrade Foundation at Uganda High Commission in London to explore how Fairtrade can help market Ugandan products to western markets at fair prices. The meeting was organised by the Ugandan High Commissioner in London, H.E. Joan Rwabyomere.

Uganda Expo Focuses On the North

The first ever Uganda Expo in the UK successfully took place in East London from 28 – 29 Nov 2008.

Main participants/sponsors included Bank of Uganda, Stanbic Bank, Akright Properties and International Orginasation for Migration (IOM) and Sacoma.
Two main speakers, David Ebong MP and Dr Mike Wacha (Akright) did presentations that clearly put the North in [...]