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Uganda leader removes military chief named in succession plot claims
ReutersKAMPALA, May 24 (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has removed his head of the military Aronda Nyakairima, and moved him to a civilian position as the minister for internal affairs, a statement from the military said on Friday. Nyakairima was... -
Striking Kenyan truckers block east Africa's main trade route
ReutersMombasa (Reuters) - Kenyan truckers blocked the only highway from the port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Wednesday, threatening to choke the main trade artery to east Africa unless officials reverted to the old way of weighing cargo. The east...Tags: Africa, Eastern Africa, Government, Politics, Highway Transportation
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World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1 billion in development funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an...Tags: Africa, Congo, Rwanda, International Economic Institution, Rebellions
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Soccer-Uganda appoint Serbian Sredojevich as coach
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Uganda unveiled Serbian Milutin Sredojevich as their new coach at a news conference in Kampala on Tuesday, less than three weeks before they play two key World Cup qualifiers. The 43-year-old has been handed a two-year contract...Tags: Liberia, FIFA World Cup, Eastern Africa
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on...Tags: United Nations, Africa, Peace Negotiations, Rwanda, International Economic Institution
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Ugandan police raid newspaper over Museveni succession letter
ReutersBy Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, May 20 (Reuters) - Police raided a leading Ugandan newspaper and disabled its printing press and website on Monday after it published a letter about a purported plot to stifle allegations President Yoweri Museveni is...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine
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EU to step up security involvement in Somalia
Reuters* Somalia recovering from two decades of civil war * EU has trained around 3,000 Somali soldiers in Uganda * Somali president says security his top priority By Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU, May 15 (Reuters) - The European Union is to move military training...Tags: Human Rights, African Union, Civil Rights, Mogadishu (Somalia), Crime, Law and Justice
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Uganda threatens to punish media over succession reports
Reuters* Media regulator accuses press of "destabilising country" * Journalists questioned over story on Museveni succession By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, May 15 (Reuters) - Uganda threatened on Wednesday to penalise media for coverage of a purported plot...Tags: Journalism, Political Corruption
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Grad will go where needed
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lillian Nyakaisiki is a nurse, a sister of the Holy Cross and will graduate from Holy Cross College on Saturday. Unlike most soon-to-be graduates, her future, she says, is not really in her hands, but rather in the hands of God. "When I...Tags: Medical Specialization, Religion and Belief, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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Ugandan general highlights succession debate in letter
Reuters* Museveni one of Africa's longest serving leader * Suspicions about grooming his son have deepened * Army dismisses talk of plots in letter By Elias Biryabarema NAIROBI, May 10 (Reuters) - A general has called for an investigation into an alleged...Tags: Africa
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Holy Cross graduate ready to go where needed
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lillian Nyakaisiki is a nurse, a sister of the Holy Cross and will graduate from Holy Cross College on Saturday. May 11. Unlike most soon-to-be graduates, her future, she says, is not really in her hands, but rather in the hands of God....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Nursing, Education, Health and Medical Professionals
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READER SUBMITTED: East Catholic Students, Faculty & Staff Prepare Over 45,000 Meals To Be Shipped To Uganda!
ManchesterOn Friday, May 3rd East Catholic High School students, faculty and staff helped to prepare more than 45,000 nutritious meal packets that will be shipped to Uganda as part of the "Feeding Children Everywhere" campaign. Students along with the help of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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