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In Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan resumed talks on Tuesday to resolve outstanding disputes over oil, border demarcation, security and the Abyei region, RNW reports. “Oil and economic-related issues, border issues (and) Abyei, these are the issues that are on … Continue reading

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By Sam Dryden We have the tools to prevent famine by making smart long-term investments in agriculture The recent pledge of $350 million by African leaders and the international community to help the more than 13 million people facing starvation … Continue reading

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By Barbara Ntambirweki- Karugonjo The current economic situation is worrying as majority of Ugandans are struggling to make ends meet due to the soaring cost of food and other commodity prices. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) announced recently that inflation … Continue reading

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By Achola Rosario Is it the tendency of the promoters of large pop concerts to tell the stars they bring not to worry they don’t actually have to sing for very long? Or is it the star himself/herself, who feel … Continue reading

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By Hon Ahabwe Godfrey Pereza I am moved by your issue no. 177 of August 26-September 01, 2011 which had a big cover title “Gaddafi’s Fall: What does it mean for Museven? To pay tribute to the revolutionary leader’s other … Continue reading

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By Patrick Ajuna The problem of strikes at Makerere University has dragged on seasonally for long, with students protesting against tuition increment or lecturers over unpaid salaries, pension scheme, demand for salary increment among others. However, most of the strikes … Continue reading

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By Elia Kisembo Politicians and Diplomats have never lost words in the defense of the indefensible. The   revelations from documents found by Human Rights Watch workers in the office of Col Muammar Gaddafi’s former spy chief  in Libya suggest that … Continue reading

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By Gordon Brown Politics trumped sensible economics in the United States this summer, when Congress and President Barack Obama could not agree on taxes, entitlements, deficits, or an investment stimulus. Europe’s leaders were also paralyzed – ruling out defaults and … Continue reading

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By Andrew Mwenda Since April this year, President Yoweri Museveni’s government has been under constant pressure. First, his main opponent, Kizza Besigye, led the Walk to Work protests that paralysed Kampala. By using brute force to crack down on protestors, … Continue reading

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By President Barack Obama On this 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember that 9/11 was not only an attack on the United States, it was an attack on the world and on the humanity … Continue reading

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