ROME | TASS | The crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East has not yet affected market food prices as the global agricultural sector had the reserve making it possible to keep the balance, FAO Economist Monica Tothova told TASS. “Despite concerns about energy prices, fertilizer costs and …

Bududa, Uganda | URN | When Peter Kibeti returned to Nametsi village in Bududa District after years in government resettlement in Kiryandongo, he knew exactly what he was returning to. He was returning to the same steep mountain slopes that buried homes and claimed hundreds of lives during the devastating …

Bududa, Uganda | URN | The State House health monitoring unit has cited a number of the challenges causing death of expectant mothers in Bududa. During their two weeks visit to Bududa facilities, the team lead by Dr. Stephen Ataro Ayella the assistant Director for northern Uganda has identified some …

Arua, Uganda | URN | Education stakeholders in West Nile have urged the government to introduce programmes for training new teachers alongside upgrading serving ones, warning that the phasing out of Primary Teachers’ Colleges (PTCs) and National Teachers’ Colleges (NTCs) has created a growing shortage of teachers. Prof. Epiphany Odubuker …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye has told the High Court in Kampala that he nearly died while on a hunger strike during his prolonged detention, as he opposed the hearing of his bail application in the absence of his lawyers, arguing that his constitutional …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Martha Karua, the lead lawyer in the trial of Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, has asked the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala to intervene to challenge her recent deportation from Uganda. She says her deportation from Uganda and exclusion from representing retired Colonel …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, have told the High Court that they will not abandon their preferred legal team led by Kenyan Senior Counsel Martha Karua and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, arguing that any attempt to force …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government says three Ugandans lost their lives during the recent anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo said the government is working with South African authorities to repatriate the bodies of the deceased while ensuring their families receive …

Bududa, Uganda | URN | Peter Kibeti has returned to Kubewo village, Bududa district, a place he knows is dangerous and could kill him. On 1st March 2010, landslides hit Namesti sub-county in Bududa district. Triggered by heavy rains, the landslides buried Nametsi, Namakansa, and Kubewo villages in Namesti parish, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Allegations that some police officers are demanding money from suspects in exchange for release are undermining ongoing crime crackdowns in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, with community leaders and security experts warning that the practice is weakening efforts to dismantle criminal networks. Since the beginning of …