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Uganda ready to send 10,000 troops to Somalia: army
09/02/2010 10:18 AM

Uganda said Thursday it can provide up to 10,000 troops for deployment to Somalia where it already has soldiers in the African Union mission protecting the country's embattled government.

Uganda asks US help to send 10k troops to Somalia
09/01/2010 06:05 AM

Uganda said Wednesday it is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funding, a move that would see the African Union force in Mogadishu more than double in size.

Uganda court charges 2 over deadly twin bombings
09/02/2010 09:58 AM

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A Ugandan court has charged two additional suspects in connection with the July bomb blasts that killed 76 people.

Uganda Seeks Contractors for Karuma Hydropower Plant, Sets a Bid Deadline
09/01/2010 01:12 AM

Uganda is seeking contractors to build the 700-megawatt Karuma hydropower plant in the northwestern region of the country along the Nile River, the Energy Ministry said.

Uganda says it will send 10k more troops to Somalia if US pays; US already funding 1,000 more
09/01/2010 05:12 AM

KAMPALA, Uganda - The spokesman for Uganda's army says the country is ready to send 10,000 more troops to Somalia if the U.S. provides the funds. Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye said Wednesday that Uganda has 10,000 forces trained and ready to go but that it needs financial assistance.

Uganda: Businessman in Chicago Launches Solar Ovens
09/01/2010 08:23 AM

An immigrant from Uganda now residing in Chicago has used the first portion of a $100,000 business competition prize he won in January to begin setting up an operation in his homeland to produce and distribute ovens that cook with the heat of the sun.

Uganda Ready to Send 10,000 Reserve Troops to Somalia, Daily Monitor Says
08/30/2010 11:27 PM

Uganda is ready to deploy as many as 10,000 reserve troops in Somalia once the U.S. provides the necessary funding, Daily Monitor reported, citing Aronda Nyakairima, the chief of defense forces.

Uganda Opposition Pact Splits After Weeks Of Bickering Ahead of Polls
08/30/2010 08:55 AM

Uganda Opposition Pact Splits After Weeks Of Bickering Ahead of Polls

Uganda's main opposition candidate nominated by coalition
08/31/2010 08:03 AM

Kampala - Uganda's main opposition figure and runner-up in two previous presidential elections was Tuesday nominated by a coalition of opposition parties as their candidate in the 2011 vote.

Uganda Opposition Party Withdraws From Group Opposed to President Museveni
08/30/2010 07:27 AM

The Uganda Peoples Congress, an opposition party led by presidential candidate Olara Otunnu , said it pulled out of a coalition seeking to defeat President Yoweri Museveni in an election next year.