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Uganda president says rebel chief likely in Darfur (AFP via Yahoo! News)
03/12/2010 08:13 AM

Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebel chief Joseph Kony is believed to have fled into the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, President Yoweri Museveni told reporters Friday.

Uganda Cranes Set For Burundi Test In CHAN Championship (Goal.com)
03/13/2010 03:37 AM

Uganda Cranes left today for Burundi ahead of their Africa Nations Championships encounter against Burundi at Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium in Bujumbura on Sunday.

Banquet to benefit kids in Uganda (North Platte Telegraph)
03/13/2010 03:28 AM

The North Platte Telegraph For nearly two years now, the students and staff at Lake Maloney and Osgood elementary schools have been taking part in a special project that overcomes geographical and cultural barriers by connecting with a school in Uganda, Africa.

Lykke Li to Join Yeasayer and Polyphonic Spree on Uganda Trip (Pitchfork)
03/12/2010 03:48 PM

Photo by Emily Degroot Previously, we reported that Yeasayer and the Polyphonic Spree will voyage to Gulu , Uganda later in the year to perform live in various locations and learn about the effects of the Ugandan civil war. The trip's being organized by the nonprofit Invisible Children , and it'll become the subject of a documentary film from the French website La Blogotheque , which films bands ...

'Beyond School Books' – Podcast #22: Learning to be leaders in Uganda (Unicef)
03/12/2010 06:18 PM

NEW YORK, USA, 12 March 2010 – This year, UNICEF's flagship Humanitarian Action Report – launched in February – estimates that at least 1.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Uganda due to droughts, flooding, internal displacement and the return of at least 300,000 Ugandans following the cessation of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) activities.

Oklahoma Family Making a Difference in Uganda to Receive Special Delivery (News On 6 Tulsa)
03/12/2010 09:12 AM

The number of Oklahomans, already making a difference in Uganda is growing. A woman in Lawton has family in Uganda and hopes NEWS 9 and The News On 6 can carry out a mission for her half a world away.

Uganda : We Can Achieve Safe Motherhood (AllAfrica.com)
03/12/2010 01:48 AM

The situation of maternal health and women's survival in Uganda remains a cause for concern. Ugandan women suffer a high maternal mortality ratio of 435 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Rotary funds go to Uganda for new nursery (Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune)
03/12/2010 08:16 AM

Betty Kahlenberg receives a $5000 check from Fred Staunton, president of the Bowling Green Rotary Club. (Photo: Aaron Carpenter/Sentinel-Tribune) The Bowling Green Rotary Club raised $5,000 for the Kasiisi Project, a nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass., that works to improve educational opportunities for impoverished rural children living around Kibale National Park in southwestern Uganda, East ...

Uganda : Eight Vie for UPC Presidency (AllAfrica.com)
03/12/2010 02:20 AM

Kampala — The battle for the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) presidency kicks off today with eight people vying for the party's top position. Party president Miria Obote is set to hand over leadership to the newly-elected leader on Saturday.

Uganda : CHOGM - Revenue Body Clears PR Firm (AllAfrica.com)
03/12/2010 01:48 AM

Uganda Revenue Authority has cleared Saatchi & Saatchi, a PR firm accused by the Public Accounts Committee of falsifying documents in order to benefit from the Chogm tax waiver.