Stories about Uganda from February, 2006
A List of French Authors Who Have Written on Africa
At the blog Conscious Generation, Another Africa blogger HBG publishes (FR) an exhaustive list of French authors who have written on Africa along with names of their works.
Uganda: Museveni wins
Jewels in the Jungle reports on the Ugandan elections won by Yoweri Museveni and writes “Museveni's win leaves Western donors in a dilemma. Unhappy that the constitution was changed to allow him to run for a third term, they were further infuriated by the brief detention of Besigye prior to...
Uganda: rappers
Kikuyumoja’s realm post some videos of Ugandan rappers “the next generation in Uganda“
Uganda: Child Soldiers
Uganda-CAN reports from the Northern region on the plight of child soldiers. Even after being rescued and returned home, the children still suffer from being stigmatised by their own families and friends.
Uganda: Election violence
My Heart's in Accra reports on tomorrow's Ugandan elections which have been marred by violence and arrests.
Musengeshi Katata comments (FR) on Amely-James Koh Bela's book on African prostitution in the West at Forum Realisance: “Can one really defend values that are everyday assaulted and eroded by poverty? … Without a battle against poverty including against western exploitation and the depravation of African economies, without a protracted...
Uganda: Fire in refugee town
Uganda-Can reports on a fire in Northern Uganda that has left more than a 100 people dead. The town is home to civilians displaced by the LRA rebellion and government policy. Fires are commonplace northern Uganda’s crowded IDP camps, and leave thousands of already-destitute civilian IDPs homeless each year.
Uganda: matters of concern
Ngomrom writes on the various things that are happening in Uganda that are cause for concern such as a speeding army truck that dispersed supporters of the opposition; On the military side: Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who heads a regiment of the Presidential Guard Brigade is Museveni's own son. This is the...