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21 September 2011
Lady Zani graced the UNAA Denver Convention stage as one of the Entertainment headliners, with flare and confidence, backed by two talented dancers, all dressed to impress. She sings with passion and goes by the name ZANI short for Suzanne. Zani is an Artist/Singer, actress and model born in Uganda based in Holly Wood California [...]
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21 September 2011
By Ronnie Mayanja ~ Among the headliners at this year’s UNAA Convention was Uganda’s new hip hop rap sensation KEKO, real names Keko Jocelyn Travis. Her rise to fame came early this year (2010) with the releases of ‘’Fallen heroes’’ a duet with the Hip hop canvas 2010 ”How we do” and her first single [...]
21 September 2011
By Ronnie Mayanja ~ UNAA Denver attracted many big names in the Ugandan music industry. One such name was Bobi Wine, real name Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi omusajja wa kabaka. He was born on 12th February 1982 in Mpingi District South West of Kampala District, who was Baptised Robert Kyagulanyi in the Roman Catholic Church. He went [...]
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21 September 2011
The UNAA Denver convention will perhaps be most remembered for its Key Note Speaker and UNAA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mr Kwatsi Alibaruho, the first African American with Ugandan DNA to lead a mission into space as Flight Director. Kwatsi was well received by his audience and was later given a standing ovation for his [...]
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20 September 2011
Boston’s Largest Christian gathering is only a few weeks away! Taking place at the 8000-seat Agganis arena in Boston. On Columbus Day weekend October 9th, 2011, thousands of people will gather at Agganis Arena to fellowship together as one. Christians from all over New England will come together across cultural and denominational lines to worship [...]
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20 September 2011
By Max Delany, SOUTH AFRICA ~ Buvunya – Standing beneath the towering trees of Uganda’s threatened Mabira rainforest, farmer Godfrey Ojambo shrugs in despair and bewilderment at plans to cut down this national treasure and hand it over to a sugar corporation. From feed for his cows and firewood for his cooking to the rainfall [...]
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20 September 2011
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police say they’ve arrested a man whose wife says wrote a book criticizing the longtime president and the ruling party. Police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba said Tuesday that police arrested Vincent Nzaramba on Saturday. She did not say why he was arrested or what he will be charged with but says [...]
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15 September 2011
By Arthur Mwenkanya Katabalwa, Dispatch from UK: Stanley Gazemba writes an article; http://www.unaatimes.com/2011/09/an-african-living-away-from-home-a-sad-and-lonely-life-in-the-us/ , about a book, which chronicles the dire life of an African immigrant living in the USA. In the article, a line catches my eye about the book which is meant to make people think about immigrating. It reads, “…….Which is enough [...]
14 September 2011
UNAA Denver attracted many big names in the Ugandan music industry. And one such name was Bobi Wine, real name Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi omubanda wa kabaka. Bobi Wine was in Boston on Saturday September 10th to entertain his Ugandan fan base. UNAA Times attended the sold out concert and now brings you some highlights. He [...]
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14 September 2011
Christians at St Peter’s Church of Uganda in Boston were honored to host The Rt. Rev. Thomas Shaw, the Diocesan Bishop of The Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The Bishop who has dedicated a larger part of his life as a monk has been known to devote his life to religious service and contemplation in [...]
12 September 2011
National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC) is a Ugandan public enterprise that was established by the National Housing Corporation Act of 1964. The Company’s mandate is to increase the housing stock in the country, rehabilitate the housing industry and encourage Ugandans to own homes in an organized environment. It is therefore with this background [...]
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12 September 2011
Dear Ugandan Community and Friends, On behalf of the Electoral Commission, I would like to extend our sincere thanks to the past UNAA President, Board Members and the Denver Organizing Committee for the job well done, while coordinating one of the best and well organized Conventions in the history of UNAA. For those of you [...]
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12 September 2011
On her first night in the land that would become her new home, Carol Higgins wrapped herself in a mosquito net and cried. A rain that would pound the earth for months was pouring down, turning dirt to gooey mud. The house had no toilet; instead, Carol had to make the trek to an outhouse. [...]
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09 September 2011
By Ronnie Mayanja, UNAA Times Online ~ The UNAA Denver Convention served as the launching pad for a new product Tooke Flour that was supposed to be launched at the Sunday dinner but was delayed by the US Customs and never made in time for the UNAA Convention. The project that is a Presidential initiative [...]
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08 September 2011
By Chris Jordan | HIGHLAND PARK — The Rev. Mark Kiyimba, the founding minister of the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Kampala, Uganda, is set to speak at the Pride Center of New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8. Kiyimba has received international attention for support of gay rights in Uganda. Homophobia is so severe in Uganda that [...]
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08 September 2011
KAMPALA,(IRIN) – A plan to replace a large swathe of protected rainforest in Uganda with sugarcane could lead to further civil unrest in a year when nine people have been killed during strikes and protests against the rising cost of living. Politicians and activists have warned they will fight the revived plan to uproot just [...]
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08 September 2011
Pyongyang, (KCNA) — Hilary Oneck, minister of Internal Affairs of Uganda, and his party arrived to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by air on Wednesday on the occasion of the 63rd birthday of the DPRK. The DPRK Ministry of People’s Security arranged a reception in honor of the Ugandan minister and his party. [...]
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07 September 2011
By Ronnie Mayanja, Editor, Ugandan Diaspora Magazine, UNAA Times ~ By the time you read this article many of us will be back to our homes trying to adjust to business as usual. And the 23rd UNAA convention is now a thing of the past but with new leadership and a new constitution in place. [...]
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07 September 2011
The Miss Africa USA Scholarship Pageant Organization is proud and honored to announce plans for the 7th Edition of the flagship pageant. This National Pageant empowers young Women as Goodwill Ambassadors in the USA, Africa and around the world, in line with President Obama’s vision of Community Service above self. Volunteering for America and volunteering [...]
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06 September 2011
Vanessa is a Ugandan born fashion designer raised in London UK. The Vanessa Mukasa Metropical Deluxe Collection was inspired by her love of Uganda and the wealth of colour within the African prints. The unconventional mix of different patterns mixed together with sequins to create a distinct look with different colour’s and textures is what [...]
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06 September 2011
By Ronnie Mayanja ~ The 23rd Annual UNAA Convention kicked off to a great start with a UNAA Trade and Investment Forum on 2nd September 2011 in what was a fruitful day of business deliberations and networking. Later in the evening it was a happy hour that was all paid for courtesy of UNAA before [...]
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06 September 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. ~ Ethiopian Airlines announced a special short-term “Buy One Get One Free**” fare sale to most major cities in Africa. Tickets must be purchased by September 10, 2011 for travel beginning from September 12, 2011 through November 30, 2011 These fares are available to many cities within Africa. Here’s how the fare works: [...]
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06 September 2011
Maurice Kirya performed live in Kampala at the Serena on September 2, 2011. The concert was a huge success that featured special guests like Valerie Kimani and Vamposs. Valerie and Maurice performed their beautiful love song “Village Girl” for the sold out show. While Maurice sang his hit song “Boda Boda”, a real boda boda [...]
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06 September 2011
By STANLEY GAZEMBA, The East African ~ Dinaw Mengestu’s book, The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears, won’t inspire you to pack your bags and leave home; it won’t excite you either. That is because Stephanos, the protagonist, is literally stuck in a rut from the first to the last page; more like a cow on a tether [...]
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03 September 2011
UNAA Times Reporting, DENVER,US ~ Here are some photos from Thursday, September 1. There were some early arrivals to the convention. This group included delegates from Ugandan, UK and Canada. The Vice President of Uganda also arrived to Denver on thursday, as well as the Speaker of Parliament. A team from the Tooke Katale (PIBID) [...]
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01 September 2011
The Ugandan community in the United Kingdom and the greater European region held their first Annual Ugandan convention on the 27th of August 2011 at the luxurious Troxy and Rafayel Hotel on the banks of River Thames. The event was a great success with upto 1000 Ugandans showing up for the one day event. The [...]
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30 August 2011
By ANITA SNOW – NEW YORK (AP) | Study: US newborn deaths on par with Qatar ~ Pediatrician Dr. Joy Lawn credits a quick-thinking midwife with saving her life when she was born in northern Uganda more than four decades ago. The bush hospital where Lawn’s mother was trying to give birth in the mid-1960s had [...]
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30 August 2011
By Elias Biryabarema | Reuters ~ MBALE, Uganda – The death toll from devastating landslides in eastern Uganda rose to 30 on Tuesday as bodies were retrieved from piles of sludge and rock, and officials warned that unseasonably heavy rains could cause more mudslides and floods. The landslides occurred early on Monday, engulfing the villages of [...]
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29 August 2011
This is a new Music video that Myco Chris together with Kuklee Ali based in the UK, have just released. It has powerful and moving lyrics. This is Definitely an anthem for all those who are working on overcoming adversity and the many struggles that life brings. Do kindly share it with your friends. It [...]
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29 August 2011
By CELIA W. DUGGER, New York Times, ARUA, Uganda — Jennifer Anguko was slowly bleeding to death right in the maternity ward of a major public hospital. Only a lone midwife was on duty, the hospital later admitted, and no doctor examined her for 12 hours. An obstetrician who investigated the case said Ms. Anguko, [...]
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27 August 2011
By Anna Cavell, BBC, Kampala, Uganda ~ It would be easy to laugh at Chris Nsamba, founder of the African Space Research Programme. For a start, his research centre is based in his back garden where there’s not much evidence of the type of sophisticated tools and machinery I’d imagine you need for this kind [...]
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27 August 2011
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPI) ~ A Swedish filmmaker born in Uganda has been denied a visa to the United States because his name matches one on a U.S. terrorist watch list. “Everyone in my family got their visa within a week. But not me. My name is Othman Karim. That’s enough,” the frustrated Karim, 43, told [...]
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27 August 2011
LA Times ~ The African Union refused to recognize Libya’s oppositional National Transitional Council on Friday. The group’s Peace and Security Council called instead for the creation of an authority before the next elections that would include all of the country’s warring parties, according to Al Arabiya. Officials called an emergency meeting of the 15-member [...]
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27 August 2011
AFP ~ Two men suspected of running a baby gorilla trafficking ring have been arrested in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, conservation activists said Friday. The two were arrested in Goma, the capital of DR Congo’s Kivu Nord province, and “charged with illegal trafficking of an endangered species”, the Congolese ICCN conservation group said in [...]
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27 August 2011
LA CROSSE, WI (WXOW) ~ A special performance at the Children’s Museum in La Crosse gave parents and children a taste of African culture. The Ugandan Orphan Choir is made up of children that are part of a sponsorship program called Childcare Worldwide. The choir travels around the world singing, dancing and drumming for other [...]
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25 August 2011
By JOSH KRON, NYT, KAMPALA, Uganda — A satellite imagery project monitoring parts of Sudan says it has found new evidence of mass graves in the troubled Nuba Mountains region, where the government has recently waged a fierce campaign to stamp out rebels. In a report scheduled to be published Wednesday, the Satellite Sentinel Project contends that as many [...]
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