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UNAA Times Online is not responsible for content in YouTube "related videos" that scroll across the bottom of the screen in the Featured Video.DRC: Uganda rebels kill 400 civilians
05 January 2009
Deodatus Mfugale, AfricaNews reporter in Dar es Sallam, Tanzania Photo: Christophe Rigaud New reports have revealed that the LRA fighters killed more than 400 civilians in several Congolese villages in synchronized massacres conducted on Christmas Day and two days later. Caritas International said in a statement on Tuesday that the simultaneous attacks carried out in [...]
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East African region gears up for fibre optic cable system
05 January 2009
Expectations are high in East Africa that this year could transform the way people trade with the expected arrival of The East African Marine System (TEAMS) which has since sparked off a flurry of ICT sector activities in Uganda and Kenya. The East Africans are eager to consume Internet bandwidth at similar costs to consumers [...]
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Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa | BCIEA
03 January 2009
Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa (BCIEA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to take the lead in the advancement of breast cancer surveillance and improved survival rates targeted to the most neglected population in the low income communities of East Africa.
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LRA Rebels 'advancing towards CAR'
02 January 2009
The UN says it fears rebels from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in DR Congo are advancing towards the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN refugee agency says villages are being set alight, women raped and children abducted. LRA rebels massacred close to 500 villagers in northern DR Congo in the past week, near the [...]
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USAFRICA PRESS RELEASE 2008 | Chief Tunde Adetunji
01 January 2009
Atlanta GA 12/31/08 Press Release. By Maynard Eaton, Emmy Award Winner. USAFRICA,Bridging the Gap and Building the Bridge, A divine blessing and a reality vision of our time. Chief Tunde Adetunji, the amiable, humble and charismatic President/ceo of the 12-year old Africa Heritage Foundation, says he has the answer to America’s economic malaise – it’s Africa, the continent of great [...]
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Ugandan woman gives birth on Trans-Atlantic Flight To Boston
01 January 2009
BOSTON — A flight from Europe arrived in Boston with an extra passenger on Wednesday after a woman on board gave birth somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. Northwest Airlines Flight 59 from Amsterdam landed safely at Boston’s Logan Airport at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The mother, named Susan, is believed to be from Uganda. She [...]
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Zambia win as Sudan held in Cecafa
01 January 2009
Defending champions Sudan have been held to a 0-0 draw by Kenya in their opening game of the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup (Cecafa) in Uganda. The two teams adopted a cautious approach, with few clear-cut chances in front of goal. Both coaches – Ahmed Babikir of Sudan and Kenya’s Francis Kimanzi – [...]
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DRC-UGANDA: Deadly LRA attacks prompt exodus in northeastern DRC
01 January 2009
KINSHASA, 30 December 2008 (IRIN) – Tens of thousands of civilians have fled their villages in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after 189 people were killed in attacks blamed on the Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, according to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “The entire population of [...]
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Obama raises Africa's hopes, but 2008 was a year to forget
31 December 2008
By SHASHANK BENGALI McClatchy Newspapers How bad was it for Africa in 2008? The highlight of the year for most of the continent just might’ve been the election of a half-Kenyan to lead a nation thousands of miles away. President-elect Barack Obama’s triumph in the U.S. raised Africa’s hopes – no small feat in a [...]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL | 2009
31 December 2008
We wish you all a blessed and joyfilled New Year 2009. As you set goals for 2009, take a moment to remember those who are less fortunate than you. Our homeland needs your prayers and support. So do please make a committment to lend a helping hand to our fellow countrymen. Keep at heart the motto of our motherland, "For God and My Country"
Uganda | LRA accused of killing civilians
31 December 2008
The Uganda army has accused rebels from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) of killing dozens of people who were attending a church service on Boxing Day in Doruma, a remote village in Congo, witnesses said. The attackers are said to have used machetes and others to kill scores of people in the church. There are [...]
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Luganda Animated Film | Galiwango | Terrain Update
30 December 2008
Today you get to see the digital setting of Galiwango’s Story. The terrain was designed to match the broad shouldered mountains that stretch between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, including references from Rwanda. Enjoy the Visuals.
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THE VISIBLE CHILD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
30 December 2008
One of the greatest needs in northern Uganda and one of the largest gaps in development comes in the region’s access to secondary education. To address this problem we created the Visible Child Scholarship Program, an initiative that develops the leadership and life skill capacities of promising students. Pioneered by Uganda’s Country Director Jolly Grace [...]
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Mobile phones regarded as a necessity,EA governments advised
30 December 2008
Despite the positive impact of mobile communications, East African community member states impose a sector specific tax on mobile usage that is regressive, hitting poorer consumers harder. The excise duty also restricts the affordability of mobile services for many millions of East Africans. Globally only a small minority of countries, 16 in total, impose mobile [...]
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UGANDA: IDPs sue wildlife authority over crop, property damage
30 December 2008
AMURU, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) – Hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Uganda have sued the country’s wildlife authority, demanding 2.8 billion shillings (US$1.4m) for damage to their crops and other property by elephants and buffaloes straying out of a national park in the region. “We, the affected communities from the villages of [...]
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LRA rebels kill 189 Congo villagers | UN
30 December 2008
KINSHASA (Reuters) Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels killed 189 people during three days of raids on villages in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo last week, a U.N. agency said on Monday, citing local officials. U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said the killings were reported to have been carried out between December 25 and December 27 [...]
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Luganda Animated Cartoon Series | Galiwango | Update
29 December 2008
Hi Guys, Here is an update to the upcoming Luganda Animated Series: Episode 1 – “Galiwango” The model preparation is going well. Included here, are some wire frame renders of the 3D model of the main character, “Galiwango”. The audio to the first teaser trailer has been recorded. Work is going well on the lip [...]
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Uganda Films | DIVIZIONZ | Official Trailer
28 December 2008
Article by David Tumusiime The New Vision – http://www.newvision.co.ug BATTLE of the Souls might have been the most anticipated Ugandan movie premiere in a very long time. Perhaps not since Ashraf Ssemogerere, against all odds, managed to bring to the screen his ill-fated Murder in the City film with circumstances around the film more dramatic [...]
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UNAA | ATLANTA END OF YEAR PARTY
28 December 2008
On saturday December 20th 2008 about 200 Ugandans from the local community in Atlanta gathered at the Smyna, a suburb of Atlanta for their end of year party. The chief guest was the former mayor of the city of Macon and now Uganda’s honorary counsel in Atlanta Mr. Jack Ellis. Among other dignitaries were the [...]
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Africa Open For Business
28 December 2008
Documentaty by Carol Pineau, © 2008 Voted BBC World Documentary of the Year 2006. Ten stories, one continent, a global world. Get ready to see Africa as you’ve never seen it before. Imagine an Africa with entrepreneurial spirit that is striving to take care of itself and finding African solutions to African problems. That’s [...]
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Message from the UNAA Chicago organisers
27 December 2008
Greetings from Uganda North American Association UNAA! Hopefully you’re enjoying a wonderful holiday season! Thank you for your continued support of UNAA. We also hope the New Year will bring many opportunities. UNAA congratulates you during this holiday season by offering discounted registration at only $150 through the end of the year. After 31st December registration [...]
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Uganda: Tourism sector gets a boost.
27 December 2008
Yohanes Gessesse, AfricaNews reporter in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The government of Uganda is to increase funding for tourism marketing to ensure that the sector prospers, Tourism, Trade and Industry Minister, Janat Mukwaya, has promised. Mukwaya said coordinated efforts by the government have led to an increase in tourists from 540,000 in 2006 to 642,000 in [...]
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Ugandan LRA rebels kill at least 15 in Congo.
27 December 2008
By Joe Bavier KINSHASA (Reuters) – Ugandan rebels fleeing a multinational offensive have raided a Congolese village and killed at least 15 people, U.N. peacekeepers said on Friday. Uganda, Congo and South Sudan launched a joint assault on December 14 against bases of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group, in Democratic Republic [...]
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How I canvassed votes for Obama.
27 December 2008
Article by Sharline Nabulime, US ELECTIONS A number of Ugandans living in the US hit the campaign trail to mobilise votes for Barack Obama. One of them, Sharline Nabulime, a born-again single mother, relives her experience UNTIL a year ago, I considered myself a republican; a born-again conservative. That, however, changed the day my daughter, [...]
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What caused the subprime mortgage crisis.
26 December 2008
Any given Nation has several industries that constitute its economy. For example the United States of America has the following industries, Automotive, Technology, Agriculture, Fishing, Military, Aviation, Real Estate, Banking, Construction, Communication, Entertainment, Sports, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Transport, Retail and many more. Before we try to analyze the Economic melt down in reference to the Real [...]
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Ugandan fighter plane crashes in Congo
24 December 2008
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda said on Wednesday one of its fighter aircraft had crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where regional forces are fighting a Ugandan rebel group. Ugandan, Congolese and south Sudanese troops are hunting Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in eastern Congo to try to end one of Africa’s longest-running conflicts. “It’s [...]
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Obua joins Hearts' casualty list
24 December 2008
David Obua will miss a series of important games for Hearts as he recovers from a thigh injury. The versatile Ugandan faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after limping off against Dundee United last weekend. The 24-year-old, who can operate in defence, midfield and attack, has made 10 appearances since his move from [...]
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Uganda rebel Kony hides in Central African Republic
22 December 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Uganda’s fugitive rebel leader Joseph Kony escaped an attack by regional armies and is hiding in the Central African Republic but still holds out the possibility of a peace deal, a rebel spokesman said on Monday. Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan launched a joint assault on Kony’s base [...]
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Letter from the Editor
21 December 2008
Dear friends of Uganda, Africa and the entire Ugandan community at large. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to UNAA TIMES online that replaces our print version. Ever since the launch of the UNAA TIMES magazine almost two years ago by Prof. Dr. Ali Mazrui during the New york convention, it [...]
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Uganda develops disease-resistant cassava
21 December 2008
Ugandan researchers have developed cassava clones resistant to cassava brown streak disease. The clones developed from 20,000 cassava seeds at the National Crop Resources Research Institute were imported from Tanzania early this year. “So far out of the 116 clones, 15 may be tolerant to the disease,” said Dr. Titus Alicai, a cassava scientist at Namulonge. [...]
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Uganda 'strikes LRA rebel camps' | AfricaNews |BBC
21 December 2008
Joseph Kony’s force has spread terror across the region The Ugandan government says it has destroyed more than 70% of camps run by Lord’s Resistance Army rebels in a remote region of northern DR Congo. A joint offensive was launched by Ugandan, Southern Sudanese and Congolese forces against the rebels in mid-December, after peace [...]
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Where Has All The Silence Gone?
21 December 2008
Where Has All The Silence Gone? By Kim Jagwe When I was a little girl probably no more than five years old, my mother would dress my oldest sister, myself and the baby for our regular trip to the city an hour away. I loved those outings because we got to ride on the bus with [...]
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Solomon W. Jagwe | 3D Artist | Animator | Modeler
21 December 2008
E-onsoftware Showcase: Afghan Flyover – Solomon Jagwe Fact File Name Solomon Jagwe Product Vue 5 Infinite, 3DSMax, ZBrush, MotionBuilder, Photoshop “A 12 million polygons landscape – Vue Infinite was perfect for that challenge!” Click to see the complete video Demo>TAC Intro 2006 Solomon Jagwe is a 32 year old Artist from Uganda. He came to [...]
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NUWA Nnyanzi | Marketing Uganda through art
21 December 2008
NUWA Nnyanzi, probably Uganda’s finest batik painter, is in Europe and the US to promote the country’s art. Nnyanzi has visited different places and held exhibitions, workshops and lectures. In St Lucien, Normandie, northern France, Nnyanzi presented 30 original batik paintings, 20 lithographs, 11 serigraphs, 20 batiks by Dick Muliika and 10 oils and lithographs [...]
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