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Uganda Riots

2010-03-17T07:31:33Z

Ugandan police face protestors at the site of the burned down Kasubi tombs, in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The Kasubi tombs, one of the most sacred sites of the Buganda tribe, were burned down the previous night, sparking unrest in parts of Kampala, after people on the streets accused the government of arson. A Ugandan policewoman says rioters have attacked policemen, firefighters and soldie...

19 reported killed in DR Congo attacks

2010-03-17T20:15:43Z

<div><p>At least 11 civilians and eight troops have died in attacks by Ugandan LRA rebels in the northeast of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a local association said.</p><p>The attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels took place between March 11 and 1...

Troops open fire, two dead in Uganda tomb riots

2010-03-17T15:00:14Z

<div><p>Two people died Wednesday as Ugandan security forces opened fire to quell unrest amid allegations that arsonists set fire to UN-listed royal tombs near Kampala.</p><p>The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old tombs which are revered by the Baganda people, Uganda's largest tribe centred in Kampala a...

Fire at royal tomb prompts Uganda clash

2010-03-17T12:30:15Z

<div><p>KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces killed two people and wounded five on Wednesday after fire destroyed historic royal tombs, heightening tension between the government and the powerful Bugandan kingdom.</p><p>A Reuters witness said the shooting happened when security forces were clearing Bugandan loya...

Troops open fire, two dead after Uganda tomb fire

2010-03-17T08:16:18Z

<div><p>Uganda security forces opened fire on Wednesday to quell unrest that left at least two people dead amid allegations that arsonists set fire to UN-listed royal tombs near Kampala.</p><p>The fire on Tuesday night destroyed much of the 128-year-old tombs which are revered by the Baganda people, one of Uganda's main trib...

APTOPIX Uganda Riots

2010-03-17T07:31:26Z

Ugandan men carry a dead activist from the premises of the burned down Kasubi Tombs, in Kampala, Uganda, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, following a raid by military police. The Kasubi Tombs are a sacred site for the Buganda people, one of the most populous tribes of Uganda. It was the largest grass thatched hut in the world and a UNESCO heritage site. A Ugandan police...

3 dead in Uganda riots after tombs set alight

2010-03-17T07:30:40Z

<div id="subtitle">3 shot dead in Uganda riots after overnight fire destroys tombs of traditional kings</div><div><p>Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs of five traditional kings were destroyed overnight by fire, a tribal government official said.</p><p>Lubega Segona, minister of information for the Buganda kingdom, said three pe...

Uganda army deploys after fire destroys historic tombs

2010-03-17T03:16:06Z

<div><p>Fire ravaged the UN-listed Kasubi tombs in Uganda and the army and police deployed across Kampala on Wednesday after protests by youths who claimed it was arson.</p><p>Anti-riot units battled during the night to disperse young supporters of the Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, traditional ruler of the Baganda, one of Uganda...

Feared Uganda rebel chief not in Darfur: Sudan army

2010-03-15T05:15:35Z

<div><p>The Sudanese army on Monday denied reports that the feared leader of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebel group has found refuge in the western region of Darfur.</p><p>"Joseph Kony is not in Darfur," Sudanes...

Scientists find new way to help crops fight pests

2010-03-14T11:15:12Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists has managed to transfer disease resistance from one plant family to another, offering broader protection from potentially costly and destructive pests.</p><p>A team led by Cyril Zipfel at Britain's Sains...

Uganda MPs demand minister travel ban over graft

2010-03-10T07:16:09Z

<div><p>A Ugandan parliamentary panel called Wednesday for a travel ban on cabinet members implicated in a massive corruption scandal during the 2007 Kampala Commonwealth summit.</p><p>The Public Accounts Committee said top officials are evading the panel which is probing the disappearance of some 60 million dollars allocated for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).&...

Uganda to choose oil production firm next month

2010-03-10T07:15:52Z

<div><p>Uganda will next month decide which international oil firm will carry out production and development of its nascent petroleum industry, an energy ministry official said Wednesday.</p><p>Uganda is currently weighing rival bids from France's Total and the Chinese state-controlled giant CNOOC to take over assets in the oil-rich L...

East Africa new frontier for oil exploration

2010-03-09T22:16:04Z

<div><p>East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for black gold, industry experts said.</p><p>"There are still large areas which are essentially unexploited and major efforts are needed in East Africa," Tiziana Luzzi-Arbouille, an African specialist with IHS Global ...

Women hit by climate change head to Capitol Hill

2010-03-08T16:00:15Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p>Climate "witnesses" from the United States, Uganda plans to resettle at least 500,000 people living in mountainous areas over fears that last week's deadly landslide could happen again, a minister said Monday.</p><p>"The total population at risk of landslides and floods is estimated to be 500,000," State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Musa Ecweru told reporters.</p><p>"We plan to resettle the population from these very high risk locations, once eme...

Thousands moved away from Uganda mudslide villages

2010-03-05T06:16:31Z

<div><p>Ugandan authorities on Friday moved thousands of villagers away from hillsides where a mudslide this week left more than 300 people feared dead, officials said.</p><p>Authorities said they feared more heavy rain could trigger a new disaster and launched an urgent relocation of some 4,000 villagers around Mount Elgon in the east of the country. Up to 35,000 people coul...

4,000 to be relocated after Uganda landslide

2010-03-05T06:16:29Z

<div><p> Thousands of Ugandans were to be moved Friday from hilly regions in the east of the country where a landslide is feared to have killed about 300 people, officials said.</p><p>"We are looking at 4,000 as the urgent number we need to relocate," said Wilson Watira, district chairman of Bududa, the main town near villages engulfed by Monday's avalanche.</p><...

Uganda landslide victims get aid, hopes dim for survivors

2010-03-04T06:16:53Z

<div><p>Rescuers at a landslide that engulfed entire villages in eastern Uganda and killed at least 80 people turned Thursday to helping survivors as the chances of finding anyone else alive grew slimmer.</p><p>Regional Red Cross chief Uganda dug through the night and moved tonnes of mud in the hope of finding relatives buried by a huge landslide as rescue teams arrived at the scene Thursday.</p><p>Three days after torrential rains triggered a mudslide that scarred the green slopes of Mount Elgon and engulfed an entire rural community, leaving 80 dead and 300 missing, r...

UGANDA LANDSLIDES

2010-03-04T05:46:11Z

A man collect pieces of his house that was destroyed in mudslides in the region of Bududa in Eastern Uganda, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. The mudslides swamped the region late Monday and Tuesday after torrents of rain pounded the mountainous region known as Bududa, 170 miles (275 kilometers) east of Kampala, the capital. Police, army soldiers and aid workers have been working to recover bodies in the remote v...