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Failure by African Union officials to account for millions of dollars for Somalia operations has dried up payments for the 4,500 peace-keeping troops after upset donors abruptly halted disbursements. (AllAfrica)

In July 2008 Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced his intention to prosecute President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan for human rights violations related to the conflict in that country's Darfur region. Less than a year later, on 3 March 2009, ICC judges confirmed that an arrest warrant had been issued for President Bashir on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes. (AllAfrica)

The government breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday as Parliament finally passed the controversial Land (Amendment) Bill 2007. (AllAfrica)

South Sudan President Salva Kiir was on Wednesday held up in Gulu for nearly seven hours after the plane carrying him ruptured a tyre. (AllAfrica)

The Indian Association is to send 11 children to India for open heart surgery. The body's Executive Committee Chairman, Naren Mehta, said the children will be leaving on Monday, November 30, for Narayana Hrudalaya Hospital in Bangalore, India, where they will spend three weeks. (AllAfrica)

The decision by the government to give all districts, municipalities and town councils road construction equipment is laudable. Kampala City, where majority of taxpayers live, has for a long time now become synonymous with potholes, dust and mud. (AllAfrica)

A snap survey by this newspaper amongst Members of Parliament shows that the Land Bill will pass if put to the vote in the House, the strong opposition to it notwithstanding. (AllAfrica)

The news on climate change from the Asia Pacific Economic Summit in Singapore has been sobering, mixed and disappointing. It means that expectations as to what can be achieved at the climate meeting in Copenhagen in December have clearly changed. We are told by some that it is too late to reach a legally binding treaty, and that all the world should hope for is some form of political commitment and framework. This is a low level of ambition, and a crushing disappointment for those for whom climate change is a matter of life and death. It is a betrayal of a universal need for an early solution. That is why, when Commonwealth Heads of Government meet in Port of Spain at the end of this month, providing that much-needed momentum on climate change will rank high on the agenda. (AllAfrica)

The African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops from Burundi and Uganda deployed in Somalia have not been paid since May this year, an official has said. (AllAfrica)

UGANDA'S average temperature will increase by up to 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next 20 years as a result of global warming, according to the State of the Uganda Population Report, released yesterday by finance minister Syda Bbumba. (AllAfrica)

Driven by the desire to cut quick underhand deals, the private sector has fuelled corruption, escalating the cost of doing business in the country, a new survey reveal. (AllAfrica)

Most Ugandans say domestic violence which has become a topical subject of recent, is mainly caused by alcoholism, according to a new poll. (AllAfrica)

The Mawokota North MP, Mr Peter Mutuluuza, has vowed to defeat President Museveni's Principal Private Secretary Amelia Kyambadde who has declared interest in unseating him in the 2011 parliamentary elections. (AllAfrica)

Ugandan government allegedly turned a blind eye as Rwandan Hutu rebels drafted fighters from refugee camps in the country, a new UN report says. (AllAfrica)

South Sudan President Salva Kiir was on Wednesday held up in Gulu for nearly seven hours after he survived an incident in which the plane carrying him ruptured a tyre. (AllAfrica)

FM radio stations often use jingles to stamp their footprint onto listeners' psyche. These usually take the form of a brief memorable musical piece, usually a song or instrumental in which the station name and frequency digits are mentioned. (AllAfrica)

Having survived a number of evictions, Itai is finally up for eviction with Africa baying for his blood. Last week the Zimbabwean survived when he saved himself and put Nigeria's Geraldine up, who was eventually evicted. (AllAfrica)

Journalists who have attempted to interview judges will agree with me how hard it is to get these learned friends to talk about their lives. There are few judges of Justice George Wilson Kanyeihamba's calibre who would freely talk about their lives. A mobile phone number of a judge is the least you expect to get from their aides and friends. (AllAfrica)

Uganda needs $107 million (about Shs200 billion) over the next eight years to address the worrying population growth rate of 3.2 percent per year. The money has to be channelled into buying contraceptives to meet the high unmet need for family planning services, which is the reason behind the country's skyrocketing population growth. (AllAfrica)

"I lost 70 million shillings in that show," 'General' Mega Dee reveals as he talks about his Kanida Akabadi launch at Hotel Africana earlier this year, which turned out to be a mega flop. (AllAfrica)

I could never have a cup of tea without sugar. Some people think I am living dangerously, and they could be right. Although sugar is not something people fear to ingest, just like any other food, too much of it is certainly bad. And for the extremists any sugar is too bad for your health. (AllAfrica)

Koala Bears are to Eastern Australia what Pandas are to China. The same can be said of Gorillas and Uganda. Uganda is home to a little over half of the world's population of these amazing creatures which stands at about 720 individuals and whose year of dedication, 2009, is coming to an end. (AllAfrica)

The statistics of our country's economy still rate Uganda as predominantly peasant.Peasant life basically entails trying to obtain livelihood from toiling for oneself on one's piece of land. This is usually based on the use of rudimentary implements to work the land. The peasant income is always paltry, worsened by permanent strangulation from higher costs of living. (AllAfrica)

President Museveni recently directed the minister responsible for Water and Environment to send Damian Akankwasa, the Executive Director of the National Forestry Authority, on a three-month leave. The President also directed that an investigation be instituted into the circumstances under which Akankwasa came to possess Shs 900 million. (AllAfrica)

Uganda has suffered a long history of violent conflict whilst it is also a significant recipient of international development assistance. This report examines the nature and impact of conflict in Uganda and how it is addressed when planning development programmes. The report looks at the Government of Uganda's own development framework, the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), and also examines key donor assistance strategies, policy dialogue and programmes. It finds that, while conflict and security (eldis.org)

This paper identifies lessons from the early experiences of using the INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction Minimum Standards. It first presents the case for education as an essential humanitarian activity, and describes the rationale for the Minimum Standards. It then describes field research into the implementation and impact of the INEE Minimum Standards in Darfur and Northern Uganda, and examines the experience of using the Minimum Standards as a (eldis.org)

Does training teachers by distance education (DE) assist development in the wider community? Experiences of using DE to train teacher in Guyana, Uganda and Nigeria inform this report, which aims to: improve understanding of how the DE infrastructure contributes to the community inside and outside school show how training teachers using DE methodologies impact both their community and their role in it compare the impact of teacher education by DE in the three countries and at different stages (eldis.org)

When Ugandan government embarked on its ambitious programme of educational reform in 1997, it was also building a new framework for managing relationships with donors, technical assistance agencies, and stakeholders within the country. This book provides detailed studies of the Ugandan process of education reform, from partnership development, through to curriculum design and policy dialogue. It describes the internal governmental processes and politics involved in developing and implementing new policies, (eldis.org)

What are the long-term effects of child soldiering? This study of northern Uganda finds that only a small percentage of ex-child soldiers experience ongoing psychological trauma. Instead, it suggests that the primary disadvantage these young people face compared with their peers are impediments to employment especially physical disabilities, and deficits in education and training resulting from interrupted schooling. The study is based on interviews conducted in northern Uganda with more than 1000 households and (eldis.org)

This paper looks at the connection between democratic accountability and enhancing service provision for the poor. The paper argues that enhancing poor peoples ability to demand better services requires providing better education and information services. This paper looks at evidence collected in communities of India, Uganda, and Peru shows that poor service provision is part of a larger problem of exclusion and disconnectedness. The research shows that lack of information and poor quality education are very (eldis.org)

To encourage a discussion of the poverty and distributional impacts of growth in Uganda, this paper assesses the outcomes of growth strategies pursued during the 1990s. Highlighting the importance of consistent policy implementation, the authors present key suggestions for sustainable pro-poor growth. Some important points include: the growth which helped the Ugandan economy out of disarray in the seventies and eighties had few long-term benefits for the majority economic slowdown in the nineties and (eldis.org)