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Daily Monitor -
By Alan Tacca (email the author) There are two intriguing statements President Museveni made recently. Thoroughly impressed by the adventures of Ms Jennifer Musisi, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, the President declared ...

Russia's UN Veto on Syria Measure Gives Assad 'License to Kill'

Bloomberg -
Enlarge image Syria Syria Tomas Munita/The New York Times/Redux Members of the Free Syrian Army at the funeral for a fellow comrade in the Damascus suburb of Saqba on Jan. 27, 2012.

Flies and grasshoppers, but when generals call cockroaches, its time to be

Daily Monitor -
By Joachim Buwembo (email the author) What is this with UPDF generals and insects? They seem to have something against six-legged creatures whose bodies are segmented into three distinct parts namely head, thorax and abdomen.

Time to forget John Terry and let the game do the talking

Telegraph.co.uk -
Call off the newshounds. Recall the joy of the game. Chelsea versus Manchester United is traditionally one of the most exciting fixtures, requiring no additional dramatic enhancement.

Iran To Keep Cooperating With International Atomic Energy Agency-Diplomat

Wall Street Journal (India) -
PARIS (Dow Jones)--Iran will continue cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency and could still reach an understanding over its nuclear program, a top diplomat said Friday.

Fallen firebrand Malema ignited South African politics

Reuters -
By Marius Bosch and Pascal Fletcher | JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - In less than four years, ANC youth leader Julius Malema turned himself into an outspoken irritant for South Africa's ruling party as he regularly and pointedly reminded its leaders how they ...

Nambooze asks KCCA to advertise city parks tender

UGPulse.com -
Kampala Capital City Authority has been challenged to advertise the tender for management of the city parks. The challenge has been made by the shadow minister for Local governments Betty Nambooze following the takeover of parks management by the city ...

Blick, Galabuzi win UOC elections

New Vision -
By Swalley Kenyi in Gulu WILLIAM lick and Dennis Galabuzi are the new vice presidents of Uganda Olympic Committee while Godfrey Nuwagaba has assumed office of the treasurer.

For crying out loud, leave Senegal alone; go home Grandpa Wade

Daily Monitor -
By Bernard Tabaire (email the author) How the Senegalese, especially those thronging the streets and getting fatally shot at, must be wishing that Mr Abdoulaye Wade would just disappear, preferably six feet under.

Thandiwe quizzed over Mpundu

Zambia Daily Mail -
FORMER President Rupiah Banda addressing MMD cadres in Lusaka on Friday February 3, 2012. - Picture by Chanda MWENYA. By DEAN MWAANGA A COMBINED team of investigators yesterday recorded a statement from former First Lady Thandiwe Banda regarding the ...

Heavy weapon attacks in Mali

News24 -
Kidal -Sporadic heavy weapons fire rang out in the northern Malian town of Kidal on Saturday, a sure sign that a Tuareg-led rebellion was nearing its most significant target to date after two weeks of fighting.

Defend yourself wherever you are

Daily Sun -
By OMONIYI SALAUDEEN The threat of Boko Haram with its attendant destruction of innocent lives still remains a major source of worry to many concerned stakeholders in the country.

They voted for Hague but are now praying with ICC suspects

Daily Nation -
File | NATION MPs who travelled to The Hague in solidarity with the post-election violence suspects. By EMEKA-MAYAKA GEKARA gmayaka@ke.

Russia: Sort of, but Not Really

New York Times -
Moscow AS a journalist, the best part of covering the recent wave of protests and uprisings against autocrats is seeing stuff you never imagined you'd see - like, in Moscow last week, when some opponents of Vladimir Putin's decision to become president ...

European chill moves west, 122 die in Ukraine

Reuters -
* Russian gas exporter cannot meet increased demand * Family of nine die in Russian home fire * Homeless in Ukraine, Poland bear the brunt * Heathrow flights threatened (.) By Richard Balmforth KIEV, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather that has ...

Amr Moussa calls for Egypt presidential elections before end of April

Ahram Online -
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has called on Egypt's ruling military, the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), to hand over power to an elected president before the end of April.

Homs shelling kills hundreds in revolt's bloodiest episode

Jerusalem Post -
By OREN KESSLER, YAAKOV KATZ AND REUTERS 02/05/2012 00:55 Top military intelligence commander deserts army in highest-level defection yet; enraged Syrians storm regime's embassies in Europe, Mideast.

Taliban responsible for 77% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, UN report says

MiamiHerald.com -
By JON STEPHENSON KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban and other insurgent groups were responsible for nearly 80 percent of the civilian deaths in the war in Afghanistan last year, said a UN report released Saturday.

Lawyers petition envoys over oil agreements

Daily Monitor -
By EPHRAIM KASOZI (email the author) A law firm representing a citizen who dragged government and oil companies to court seeking to halt any oil agreements being concluded has asked diplomatic missions to restrain any dealings until court pronounces ...

Central Bank's policies controversial

New Vision -
By Joseph Kasibante The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, recently criticised those blaming the bank for introducing new currency suspected to be the advent of the ongoing inflation.

EAC economies post growth amid turmoil

Daily Monitor -
By Lucas Barasa (email the author) The economies of the five East African member states grew by more than 5 per cent last year making the region one of fastest growing in world.

Mbabazi wants technology to store generated electricity

UGPulse.com -
The Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has expressed concern at the inability of Uganda to store power generated for future use. Mbabazi says Uganda would have more power from its hydro power dams if the country had capacity to store the power generated for ...

A 7p ASDA Valentine's Day Card Shows Just How Much You Love Them

Gizmodo UK -
Valentine's Day is just around the corner (it's the 14 th of February for those that need reminding), but we're on the peak of a double-dip recession.

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Wall Street Journal -
By SHAYNDI RAICE and RANDALL SMITH Facebook is close to picking Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter for its initial public offering, a significant step toward what is likely to be one of the biggest-ever US public debuts.

Crisis-hit Britons look to Charles Dickens

Oman Daily Observer -
By Britta Guerke - WAS there once a golden age where children could just be children and everyone knew their place in society? If anyone ever showed the 19th century was not like that, it was Charles Dickens.

Ethiopia's Hanni Pays Ernest Wasake a Visit

Uganda Online -
Ethiopia's Big Brother Africa 6 representative was in the country following Liz Coka who visited Phil Okure last year. In the house, Hanni was so close to Lomwe from Malawi.

Kobs stretch lead on table standing

New Vision -
By Johnson Were Nine-time champions Kobs have drawn their intentions to win the 10th rugby league title at the end of the season this year.

Mayanja to lift Kiyovu against Simba SC

New Vision -
By Julius Senyimba NELLY Mayanja hopes to lift his new club Kiyovu SC (Rwanda) against Tanzanian giants Simba SC at the Orange Confederation Cup in Kigali starting on February 17.

Khan ton has Pakistan in control

Stuff.co.nz -
TON UP: A determined Younus Khan celebrates reaching his century for Pakistan in the third test against England. An unbeaten century by Younus Khan, the first of the series, took Pakistan to a superb position as they piled on a 180-run lead at the ...

Ghana will be African champions again: Coach

Times of India -
NGOUNI: Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has again declared his team will be champions for a fifth time despite scepticism on account of some indifferent performances at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Relaxation the key for co-hosts Gabon's form

Daily Monitor -
By Agencies (email the author) On the streets of Libreville it is almost impossible to escape the excitement surrounding the Africa Cup of Nations.

EAC countries move to solve polythene use mess

UGPulse.com -
The EAC Polythene Materials Control Bill, 2011 has been passed by the East Africa Legislative Assembly meeting sitting in Kampala.

A Techonomic Revolution is Brewing in Scientific Publishing

Forbes -
Two weeks ago, we pointed you to reports that Dutch scientific publisher Elsevier had helped induce two US Representatives to introduce legislation in Congress that would shut down open access to taxpayer-funded scientific research.

Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020

VAdvert Press Center (press release) -
13 pharmaceutical companies, the US, UK and UAE governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to accelerate progress toward eliminating or controlling 10 ...

Malaria deaths higher than expected, study finds

Deutsche Welle -
The latest findings show that the number of malaria-related deaths is nearly twice as high as previously thought. But other experts have doubts about the methods used to produce these estimates.
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