The private sector and business community have tasked the East African legislative Assembly to engage the two heads of state from Kenya and Uganda to resolve on the issue of exporting Ugandan sugar to Kenya. The private sector and business community represented by the members of the Uganda Manufacturer Association, Uganda Bureau of standards and Uganda […]
KENYA: The National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders – Kenya (NCHRD-K) and DefendDefenders (East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) are outraged by the killing of human rights defender John Waweru on Monday 11 April 2016 in Zimmerman, Nairobi. John Waweru was the director of Githunguri Constituency Ranching Company and an avid and […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba, DR Congo ex-warlord was found guilty yesterday in a landmark ICC trial which spanned six years. The conviction of Congolese militia leader was said by the global civil society to be a victory for accountability for high ranking leaders and eradication of rape as a weapon of war. This follows the call of arrest for Sudan’s Omar […]
States: Arrest ICC fugitive al-Bashir in Indonesia Below is the full press release: Civil society calls on ICC member states to arrest and avoid Sudanese president at Organization of the Islamic Cooperation summit Jakarta/The Hague—International Criminal Court (ICC) member states should arrest and avoid all non-essential contact with ICC fugitive Omar al-Bashir at a summit of the Organization of […]
Police in Kanungu have started investigating allegations that the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda rebel group based in Congo is abducting Ugandans and demanding for a ransom. According to the information, these rebels usually abduct Ugandans who cross to Congo for business and farming and later they send information demanding for money before their […]
Kampala, 1 December 2015 – Over the last 4 days, 13 civil society members have been arrested in Wau, South Sudan. The order of arrest was issued by the Mayor and the Governor of Wau, although no official charges have been brought against the activists. They have been accused of being allies of rebel groups […]
Civil society organizations under the Great Lakes region are concerned about the slow pace at which negotiations/ dialogue to bring back peace to Burundi are being handled with no signs of these to kick off despite the worrying situation in the country. Burundi went in turmoil early this year when president Pierre Nkurunziza announced he was […]
Some of the Member of Parliaments say that the withdrawal of UPDF from the South Sudan has been long overdue because they did not support the deployment. Commander of the Armed forces Gen Katumba Wamala announced Monday that Uganda’s army will leave neighbouring South Sudan by first week of November. Busia Municipality MP Kevina Taaka says the Army […]
The Government of the United States of America has decorated six UPDF Generals in recognition of their exceptionally good contribution in the fight against terrorism and pacification efforts in Somalia. The Generals were on September 30, 2015 decorated with the prestigious Legion of Merit medals of USA at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence headquarters in […]
East African states have begun on the process of drafting a regional constitution which is a great milestone towards the dream of political integration. So far state parties in the EAC have signed the common market protocol, monetary union and now what remains for the realization of the EAC is political integration. According to the […]