By Nangayi Guyson – KAMPALA (31-03-2011) –Ugandan President Museveni last night denied reports that his government was ready to offer Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asylum if it was requested and described such reports as “utter rubbish.” This comes after Wednesday’s Al Arabiya news, Al Jazeera TV channel, and other media reports that the Ugandan government was willing to offer Muammar Gaddafi asylum if he requests for it. The Uganda’s daily monitor newspaper reported on Thursday that it had contacted the President through his Principal Private Secretary, Ms Grace Akello and she denied quoting Mr Museveni saying that,“That is a totally unfounded... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 31st 2011 |
By Nangayi Guyson – CAIRO (30-03-2011)– On Wednesday Al Arabiya news Agency reported that the Ugandan government is willing to offer Muammar Gaddafi asylum if he requests for it. This comes after The West and other states suggested the Libyan leader should go into exile to end the conflict in his country. The television channel did not give further details about that but Uganda is one of the members of the African Union ad hoc committee trying to mediate a resolution of the Libyan conflict after the United Nations authorized air strikes to protect Libyan civilians from forces loyal to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 30th 2011 |
By Katongole Kiwanuka – After a historic win against Guinea Bissau on Saturday in the 2012 Africa Nations cup qualifiers, Pepper sport brings you what some of the stars considered the win to be. Andy Mwesigwa – Central Defender. He played alongside Ibrahim Sekagya. He will return to Kazakhstan on Wednesday to play a league game the following day against Taraz. “I am proud to be a Ugandan today. Thank u lord for making me happy by answering my prayers,” he said. Ibrahim Sekagya the team captain said that “the God with my Cranes is EXCEPTIONAL!! Thank you all for... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 28th 2011 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Harare & Kampala – The two long ruling African presidents, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Museveni of Uganda, have attacked the United States, Britain and France on Libya and accused the West of twisting the meaning of a UN resolution imposing a no-fly zone. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe President Robert Mugabe on Monday rapped attacks by the United States, Britain and France on Libya saying, “They interpreted (the UN Security Council resolution) to mean permission under it to bombard any places of their own choice in Libya, including civilian places even. “Now it is the West which... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 |
By Nawa Mutumweno, Reporting for Shout-Africa.com – The long-awaited COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) meant to fast-track the realization of the regional economic bloc’s Monetary Co-operation Programme has commenced operations in March 2011. According to the latest COMESA e-newsletter, the monetary cooperation programme’s ultimate aim is to create the COMESA Monetary Union in the year 2018. The institute was officially launched on March 7, 2011 at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi. The creation of the CMI was decided by the 13th meeting of the COMESA Committee of Governors of Central Banks which took place in Cairo, Egypt in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, March 19th 2011 |
