Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 was Museveni’s worst year in power- opposition leaders say

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By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala, Uganda The leaders of the opposition parties in Uganda have described the year 2011 as the worst year of President Museveni’s rule. In a telephone interview with The London Evening post, the leader of the opposition in parliament Mr Nathan Nandala Mafabi said the year 2011 has been the worst of the 25year-rule of President Yoweri Museveni’s government. In the wake of the pending retirement of Col Dr Kizza Besigye as leader of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Mr Mafabi revealed he intends to stand for his party’s leadership and called upon Ugandans to consider him capable of ruling Uganda when elected the flag … Continue reading →

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Kenyans warned of Al-Shabaab adherents who have infiltrated country on New Year’s Eve

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By Collins Wanzala in Nairobi, Kenya As Kenyans get ready to usher in the New Year, the Kenyan Police force has today (Saturday December 31st) released pictures of 15 people it believes are Al-Shabaab adherents who may have infiltrated the country. Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe says the suspects who include nine Kenyans, two Asians and four Somalis aged between 24 to 32 years entered Kenya from Kismayu and urged   Kenyans to report their whereabouts to the police. Addressing the press during the weekly  Operation Linda Nchi (Defend the country)   press briefing at the Police headquarters in Nairobi, Kiraithe said they have information that all the 15 left Kismayu recently headed for … Continue reading →

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Open letter to the International Criminal Court in The Hague

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As we bid an end to 2011, this online newspaper’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Africa World Media, Dr David Matsanga, would like to end the year by pointing out the mistakes and harm that, in his opinion, the International Criminal Court has done to Africa, especially to the East African country of Kenya. While Dr Matsanga is CEO of this paper, we would like to point out that the opinions expressed below are entirely his personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of The London Evening Post. His open letter to the ICC is produced verbatim. Here is the letter: The Registrar of the ICC, ICC Registrar’s … Continue reading →

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AMISOM again claims victory over Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu

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From Collins Wanzala in Nairobi African Union forces battling Al-Shabaab have announced a major success in Somalia after they pushed the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab out of the capital Mogadishu. Major General Fred Mugisha of Uganda who is heading the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said that the weak Transitional Federal Government is trying to consolidate power after the AMISOM together with the Transitional Federal Government managed to chase Al-Shabaab from the ungovernable Mogadishu.   Describing the seizure of the City from Al-Shabaab as a big achievement in the recent past, Gen Mugisha added that the weaker Transitional Federal government with the help of troops drawn from the African Union Mission in … Continue reading →

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CPA not a ‘comprehensive’ and ‘final’ settlement accord to northern Sudan’s recurring political conflicts

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Sudan has long generated a plethora of academic reports and think-tank analyses, especially in times of heightened insecurity and great political moment. Following the country’s division into two states, current conflict in border areas has given rise to a flurry of such documents. What follows is the latest instalment of IRIN’s irregular series of overviews. The International Crisis Group (ICG) warns of a growing risk of war on multiple fronts. “After the end of the CPA [Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005], rather than negotiate with Sudanese opposition forces, NCP [the ruling National Congress Party] hardliners have opted for a military solution – not an unusual policy response – when … Continue reading →

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