Month: December 2013

The on-going conflict in South Sudan continues to draw reactions from various circles. The latest is the Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy, which is calling for the urgent intervention of President Yoweri Museveni as an authority in matters of security in the Great Lakes Region. The coalition says the conflict […]

The Police have issued another terror alert as the festive season sets in. According to the police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba the force has received intelligence information about plans by terrorists to attack Police stations and security installations to acquire weapons. Nabakooba says the police have now increased its deployment, visible […]

A US evacuation flight from South Sudan has been fired on, causing some injuries. According to Erin Truhler, the Information at the US Embassy in Uganda, the aircraft that landed at Entebbe was fired on in the town of Bor, which is occupied by forces loyal to former Vice-President Riek […]

  The passing of the Anti-Pornography bill has drawn outrage from women rights activists. The new piece of legislation passed by parliament yesterday, seeks to among other things ban wearing of miniskirts and further clarify on the offence of pornography in Uganda’s laws. However, the former ethics and integrity minister […]