Uganda

Farmajo meets AU chief after rejecting Mahama's appointment in Somalia's disaster KAMPALA, Uganda - Embattled Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a closed door assembly with the African Union Fee on Wednesday President Moussa Faki of Uganda, in what might presumably have centered on the present election demise in Somalia, which has ultimately reached boiling…

Elected in January final yr with greater than 58% of the vote for a sixth time period - already 35 years in energy - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni swore on Wednesday morning, Could 12. And this, 4 months after the final election, particularly by his rival Bobi Wine. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudFor over an hour,…

In accordance with official outcomes, Museveni, president for 35 years, gained the final election 4 months in the past with greater than 58% of the vote, forward of his primary opponent Bobi Wine. The latter nonetheless condemns election fraud and in Kampala the police are making ready to keep away from all incidents in the course of the ceremony.…

Farmajo's "regardless of" harming harmless Somalis MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dysfunction, drama and normal mismanagement may finest describe Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's reign, whose time period expired on February 8, forcing him to hunt legitimacy by all out there means. Because the nation didn't arrange direct elections in time, a dialogue convention attended by most…

Palaver bushes on the pearl of the lagoon ... Abidjan was the positioning of two occasions linked to the anticipated nationwide reconciliation: in Burkina Faso, first; on the Ivory Coast then.In the image, exhausted Blaise Compaoré appears to be like like she's misplaced. To the fitting, Zéphirin Diabré, severe face, straight as an "I". Between the 2 Burkinabè flags. Environment ... The photograph is in fact within the…

Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier who became commander of the infamous Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), was sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court on Thursday. Ongwen, 45, whose nom de guerre was "White Ant", was found guilty in February of 61 charges, including murder, rape and sexual addiction during a period of terror in the early 2000s by the LRA, led by the fugitive Joseph Kony. Prosecutors had asked for a 20-year prison…

This former little one soldier who turned commander of the Lord's Resistance Military (LRA) was sentenced to 25 years in jail. He was indicted on 70 counts of battle crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity dedicated by Joseph Kony's group in northern Uganda between 2002 and 2005. He was discovered responsible of 61 of the counts. The decide spoke of a choice "notably troublesome to make".…

Uganda might search suspension of its public debt compensation to keep away from chapter, the finance ministry stated Monday, April 27. problem. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudFinance Minister Matia Kasaija confirms this: he won't hesitate to renegotiate the deadlines for compensation of state credit. The objective…

War reparations have been at the heart of debates in the International Court of Justice since Tuesday. In 2005, this UN court found Uganda guilty of interfering in the affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ordered compensation for the damage caused during the Ugandan army's occupation of Ituri, in particular. billion dollars in Kampala.…

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda will meet again and for ten days before the International Court of Justice. In 2005, the UN Court of Justice had already declared Uganda guilty of interference in the Eastern DRC, occupied by the Ugandan army between 1998 and 2003. Kinshasa and Kampala should have agreed on the amount…