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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...Tags: Eastern Africa, Minority Groups, Entertainment, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice and Rights
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World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles
Reuters(Reuters) - When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a cloudy day last month, it was the first time the giants of international development had joined forces in the struggle to help the...Tags: World Bank Group, Brookings Institution, United Nations, Demographics, Ban Ki-moon
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Uganda summons EU ambassador over criticism of Museveni
ReutersKAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda summoned the European Union's envoy on Friday to explain his criticism of President Yoweri Museveni's handling of corruption, underlining growing friction with the West after it cut aid over graft concerns. Western donors...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Political Corruption, European Union, Reviews, Politics
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China revives Uganda's biggest power dam with $500 million credit
ReutersKAMPALA (Reuters) - China has provided credit worth $500 million to Uganda to help pay for the construction of a large Nile River hydropower dam at Karuma, a government document said on Friday, reviving the $2 billion project stalled for years by a lack...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Economy, Business and Finance, China, Hydroelectricity, Finance
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Weaning E.Africa from aid proving a taxing affair
ReutersBy Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, June 14 (Reuters) - East Africa's economies - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda - may need to do more than just present their budgets simultaneously if they are to draw the foreign investment they need to wean themselves off...Tags: Eastern Africa, Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry, Budgets and Budgeting, Arts and Culture
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Ethiopia ratifies Nile treaty in snub to Egypt
ReutersADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's parliament unanimously ratified a treaty on Thursday that strips Egypt of its right to the lion's share of the Nile river waters, raising the political temperature in a dispute between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the...Tags: National Government, Meles Zenawi, African Union, Elections, Renewable Energy
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Laguna gains another festival — for one night
Anahi Skidmore plans to be in Masaka, Uganda at the end of June. As part of a 20-person team, she will spend 11 days going door to door, or "hut to hut," she said, preaching the Gospel. To benefit this expedition, the Mission Viejo resident, 19, and...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Invisible Children, Inc., Entertainment, Travel, Music Industry
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RPT-Tullow lifts a corner on Africa's oil payments curtain
Reuters* Tullow data covers 8 countries, but not contract terms * U.S., EU legislation will require greater transparency * Tullow says Uganda could earn $50 bln from existing finds By Andrew Callus LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - Africa-focused Tullow Oil Plc...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Corporate Crime, World Bank Group, National Government, Career and Workplace
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Concert Saturday In Newtown To Highlight Sandy Hook Promise
The Hartford CourantAs a member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter Yarrow has lent his voice in support of the civil rights movement and many other social causes. On Saturday, he's coming to Newtown to perform in a concert to support the Sandy Hook community and...Tags: Peter Yarrow, Entertainment, Concerts, Peter, Paul, and Mary (music group), Radio
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Ugandan government claims victory in standoff with press
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- What happens when the president doesn't like what the media say? Uganda just found that out, when two newspapers that published a letter from a general attacking President Yoweri Museveni's increasingly autocratic...Tags: Journalism, Mexico, Entertainment, Radio Industry, Elections
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