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• Uganda: Ruling party leaves out rebellious MPs
  2007-07-03 10:22:19 - (SomaliNet) Uganda’s government part, the National Resistance Movement committee held a re-election of chairpersons to head parliamentary sessional committees, and dropped “rebel” MPs Henry Banyenzaki
  
• East Africa: Ugandan wins BBC’s $2,000 award
  2007-07-02 12:40:27 - (SomaliNet) A Ugandan, David Ssegawa, 22, was on June 27, announced winner of the Faidika Na BBC (Prosper with the BBC) competition to celebrate 50 years of Swahili service at the British national bro
  
• Uganda: New fuel tax will double food prices -UBOS
  2007-07-02 12:23:36 - (SomaliNet) The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has warned that the fuel tax introduced in the 2007/08 budget will push up the cost of goods and services. The annual headline inflation rate for Ju
  
• Uganda: National hospital trains 300 medics for Common Wealth summit
  2007-07-02 12:20:09 - (SomaliNet) Uganda’s national hospital, Mulago, is to acquire 23 new ambulances, four cardiac monitors and four dialysis machines to handle emergencies during the Common Wealth Heads of Government Mee
  
• Uganda: 10 nationals face death in China over drugs
  2007-07-02 12:15:22 - (SomaliNet) A Ugandan government minister has said ten Ugandans held on charges of illicit drug trafficking in China will soon be lined up for public execution as punishment. Uganda’s state minister
  
• Kenya: 12 suspected criminals killed at the weekend
  2007-07-02 11:49:41 - (SomaliNet) As a fierce crackdown on surging crime intensified across Kenya, twelve suspected criminals and members of a murderous sect were killed in Kenya over the weekend, police said on Sunday. P
  
• Eritrea: Gov’t rejects Ethiopia’s attack accusation
  2007-07-02 11:43:35 - (SomaliNet) Eritrea on Sunday rejected comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi that his long time enemy might be plotting an attack against Ethiopia. He said such talks was an excuse to cove
  
• East Africa: Rwanda, Burundi join EAC
  2007-07-02 11:07:04 - (SomaliNet) The East African Community expanded its members to five on Sunday as Rwanda and Burundi joined the East African regional bloc. Membership became official as planned since Rwanda and Burun
  
• Ethiopia: PM says building army due to attack fears from Eritrea
  2007-06-29 03:49:50 - (SomaliNet) Ethiopia\'s prime minister on Thursday said he is building up the army\'s capabilities because he fears an imminent attack by Eritrea, which he also accused of arming rebel groups inside the
  
• DRC: UN peace force rejects President Kabila\'s criticism
  2007-06-29 03:47:34 - (SomaliNet) The United Nations rejected Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila\'s criticism of its 17 000-strong peace force on Wednesday, saying Kabila\'s government was primarily respons
  

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