UGANDA: Almost One Million At Risk in Karamoja

At least 900,000 people in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda, are facing severe food insecurity due to four consecutive years of failed rains and poor harvests, says the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS Net). Read more of the story here at the IRIN...

Kenya/Sudan Peace Talks Canceled

A high powered cross-border peace meeting between Kenya and Sudan scheduled to take place in Moroto in Uganda has been canceled by Ugandan authorities citing a breach of protocol, local media reported on Sunday. Kenya and Sudan security teams who had...

Police in Uganda Request $14m to Help Secure Northern Region

The Uganda police Force Police has asked the ministry of finance to release about $14 million to sustain its presence in the northern region from now to end 2009. Deputy inspector of police Julius Odwe said the funds are needed for feeding and dressing...

Presidents Bush, Museveni to Meet At the White House

President George W. Bush welcomes Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni to the White House today, Tuesday for talks on a wide variety of shared concerns. As a regional player, Uganda has been the only country contributing troops to an African Union...