The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at the Scripps Howard News Service for a semester or summer term.

The internship is designed to give international students an opportunity to cover events in the U.S. capital, as well as to report and write feature stories for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire.

Stories written by Scripps Howard interns may be published in newspapers across the United States.

The internship is open to undergraduate journalism or communications students who intend to pursue careers in journalism after graduation.

Interns must be fluent in both spoken and written English.

Interns who are selected in the program will work in one of two periods: January to April or June to August.

The internship is sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation, which strives to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development.

International participants in the program are recruited and selected by the International Center for Journalists, which provides training and other assistance to journalists across the globe.

Deadlines: October 1 and March 1.

For more information and application, visit: Scripps Howard Semester in Washington Internship Program Website

The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington, D.C., to work at the Scripps Howard News Service for a semester or summer term.

The internship is designed to give international students an opportunity to cover events in the U.S. capital, as well as to report and write feature stories for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire.

Stories written by Scripps Howard interns may be published in newspapers across the United States.

The internship is open to undergraduate journalism or communications students who intend to pursue careers in journalism after graduation.

Interns must be fluent in both spoken and written English.

Interns who are selected in the program will work in one of two periods: January to April or June to August.

The internship is sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation, which strives to advance the cause of a free press through support of excellence in journalism, quality journalism education and professional development.

International participants in the program are recruited and selected by the International Center for Journalists, which provides training and other assistance to journalists across the globe.

Deadlines: October 1 and March 1.

For more information and application, visit: Scripps Howard Semester in Washington Internship Program Website

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Over one thousand delegates have converged in Kampala this week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference and its related meetings.

The conference has been hosted by the Parliament of Uganda and it has brought together over 150 Parliaments of the world. The world MPs have come to deliberate on matters of access to health, good governance and distribution of power in Uganda, East Africa, Africa, Europe, Asia and the world at large.

The Speaker of Parliament Ms Kadaga Rebecca says that over 1,400 delegates have arrived for the meeting.

The meeting is taking place at the Kampala Serena and Imperial Royale Hotels in Uganda’s capital city Kampala. The IPU conference has cost Uganda’s taxpayers 36 billion shillings. This amount of money if it was turned to road construction it could have built a road from Kampala to Gulu or from Kampala to Mbarara. The same amount of money could pay primary teachers in Uganda for six months or buy drugs at Mulago hospital for two years.

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The Joint Master’s Degree (MSc) Programme on Integrated Dry lands Management brings together different expertise and scientific resources of the partner institutes to build advanced human capital, generate and adapt global knowledge for local solutions in dry lands.

The programme provides young professionals and scientists an international perspective on integrated resources management approaches in dry lands and allows them to gain practical experience in different dry land countries.

The MSc Programme will offer two components:

1) a short intensive course

2) field research leading to the development of a Master’s thesis.

Throughout the programme, a strong emphasis will be placed on multidisciplinary approaches.

The four weeks course work will focus on the international dimension of dry land management and a range of research methods.

An international team of selected experts from all partners and their networks will provide a balanced mix of lectures and seminars.

The six month field and laboratory research will be conducted under the supervision of one of the programme partners.

Upon completion of the MS Programme, students will receive a Master’s Degree from their home university and a Certificate from UNU.

Typically, the graduates from the MS Programme serve in government departments and agencies (e.g., those dealing with agriculture, forestry, natural resources management, and combating desertification), teaching positions in institutions of higher learning, research institutions and doctoral research programmes.

A limited number of Fellowships will be provided to qualified candidates from developing countries on a competitive basis.

These fellowships will cover the travel costs between the country of origin and IRA, CAREERI, ICARDA and TU, as needed.

For more information and applications visit: MSc Scholarships in Integrated Dry lands Management

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An army man in Uganda killed his male friend because he returned home with his wife. Lieutenant Colonel John Kaye is now facing murder charges at the Court Martial in Kampala.

The colonel denies the charges and asks for bail. It is said that Kaye shot dead Steven Kabuye when he turned up with Kaye’s wife in his car at their residence inKampala.

Prosecution alleges that Lt. Col. Kaye committed the offence in November last year. After hearing the prosecution side the court presided over by Brig. Charles Angina refused to grant him bail.

Lt. Col. Kaye is a serving army officer in UPDF. He is facing a capital offence so the court refused to grant him bail. Kaye’s case is to be heard weekly.

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It seems police violence and brutality on members of opposition parties has caught the international eye. This is because the United Kingdom (UK) minister in charge of Africa Henry Bellingham has asked president Museveni to curb the police violence on civilians. Bellingham is in Uganda’s capital city Kampala on an official visit.

He jetted into Uganda on Monday and today he has held talks with Ugandan president Museveni. On Wednesday Bellingham will visit Singo military school to see by himself whether the funds UK has been channeling to Uganda for military developed has been used properly.

A source that over heard the details of the meeting Bellingham held with President Museveni, intimated to us that the UK minister asked president Museveni why there is too much demonstrations, police brutality, corruption, lawlessness, land grabbing and reported cases of vote rigging in Uganda.

Bellingham reportedly asked Museveni to control acts of violence his soldiers and police commit on civilians because such acts one day might force the International Court of Justice to probe the leaders of Uganda.

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 President Museveni and his government are to build a new prison meant to decongest Luzira Prison in Mityana district. The sources in government tell us that the new prison will cost President Museveni and his government over 8 million shillings.

Uganda Prison’s boss, Johnson Byabashaija says that the new prison will address the issue of over congestion at Luzira prison and asked the citizens to support the programme.

According to the sources in the ministry of Justice, the new prison will accommodate hardcore criminals, rebels, and capital offenders. He says that the government is also planning to build other prisons in Kasanje and Kigo.

We have been told that the government is planning to work with donors and the private sector in constructing these prisons.

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The director of KCCA had earlier issued a directive last week that the vendors get stalls in city markets and leave Old and New Taxi Parks today.

Kayihura halted the eviction after receiving reports that the vendors were planning to burn taxis during the eviction. A source in police says that the traders will still be evicted soon.

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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has finalized plans to turn Owino (St. Balikuddembe) market into a largest shopping mall in East and centralAfrica.

The sources at KCCA told our informers that the council plans to spend 28 million US dollars in the reconstruction of Owino into a modern and largest shopping mall.

The KCCA director, Ms Jenifer Musisi says that the shopping mall once completed would accommodate over 25 traders. She advised all traders in Owino to cooperate with KCCA in order to make its plan of modernizing Owino market a total success.

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A new political pressure group similar to Activists for Change (A4C) has launched its national wide programme in Kampala.

The pressure group of concerned Ugandan citizens has been named the National Action for Awakening Uganda (NAAU ). It officially launched shop at Fair Way hotel in Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).

Its national coordinator is businessman Frank Gashumba. The leaders of Awakening Uganda hope to bring on board all political pressure groups in Uganda to stage a joint pressure group against President Museveni’s reported despotic regime.

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The Government has asked the youth to apply for loans at DFCU and Centenary Bank Branches across the country.

Trade minister Ms Amelia Kyambadde says that individual youth aged between 18-35 years will get loans of up to five million shillings. Those in groups and associations will get up to 25 million shillings.

Ms Kyambadde explains that the money is part of the 25 billion shillings Uganda government allocated to youth projects last year. The money is channeled through the Youth Entrepreneurship Venture Capital Fund in partnership with DFCU and Centenary Rural Development Bank.

The government has also allocated 3.5 billion shillings to train the youths in order to enable them expand their businesses.

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