DR Congo

Crested Cranes leaves for Democratic Republic of Congo

The National women football team -the Crested Cranes has left Uganda today for Democratic Republic of Congo. The team has been undergoing a residential training at Njeru Technical Centre. The return leg between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is to be held in Kinshasa on January 28th 2012. The squad of 25 players […]

Crested Cranes vows to beat Dr. Congo

Crested Cranes, Uganda’s female national football team has vowed to beat their counterparts of the Democratic Republic of Congo when they meet up in Kinshasha on January 28. The team manager of Crested Cranes, Mariam Kaliga says that they have started preparations for their 2nd leg meet with the Democratic Republic of Congo at Njeru […]

Uganda’s female football team vs Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday

Ugandan team of female footballers, the crested Cranes will face their counterparts of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday this week, according to the team manager, Mariam Kaliga. Kaliga, who is also the woman councilor representing Ndejje, Masajja and Busabala parish to Wakiso district, says that Crested Cranes is meeting DR Congo in the […]

Human rights activists want Joseph Kony captured alive

The Uganda coalition on the international criminal court is insisting that the LRA leader Joseph Kony should be captured alive for possible prosecution in the ICC. The call comes after the recent deployment of about 100 personnel by the US government to help in the pursuit of Joseph Kony. The coordinator Uganda coalition on the […]

Cavendish University to hold first graduation in Uganda

Cavendish University Uganda will be holding its first graduation ceremony this Saturday at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Addressing the media at the university campus in Nsambya today, the university’s chairman, university council, Dr. Ketrine Salati revealed that 300 students are set to graduate with degrees, diplomas and certificates in various disciplines. Of these, 56% are […]

Warming Lake Tanganyika endangers the livelihoods of millions

Scientists have indicated that the continuous warming of Africa’s deepest Lake Tanganyika threatens the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on it for food and employment because it reduces the fish populations. Over a million people in Tanzania, Zambia, DR Congo and Burundi directly depend on Lake Tanganyika for employment and food. The Lake […]

Ethiopia presses Burundi and DR Congo to sign River Nile Agreement

The Ethiopian Government is pressing Burundi and the DR Congo to sign the new River Nile sharing agreement to allow the upstream River Nile countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda and DR Congo use the River Nile water to develop infrastructure like Hydro-electric power dams without the consent of the River Nile lower […]