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Uganda: Knight Riders Opens Executive Wing

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
Club Knight Riders is already a hotspot in Entebbe but its management thinks they need to do a lot more and accomplish more. The club is set to open the VIP wing which will cater for the class of people

Uganda: Akon Hands Out Textbooks

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
While on his visit to Uganda, Senegalese Superstar Akon joined Celtel Uganda in a social responsibility campaign.

Uganda: Akon, in the Hot Seat

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
Ugandan journalists put Akon on the spot during his visit to Uganda last week. Rafsanjan Abbey Tatya compiled the excerpts.

Uganda: Jen Nasirumbi Hits the Music Scene

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
There is a new kid on the block on the music scene. Jen Nasirumbi is set to release her maiden album, which has seven hits although only four are playing on radio stations including KFM, Radio Simba and Kaboozi.

Uganda: DJ Shiru Scoops UK Top Award

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
Renowned disc spinner Kiberu Shiru a.k.a DJ Shiru is back in town all smiles after completing the first quarter of his UK tour last week with a big award.

Uganda: Kirk Franklin; the Coming of a Legend

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
The year was 1997. A time when gospel music was locked away in the walls of the church. It was confined to the worlds of the church choir, praise and worship, and of course, the ancient hymns.

Uganda: Obama Avenue in Masaka

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
Give us an O! Give us a B! Give us an A! Give us an M! Give us an A! Who have you got? Obama. You must have seen many cars in Kampala with a sticker bearing the name of

Uganda: Akon Trailed

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
Finally Akon came; he talked to Ugandans and even hit the stage over the weekend. But the great show Akon put up wasn't all there was about the singer's visit.

Uganda: Catherine Kusasira Rocks Copenhagen

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
In the show that was always going to be a success, Catherine Kusasira managed to pull off a great performance that was witnessed by a very good audience. The crowd was made up of people from all races and generally

Uganda: Rock Cite Club Thrills Ndeeba

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
It takes some good time for someone to say their business has stood the test of time but it is also worth celebrating when a business becomes so successful in a short period and it stays up there for more

Uganda: First Ugandan Likely to Return This Weekend

15.05.2008 22:20    allafrica.com
Probation Sunday once again spelt doom for two Ugandan contestants, Asha Naava Zziwa and Winfrey Nannyonjo. The two contestants will have to prove their worth to earn extra time in the academy.

Nigeria: Film Maker Bags German Film Award

15.05.2008 17:26    allafrica.com
NIGERIA gained another international recognition recently when Ehiz Ojesebholo, a student of the International Film and Broadcast Academy, IFBA, Lagos, last month, in Potsdam, Germany, emerged the winner of this year's Focus-Dilaogue-Prize at the Sehsuchte International Students Film Festival.

Rwanda: Global 'Hope Thermometer' Goes Up By Several Degrees

15.05.2008 17:26    allafrica.com (2)
Kigali was one of only six cities worldwide where the first ever global Pangea event was broadcast live on a giant screen. The objective being to strengthen tolerance and unity, that was entirely appropriate.

Rwanda: 'Leave the Music to Talented Artists'

15.05.2008 17:26    allafrica.com (2)
Although they have been playing music for fifteen years, Family Squad has yet to release its first album. That is because they don't want to be like some other musicians, who only think about money. And who are, by the

Nigeria: Ist Northern Writers Summit - a Re-Definition of Status

15.05.2008 17:26    allafrica.com
MOST of us writing from the North are rarely accorded recognition as our counterparts in the other parts of the country." said a female Hausa-Fulani writer."

Uganda: Local Languages Are Being Eroded - Nsibambi

15.05.2008 07:46    allafrica.com
Ugandan languages should be preserved, the Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, has said. Nsibambi said most radio presenters cannot speak consistently in one language, but produce an abominable mixture of English and other local languages.

Uganda: KCC's Nsimbe, Bengo Tipped to Win Big Cash Prizes From GTV

15.05.2008 01:48    allafrica.com
Kampala City Council FC tactician George 'Best' Nsimbe is in the running for the Shs1m cash prize that has been staked by pay television company GTV for the best coach. GTV has staked Shs16m in prize money for best performers

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