Howard Wolpe has spent the best part of three decades helping to form and implement American policies on Africa. After chairing the Subcommittee on Africa of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives for 10 years, he

Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country's ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable

Enock Ssebanga, 21, on Wednesday lost the battle to leukaemia. The picture of his scraggy body published by this newspaper on August 7, 2000 shocked the world about the boundless nastiness of some parents. Then 12, Ssebanga was accused by

THE army will only be involved in the 2011 general elections to provide security, the Government has said.

EAST African Community members want to harmonise the education syllabus and curriculum at all levels in the region, the first premier and minister for East African Community Affairs (EAC), Eriya Kategaya has said.

THE Commonwealth has asked developing member states in Africa to invest in activities which reduce the impact of climate change.

THE recently negotiated collaboration between the six Ugandan political parties in Accra, Ghana, is not aimed at a power-sharing deal between the opposition and NRM, the parties have said.

THE Government is to re-consider funding the model farmers in Karamoja whose crops failed to germinate due to drought.

THE way procurement rules were flouted and taxpayers' money was squandered during CHOGM is mind-boggling, and those identified should be brought to book. But lessons should be learned from this mess.

A senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has surrendered to the joint military forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Ugandan army.

The Buganda Lukiiko meets this Monday to take a final stand on the now stalled talks between Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi and President Museveni, Saturday Monitor has leant.

The Catholic Church yesterday denounced domestic violence and vowed to fight it from the village level.

Having an independent regulator, improving the procurement process and good political will can help stem corruption in the water and sanitation sector, the Ministry of Water and Environment has suggested.

A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS epidemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international organizations and individuals said in a report released today. The HIV

Two Fufa officials have been summoned by the Buganda Road Court to answer charges of embezzlement and causing financial loss to the tune of over Shs972m.

Trade within the East African Community has grown by over 49% since the commencement of the East African Customs Union in 2005, a study has revealed.

THE Uganda National Roads Authority has threatened to cancel Zzimwe Construction Company's sh1.9b contract for the rehabilitation of the Arua-Koboko-Oraba road over poor performance.

THE United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a joint programme to end female genital mutilation (FGM) by 2012.

A proposed Ugandan law on HIV/AIDS promotes dangerous and discredited approaches to the AIDS epidemic and would violate human rights, a group of more than 50 Ugandan and international organizations and individuals said in a report released today. The HIV

Those Jaluos..." Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni remarked the other day in reference to our Kenyan brothers and sisters over the disputed Migingo Island. Shocking as it was, it got me thinking.