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KAMPALA, 1 December 2009 (IRIN) - In a bid to reduce the rate of HIV transmission from mother to child, Uganda will now give all pregnant women highly active antiretroviral therapy.
BILLINGS — Harriet Dusenberry was a world away from Montana whenshe hired an artist to illustrate an album of Christmas memoriesfrom her childhood.
by Leonie Joubert COPENHAGEN - The clean, ultra-modern chrome and glass lines of the Bella Center, in the Danish capital Copenhagen, is a world away from the thronging canopy suspended over the tropical forests of Uganda, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Cameroon. read more
* The huge bailout for the ailing newspaper and print publishing industries. Oh, wait - that hasn't happened. * The huge bailout for literary,performing and fine artists, who ALWAYS need more financial support. Oh, wait ....
President Obama addresses the nation Tuesday on the war in Afghanistan , and he is widely expected to add roughly 30,000 troops to the 68,000 already there.The speech marks a major transition in the war, now in its ninth year.Even though hundreds of thousands of troops have served, even though more than 800 members of the military have died, the marathon war in Afghanistan has, for long ...
Kathy Prentice of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse is thrilled by the amount of money raised by the recent Bead for Life project. The sale of handmade beads and jewelry " made by Ugandan women " raised $5,300, Prentice said.
Somali's national team may be starting the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup, which gets underway here Saturday, as underdogs but the players will be feeling at home away from home.
The U.N. has failed to stop rebels from smuggling gold out of eastern Congo or cut off the funding they receive from foreign charitable groups, a new report says. The result: unending violence in the region
Climate talks bring unusual attention to Caribbean meeting of Britain and former colonies
Tullow and Heritage are equal partners in Blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda’s Lake Albert. Eni, Italy’s biggest energy company, said Nov. 23 it had signed a letter of intent with Heritage to buy its share.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Tullow Oil Plc is “seriously considering” the purchase of Heritage Oil Plc’s assets in Uganda, potentially scuppering an agreed $1.5 billion deal with Eni SpA.
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tullow Oil Plc may block Eni SpA’s plan to expand in Uganda by acquiring two Heritage Oil Plc assets that the Italian company is buying for $1.35 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
A proposed law in Uganda calls for gays to be imprisoned for life or even sentenced to death.
Participants look at pictures of children from Gulu who spent years walking miles to a safe place during the wars in Uganda. Dayton Elementary School sponsored the first area Gulu Walk in conjunction with the national organization, to raise funds for children in Uganda.
Four years ago, Americans Brian and Mary Dawson found themselves surrounded by need in Uganda. They had money to give but did not know how to choose someone to help.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Ugandan forces deployed in the Central African Republic expect success “soon” in their hunt for rebel Lord’s Resistance Army fighters and their leader Joseph Kony , a spokesman for the Ugandan People’s Defence Force said.
