All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Karamoja region has got Euros 500,000 (about sh1.3b) from the European Union (EU) and the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association.
The Changing Attitude Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
For some Anglicans, Vices are now Virtues Christianity in Africa is under attack by Gays and Christians in Europe and the Americas, claims Bishop Joseph Abura of Karamoja Diocese (on the right in the photograph) in an article on Spero News: http://www.speroforum.com/a/23193/For-some-Anglicans-Vices-are-now-Virtues. I’m going to post most of his article below, so this will be a long blog,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The Forum for Democratic Change President, Dr Kizza Besigye has, in his first major press conference since returning from a 10-day tour of Karamoja, accused the Uganda People Defence Force of gross human rights abuses during the disarmament programme.
New Vision (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Karamoja Co-operative Gum Arabic Association has signed a contract with a French firm, Colloides Natural International (CNI), to supply 40 tonnes of gum arabica next year.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Forum for Democratic Change supporters in Karamoja region have refuted allegations by the UPDF spokesperson that their leader, Dr, Kizza Besigye promised to give guns to the Karimojong.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
It is not clear why the dossier was sent to the First Lady, who as Minister of State for Karamoja, is not officially responsible for the forestry sector. Efforts to reach Ms Janet Museveni for comment were futile as her office said she had travelled to Trinidad & Tobago with President Museveni for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The dossier, a copy of which Sunday Monitor has seen,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Recent press reports that FDC leader Kizza Besigye was blocked from appearing on a Karamoja radio station, allegedly by the Resident District Commissioner, have re-opened the debate on whether Uganda is yet a multiparty democracy as it was widely thought. At around the same a Bukedde TV scroll read: "abebibiina bawakanyizza etteeka lye ttaka..." Now Abebibiina under the disguised NRM's...
The Changing Attitude Blog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... supporting the bill. And of course, there have been statements from people like the Bishop of Karamoja which we revealed on Wednesday. As significant, in Church of Uganda congregations sermons on homosexuality are frequently preached and are whipping up homophobia and support for the bill. Andrew Brown comments on the silence in today’s Comment is Free for the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2009/nov/26/ungandan-gay-rights-death-penalty...
wonderful exchange (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... think much about the implications of the covenant yet, try reading this article by the Bishop of Karamoja in Uganda, and ponder whether you would seek his opinion on the worthiness of our next episcopal candidates.
Thinking Anglicans (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Bishop Joseph Abura of Karamoja Diocese, Province of the Anglican Church of Uganda, has written an article for Spero News. Read . That diocese has links with Winchester rather than Bristol. Winchester diocese has made no public statement, as far as I know.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... be recalled that the 6th Parliament passed a resolution recommending community-based security for Karamoja region which the army implemented religiously. We recruited Local Defence Units (LDUs) from the community under the command of the UPDF and set up disarmament committees which were to monitor the programme.Records show that raiding exacerbated, as these LDUs deserted, others armed their...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Congolese women in Karamoja region should not be blamed and victimised for the increase in HIV prevalence in the sub region, the army has said.
The Lead (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Bishop Joseph Abura of Karamoja Diocese, Province of the Anglican Church of Uganda has written an op-ed in Spero News supporting the anti-gay bill . He begins by saying that God rewarded the west because it embraced Christianity: They led out the way for the Gospel of Christ in the 2nd through to 19th century. They were holy men and women of God. Homosexuality and lesbianism was no issue, Christian...
