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...million have been uprooted. The refugees bring horror stories of torched homes, murdered family members and bloodthirsty mobs. Ethnic clashes between the tribes loyal to incumbent President Mwai Kibaki, a Kikuyu, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, a Luo, have been a particularly ugly aspect of the post-poll conflict. Ugandan authorities say they have been forced to separate refugees by tribe due to simmering tensions...
Until the reserve's fate is finally determined, tourism officials are advising residents to limit their use of the rapidly disappearing medicinal trees. "In a few years, these plants will be very scarce in Ugandan forests," Kamatenesi says. And residents depending on the forest for jobs, food and shelter - and who live miles away from a pharmacy - are worried. Asks Nakalama: "If they chop down all the trees, where will we get our medicine...
...Jam” concert at the Queen’s Head Pub. The group will be collecting donations outside the door. Darfur Fast is co-sponsored by the the Harvard African Students Association, the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship, the Harvard College Human Rights Advocates, the Harvard College Coalition for Ugandan Peace, Students Taking on Poverty, and the Harvard College Democrats...
There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola, which has symptoms of nausea, fever and muscle pain. Humans, chimpanzees and gorillas usually die of shock when the virus attacks capillaries and blood vessel linings, draining the body of blood in a vampire-like manner. The new Ugandan strain kills patients by inducing high fever, without much loss of blood, according to Dr. Sam Okware, head of Uganda's national hemorrhagic fever task force...
...collective sigh of disappointment could be heard in bars and homes around Uganda seconds after Maureen Namatovu, the Ugandan contestant on the reality-TV program Big Brother Africa 2, was finally evicted from the show. The second African season of the series that helped make reality TV a popular format in the U.S. and Europe is captivating viewers throughout the continent with its tawdry language, free-flowing alcohol and sexual antics. Namatovu returned home to a war hero's reception, although her fan base is divided into two camps: those saddened that she did not win the $100,000 prize...