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...traveled a long intellectual road to that success. He had no inkling, growing up among the Ankole tribe in southwestern Uganda, he says, of the damage the British rulers of the country were doing. Born in 1944, he was named Museveni, meaning He of the Seven in honor of Ugandan soldiers who fought in the 7th battalion of the King's African Rifles during World War II. His father owned more than 50 cattle--wealth enough to send his children to school--and for 12 years the young Yoweri attended missionary schools that preached government service, not farming...
...emergence of Kabila and a new generation of leaders in neighboring countries offers a fresh start for the long-suffering region. As a revolutionary, Kabila has yet to prove his devotion to democracy or ethnic even-handedness, but world leaders are encouraged by his role as a protege of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a onetime leftist guerrilla who has embraced capitalism, led his country to a newfound prosperity and turned friendly toward...
...ailing Mobutu, the rebel leader is giving his troops quick marching orders toward the capital. As he attempts to get Mobutu to resign before the soldiers arrive, Bill Richardson began casting about for ways to ensure Kabila's cooperation. The U.N. ambassador headed to Botswana to meet with Ugandan President and Kabila mentor Yoweri Museveni, who may have the leverage over Kabila that Richardson lacks. Though their meeting ended without a handshake, Kabila and Mobutu agreed to meet again in ten days. It is unclear how that date would fit with Kabila's ultimatum--or the rapid advance...
KINSHASA, Zaire: An official close to Zaire's Defense Ministry claims that more than 2,500 Ugandan soldiers, backed by tanks, are headed toward the city of Beni in eastern Zaire. According to the official, the Ugandans are trying to join rebel forces as they brace for a counterattack by Zairian army troops massed to the west at Kisangani. Although Zaire's government has frequently complained that Ugandan and Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside rebels, it now appears that the country's army has recruited some outside help of its own. The unnamed official insists that uniformed men filmed...
When Masembe told the traditional Ugandan story of a young woman who falls in love with a man for his beauty only to discover that all the parts of his body--from his arms down to his legs--have been borrowed from others, she asked the audience what qualities young women in America look for in young...