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KENYA-UGANDA: Twelve die as meningitis spreads
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NAIROBI, 8 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - At least 12 people have died since January from a meningitis outbreak that has spread from northeastern Uganda to Kenya's West Pokot district, health officials said on Wednesday. Full report
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UGANDA: LRA's Joseph Kony now in DRC, says military
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KAMPALA, 7 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - The leader of the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, has crossed over to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from his hideout in southern Sudan, the Ugandan military has said. Full report
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UGANDA: UNICEF calls for renewed effort to end suffering in the north
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KAMPALA, 6 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - There is a need for new ideas and a fresh resolve to end the suffering of children in northern Uganda, a top official of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said. Full report
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UGANDA: Jury recommends acquittal of opposition leader in rape case
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KAMPALA, 1 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Jurors in the rape trial of Ugandan opposition leader Kiiza Besigye recommended his acquittal on Wednesday, saying the prosecution had failed to prove its case in the alleged sexual assault. Full report
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UGANDA: British aid for humanitarian projects in the north
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KAMPALA, 31 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Britain has contributed US $11.8 million to fund emergency health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS projects in strife-torn northern Uganda, United Nations agencies said on Monday. Full report
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DRC-UGANDA: UN agency moves Congolese refugees inland as others return home
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NAIROBI, 27 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Some 7,000 Congolese who had taken refuge in Uganda following recent heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home, and another 1,100 have been moved to two refugee settlements in Uganda, a safe distance from the DRC-Uganda border, according to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR.Full report
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UGANDA: Opposition leader's wife to stand trial for libel
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KAMPALA, 25 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - The wife of Ugandan opposition leader Kiiza Besigye and a legislator from his party are to stand trial in February for alleging that President Yoweri Museveni bribed court officials. Full report
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UGANDA: Meningitis kills 11 in northeastern region
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KAMPALA, 23 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - At least 11 people in northeastern Uganda have died from suspected meningitis after a specimen taken from one patient tested positive for the disease, health officials said on Monday. Full report
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DRC-UGANDA: Military hands over 36 armed men to Congolese authorities
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KAMPALA, 23 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - Ugandan military officials on Monday handed over to Congolese authorities some 36 armed men who were among thousands of refugees who fled to Uganda following recent heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Full report
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UGANDA: Drought forces Sudanese herdsmen into northeast
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KAMPALA, 20 Jan 2006 (IRIN) - An estimated 2,000 armed herdsmen from drought-hit parts of southern Sudan have moved into northeastern Uganda in search of pasture and water, Ugandan officials said on Friday. Full report
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