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  Uganda Partners - The Republic of Uganda
Because Uganda is situated about 3000 feet high on the eastern plateau of Africa, it's climate is mild—warm in the day, sleepable at night.
As a state, Uganda is an offspring of the British empire.
When Uganda was granted independence in 1962, the divisions within the nation seemed to overwhelm the young state.
www.ugandapartners.org /more/uganda   (270 words)

  
  Uganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Uganda, or Uganda, is a country in East Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south.
Uganda takes its name from the historical Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala.
Uganda has been hailed as a rare success story in the fight against HIV and AIDS, widely being viewed as the most effective national response to the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uganda   (1386 words)

  
 Uganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Republic of Uganda is a country in east central Africa.
It is bordered in the southeast by Lake Victoria, in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and Rwanda and Tanzania in the southwest.
Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/u/ug/uganda.html   (721 words)

  
 Uganda. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The economy of Uganda, which was devastated during the Idi Amin regime of the 1970s and the subsequent civil war, made a significant comeback beginning in the mid-1980s, when economic reforms aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and export earnings were undertaken.
Uganda has two main rail lines; one traverses the southern part of the country, the other connects Tororo on the Kenya border with Gulu in the north.
Uganda’s forces were largely withdrawn from Congo by the end of 2002, but there was fighting in 2003 between the remaining Ugandan forces and Congolese rebels allied with Rwanda shortly before the last Ugandan troops withdrew.
www.bartleby.com /65/ug/Uganda.html   (2714 words)

  
 Amnesty International Report 2002 - Africa - UGANDA
Uganda withdrew most of its troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in accordance with the 1999 Lusaka peace agreement.
Steps were taken to improve relations between Sudan and Uganda, as agreed after the signing of a bilateral peace agreement in 1999, and Uganda established a diplomatic presence in Sudan.
In accordance with the 1999 peace agreement between Uganda and Sudan, Ugandan children abducted by the LRA and held in LRA camps in Sudan continued to be returned and resettled in Uganda throughout 2001.
web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/afr/uganda!Open   (1094 words)

  
 AEGiS: Uganda
Uganda was one of the first countries to recognize and respond to the AIDS epidemic.
U.S. citizens living in or planning to visit Uganda should be aware of threats to their safety from insurgent groups, particularly in the northern region near the border with Sudan, and the western region near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Uganda is one of the very few countries that have succeeded in reversing HIV prevalence rates.
www.aegis.com /countries/uganda.html   (1186 words)

  
 [20 Jun 2000] ICJ/599 : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO REQUESTS WORLD COURT
The Democratic Republic of the Congo notes that "these facts constitute just one further episode testifying to military and paramilitary intervention and to the occupation that the Republic of Uganda started in August 1998".
It further states that "each passing day inflicts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its inhabitants grave and irreparable prejudice" and that "it is urgent that the rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo be guaranteed".
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to submit a Memorial by 21 July and Uganda a Counter-Memorial by 21 April 2001.
globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2000/06/war-000620-afcod.htm   (557 words)

  
 Republic of Uganda
West of Kenya and East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Service in the military is compulsory, and no one under the apparent age of 13 is to be a member of the military.
Factbook: "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt.
www.fsmitha.com /world/uganda.htm   (306 words)

  
 Uganda --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is bordered by The Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo [Kinshasa]; formerly Zaire) to the west.
A republic of East Africa and a member of the Commonwealth since independence in 1962, Uganda has been forced to cope with internal rivalries between its traditional kingdoms and tribes.
It is the hub of the nation's road network and is served by the railway that connects Kasese to the west with Mombasa, Kenya, on Africa's east coast.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9108367   (691 words)

  
 Uganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Republic of Uganda, a country in east-central Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south.
Uganda is divided into 56 districts, spread across four administrative divisions: North, East, South and West.
Around forty different languages are currently in use in the country; English was appointed as the country's official language by the Museveni government.
www.comicscomics.com /search.php?title=Uganda   (1172 words)

  
 TakingITGlobal - Uganda
TakingITGlobal Republic of Uganda is a web-based platform for ideas and expression, a resource of opportunities, and a network of inspirational young people and their projects.
CPA Uganda in partnership with UNDP, the ICT ministry, Uganda...
Uganda National Anti AIDS Defense Organisation is aimed at eradicating poverty in uganda using basic youth Empowermet Skills like: games and sports, computer literacy, audio and video editting.
uganda.takingitglobal.org   (459 words)

  
 Uganda - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It is bound by Rwanda, Lake Victoria and Tanzania to the south, Kenya to the east, Sudan to the north and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) to the west.
Most of the country is a vast plateau with the main mountain ranges of Mufumbiro and Ruwenzori located in the west as well as Mt. Elgon to the east.
In 1966 Prime Minister Milton Obote with the assistance of the Army under Maj.Gen. Idi Amin seized control of the government and in 1967 a new constitution was adopted that abolished the country's kingdoms and made the country a republic within the Commonwealth.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/uganda.htm   (1397 words)

  
 MOFA: Dispatch of Observers to the National Referendum in the Republic of Uganda
Dispatch of Observers to the National Referendum in the Republic of Uganda
Yoshiteru Iida, Charge d'Affaires ad interim and one from Japanese Embassy in Uganda and two from Japanese Embassy in Kenya, to join the International Election Observers for the Ugandan National Referendum to be held on June, 29, responding to the request of the Government of Uganda.
Since last year, the election committee of Uganda has requested the major donor countries including Japan, the United States and the EU, to support the observation of the referendum.
www.mofa.go.jp /announce/announce/2000/6/626.html   (259 words)

  
 FACT SHEET: Republic of Uganda at a Glance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
U.S. citizens living in or planning to visit Uganda should be aware of threats to their safety from insurgent groups, particularly in the northern region near the border with Sudan, along the western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the southwest near the border with Rwanda.
Women were taught to accede to the wishes of their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sometimes other men as well, and to demonstrate their subordination to men in most areas of public life.
In 1960, the Uganda Council of Women passed a resolution urging that laws regarding marriage, divorce and inheritance should be recorded in written from and publicized nationwide - a first step toward codifying customary and modern practices.
deploymentlink.osd.mil /deploy/info/africa/uganda/index.shtml   (1803 words)

  
 Global Health Council - Global Health News from around the World
The overall aim of this program is to: (1) improve the capacity of HIV counselor training providers in Uganda to meet expanding need for counselors; (2) to develop new messages adapted to complex HIV issues and strategies; and (3) to ensure the quality of training.
CDC’s mission in Uganda is to work with Ugandan and international partners to develop, evaluate, and support effective implementation of interventions to prevent HIV and related illnesses and improve care and support of persons with HIV/AIDS.
They also will contribute to the PEPFAR goals for Uganda, which are: (1) within five years treat more than two million HIV-infected persons with effective combination anti-retroviral therapy; (2) care for seven million HIV-infected and affected persons including those orphaned by HIV/AIDS; and (3) prevent 10 million new infections.
www.globalhealth.org /news/printview-news.php3?id=4878   (717 words)

  
 Uganda - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
* Uganda never really suffered a great influx of European settlers, instead the existing tribes were encouraged to grow cash crops for export through their own co-operative organisations, as a consequence of this nationalist organisations were late on the scene and kept very exclusive; so exclusive that when independence was being discussed Baganda considered secession.
The State Research Bureau, a euphemism for the secret police, was re-established and he continued with the destruction of Uganda started by Amin.
The guerilla army was known as the National Resistance Army and by the time Okello came into power the NRA controlled a large part of western Uganda.
www.africanet.com /africanet/country/uganda   (1425 words)

  
 Uganda on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Toward a Historical Perspective on Sexuality in Uganda: The Reproductive Lifeline Technique for Grandmothers and their Daughters.
Ugandan President to Attend Dedication of New 'Uganda Cares' Free AIDS Treatment Center in Soroti, Uganda; His Excellence, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, to Dedicate Soroti Healthcare Center in Official Ceremony on...
ABCs of AIDS prevention: Uganda has been widely recognized for its successes in stemming the AIDS crisis, but its policies fail to address the inequalities that make women vulnerable to the disease.(Abstinence, Be...
www.encyclopedia.com /html/U/Uganda.asp   (742 words)

  
 Uganda
SAFETY AND SECURITY: U.S. citizens living in or planning to visit Uganda should be aware of threats to their safety from insurgent groups, particularly in the northern region near the border with Sudan, along the western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the southwest near the border with Rwanda.
However, continuing instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo and parts of northern Rwanda make parks in the western border area of Uganda potentially vulnerable to incursion by rebel and vigilante groups operating in Congo and Rwanda.
Rwandan rebel factions with anti-Western and anti-American ideologies are known to operate in areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo that border Uganda.
travel.state.gov /travel/uganda.html   (2608 words)

  
 The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
(2) A citizen of Uganda shall cease forthwith to be a citizen of Uganda if, on attaining the age of eighteen years he or she, by voluntary act other than marriage acquires or retains the citizenship of a country other than Uganda.
(4) A Uganda citizen who loses his or her Uganda citizenship as a result of the acquisition or possession of the citizenship of another country shall, on the renunciation of his or her citizenship of that other country, become a citizen of Uganda.
(1) The executive authority of Uganda is vested in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Uganda.
www.federo.com /Pages/Uganda_Constitution_1995.htm   (13755 words)

  
 The Director General of BADEA Visits the Republic of Uganda
During his visit to the Republic of Uganda, he will be received by H.E. YOWERI MUSEVENI the President of the Republic of Uganda, and the Vice President, in addition to the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, and other high ranking officials.
Talks will cover areas of cooperation between the Republic of Uganda and BADEA, with the objective of exploring the best means to promote and develop the relations and realize the objectives of development in Uganda.
BADEA’s contribution in the projects financed in Uganda were well timed to meet the economic development of the country, and covered Infrastructure, Agriculture, Energy sectors in addition to the Private sector.
www.badea.org /en/20040523.html   (671 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Uganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Uganda is divided into 45 distritcts, listed below.
The districts are all named after their chief city.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Uganda   (782 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Felicitation messages from the President, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Uganda which falls on 09th October 2003.
Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda.
I am confident that the friendly relations that exist between the Republic of Uganda and Sri Lanka will be further strengthened to the mutual benefit of our two nations in the years to come.
www.dailynews.lk /2003/10/09/new20.html   (322 words)

  
 Uganda
Uganda, twice the size of Pennsylvania, is in East Africa.
Uganda also signed a peace accord with the Congo in Sept. 2002 and finally withdrew its remaining troops from the country in May 2003.
Up to 1.5 million people in northern Uganda have been displaced because of the fighting and the fear that their children will be abducted.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108066.html   (1039 words)

  
 Agreement Between the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda: Democratic ...
Agreement Between the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda on Withdrawal of Ugandan Troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cooperation and Normalisation of Relations Between the Two Countries
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereinafter referred to as "the DRC") and the Government of the Republic of Uganda (hereinafter referred to as "the GOU"), both hereinafter referred to as "the Parties", under the facilitation and auspices of the Government of the Republic of Angola;
In addition thereto,, Uganda re-affirms her readiness to withdraw her troops from Bunia as stipulated in Annex ‘A’.
www.usip.org /library/pa/drc_uganda/drc_uganda_09062002.html   (887 words)

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