2015-06-16 Uganda Health

New Vision   

Only 30 percent of labs in Uganda are licensed   
New Vision
KAMPALA - On spot inspection of health facilities in Kampala on Monday produced shocking findings with one busy hospital in the city closed for having unqualified laboratory technicians. As a result, Kitintale Hospital was closed by Annet Mushabe, the ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Science

EAC gets new biodiversity observatory   
East African Business Week
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has assumed the role of hosting the regional observatory institution to support more effective protected area management and biodiversity conservation in the region. “The observatory will ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Sports

SuperSport   

Aussie netball coach to assist Proteas   
SuperSport
Netball World Cup-winning Australian coach Norma Plummer has joined the SPAR Proteas as consulting coach ahead of the Diamond Challenge, which begins in Margate on Tuesday. Netball South Africa President Mimi Mthethwa made the announcement ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Entertainment

Kilifair Set to Inspire Tourism, Investment   
AllAfrica.com
Moshi — The character of world expositions can be distinguished in three eras - industrialisation, cultural exchange and the nation branding. World's fairs originated in the French tradition of national exhibitions that culminated with the French Industrial ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Technology

BBC News   

Xbox One console to run old 360 games   
BBC News
Old Xbox 360 games will be playable on the newer Xbox One console, Microsoft has announced at the E3 games show. It has developed technology that lets the older games run on the new console "natively". Microsoft said Xbox One owners will not have to ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Business

New Vision   

Why the budget should have addressed income inequalities through fair taxation   
New Vision
On the whole, we agree with the thrust of this year's budget; that is maintaining investments in infrastructure and ensuring that public service delivery improves. Moreover, we could not agree more with the outlined fiscal policies to improve tax collections ...

2015-06-16 Uganda World

BBC News   

Where can Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir go now?   
BBC News
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir managed to leave an African Union summit in South Africa without being arrested. This was despite a court order requiring him to stay until a decision was made over whether he should be handed over to the International ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Africa

Irish Independent   

Sudan president arrives in Khartoum   
Irish Independent
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Khartoum to cheers of supporters after leaving South Africa, where a court had ordered his arrest based on an international warrant for war crimes charges.
Should South Africa have arrested Sudan's president?   Washington Post (blog)
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir arrives in Khartoum   Irish Times
South Africa ignores its obligations to justice   Financial Times
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Reuters   

Twenty-seven killed in Chad bombings: Boko Haram blamed   
Reuters
Chad blames Boko Haram for twin bombings that killed at least 27 people and injured more than 100 in the capital N'Djamena on Monday. It was the first attack of its kind in the country. Nathan Frandino reports. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript.
Boko Haram suspected of Chad bombings   Irish Times
23 dead in suicide bomb attacks on Chad police   The Sun Daily
Chad Blames Boko Haram for Deadly Terror Attacks in N'Djamena   NBCNews.com
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BBC News   

Mother of al-Shabab's Thomas Evans says 'world has fallen apart'   
BBC News
The mother of a British man killed while fighting for Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Kenya has told the BBC her "whole world has fallen apart". Sally Evans, from Buckinghamshire, said a journalist had phoned to tell them Muslim convert Thomas, 25, had ...

2015-06-16 Uganda Uganda

New Vision   

Mbabazi is jumping the queue says Karooro-Okurut   
New Vision
Former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi's bid to vie for the top office in Uganda has been received by mixed reactions. Mbabazi, who until a few months ago was a confidant of President Museveni, announced this morning his intentions to challenge Museveni ...