Role of media in democracy vs
pseudo democracy
by Kiflu Hussain
A s a foreign resident of Uganda, I have enough
decency that forewarns me of the pitfalls of dabbling
in local politics. Being essentially a political animal,
though, I cannot resist from always tuning into local
and global politics. I do this in two ways; in my
mother tongue, Amharic....More
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"The country is located on
the East African plateau,
lying mostly between
latitudes 4°N and 2°S (a
small area is north of 4°),
and longitudes 29° and
35°E. It averages about
1,100 metres (3,609 ft)
above sea level, and this
slopes very steadily
downwards to the Sudanese
Plain to the north. However,
much of the south is poorly
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Gunfire and teargas rock Kampala as opposition
takes to the streets
    10 March, 2011 (The East African) -
    Police in the Ugandan capital fired tear
    gas and shot bullets over the heads of
    hundreds of people protesting yesterday
against President Yoweri Museveni's huge election win last....More
A ruler with stronger juju
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than Kagame and Meles who unlike him don’t seem to have many
cards to play against their donors. Besides posturing as an....More
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Meles Zenawi for Museveni's umpteenth
re-coronation
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    "As I said before, I knew that he
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    likes of me. Rather it's the...More
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