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Somalia islamists militants are also active on the Internet
In this edition, web users are looking at how Somali islamists are using internet, and are commenting an anti-gay law that Uganda has just passed.
UGANDA
Somali minister is released after mistaken arrest
Somalia's junior defence minister, Youssuf Mohamed Siad, has been released after being mistakenly arrested by Ugandan security forces overnight. The Somali government described the powerful Mogadishu warlord's arrest as a "humiliation".
UGANDA
Somali defence minister detained during Kampala visit
Somali Defence Minister Youssuf Mohamed Siad (pictured) was detained by Ugandan security agents during a visit to Kampala. Ugandan officials said the minister was not kidnapped and is safe, a claim confirmed by Mogadishu.
RWANDA
‘Butcher of Butare,’ key genocide suspect, arrested
Idelphonse Nizeyimana (dubbed the “Butcher of Butare”), a key suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, a spokesman for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda told FRANCE 24.
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THE WEEK IN AFRICA
Separatism winds blow upon Uganda
In this edition: the Baganda ethnic group riots against the Ugandan President; in Nigeria, the country's main militant group extends a ceasfire in the restive Niger Delta; some who fled Zimbabwe in the last decade, are returning home.
WEB NEWS
Japan's Democratic Party makes history online
Yukio Hatoyama's landmark victory in Japan's general election is the subject of much talk online. Also in today's review of the Web: a recent spurt of violence in Uganda prompts concern.
UGANDA
Deadly riots lead to over 550 arrests
The recent political riots in Uganda's capital Kampala have left 14 people dead and resulted in more than 550 arrests, police have reported. The security services are making their presence felt in an attempt to calm the situation.
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UGANDA
Scores killed in Kampala tribal riot
At least 11 people have died in the recent unrest in Kampala, hospital official have said. The clash between government police and supporters of the Baganda tribal ruler erupted after its leader planned to visit the flashpoint town of Kayunga.
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AFRICA
The rush for oil
Oil exploration has become huge in many sub-Saharan African countries, with foreign companies coming in to take their fill. But even major discoveries, such as in Uganda, rarely result in the oil wealth trickling down to the local inhabitants.
cinema - Ireland - literature - Twitter - Uganda
Reading Irish literature with Augustin Trapenard
in this edition of the culture magazine: Irish literature, with two books, winner of Booker Prize , covered by Augustin Trapenard. The Twitter phenomenon and the development of the Ugandan cinema.
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