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Congo rebels advance as regional leaders seek cease-fire

By Max Delany | 11/26/12

The war continues to expand in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with rebels vowing to extend the gains they've made in the east of the country as more civilians are forced to flee their homes.

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Congo rebels take eastern towns as conflict escalates

By Max Delany | 07/09/12

Tens of thousands of civilians flee, as Congolese rebels take a number of towns.

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Are Uganda's deadly lightning strikes becoming more common?

By Max Delany | 06/30/11
It was time to go home, when the rain came. After another day of lessons, the children at Runyanya primary school in rural western Uganda could only huddle together for shelter in their classroom and watch and wait as the tropical downpour turne
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Yoweri Museveni wins another disputed Uganda election

By Max Delany | 02/21/11
After 25 years in power, veteran Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni just seems to be getting more and more popular. Uganda’s Electoral Commission announced Sunday that Mr.
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Uganda election: Politics and land rights collide in the country's oil-rich east

By Max Delany | 02/17/11
BULIISA, Uganda — Alice Kazimura’s home stands atop some of the oil reserves that should change her family’s future and that of her country, Uganda, for ever. But no one seems to be talking to her about it. On Friday, Mrs.
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Murder of gay activist David Kato sends chill in Uganda

By Max Delany | 01/28/11
MUKONO, Uganda — John Malumba Wasswa says it suddenly feels very lonely without his twin brother around. Yesterday just after lunchtime, an unknown assailant arrived at the house of his brother, David Kato (in Uganda people are often given their
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Kagame sees 'no reason' why he shouldn't win Rwanda election

By Max Delany and Scott Baldauf | 08/10/10
KIGALI, RWANDA, AND JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — President Paul Kagame says he is ready to accept the will of the people in today's Rwanda election.
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Why Pakistanis have been detained for Al Shabab's Uganda bombings

By Max Delany | 07/19/10
KAMPALA, UGANDA — A week after Al Shabab's Uganda bombings that killed 76 people watching the soccer World Cup final, Ugandan police released reconstructed pictures of two suspected suicide bombers and said that “more than 20” people have been detai
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Somalia's Al Shabab claims responsibility for Uganda bombings

By Scott Baldauf, Mike Pflanz and Max Delany | 07/13/10
Al Shabab had long threatened to attack Uganda for sending troops to the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission to prop up the weak, Western-backed government.
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Somalia's Islamist militants spill into neighboring countries

By Max Delany and Scott Baldauf | 11/19/09
KAMPALA, UGANDA  — When he fled his native Somalia for Uganda 18 months ago, Ali Yasin thought he had escaped the death threats for good.