Yoweri Museveni

How Invisible Children's Kony 2012 Will Hurt - And How You Can Help - Central Africa

Michael Deibert | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Lra, Lord's Resistance Army, Kony 2012, Uganda, Invisible Children, Joseph Kony, Yoweri Museveni, Impact News
Michael Deibert

A refrain that is often repeated by Invisible Children's supporters is that the organization's goal is not to "get bogged down by history" but rather to "raise awareness" thus leading to "action." But what kind of action can come in Central Africa if one ignores the region's history?

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The Problem With Invisible Children's "Kony 2012"

Michael Deibert | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Uganda, Lra, Lord's Resistance Army, Kony 2012, Invisible Children, Yoweri Museveni, Museveni, Invisiable Children, Joseph Kony, Alice Auma, Acholi, Kony, Bv-Politics, Impact News
Michael Deibert

It is important to understand the context and the history of a region before blundering blindly forward to "help" a people you don't understand.

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Uganda Government Distances Itself From Anti-Gay Bill

AP | By RODNEY MUHUMUZA | Posted 02.09.2012

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KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda's government does not support a parliamentarian's decision to reintroduce a bill that originally proposed the death penalty ...

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Museveni Expects To Maintain 25-Year Uganda Hold

AP | MAX DELANY | Posted 05.25.2011

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's long-serving president says he will not become the latest African leader to be unseated by popular unrest, and electi...

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Gay Hero Murdered in Uganda -- It's Time for the U.S. to Act

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Murder, Uganda Gay Rights, Gay Rights, David Kato, Jerry P. Lanier, Uganda, Gay, Yoweri Museveni, Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, World News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Yesterday, David Kato, a gay man in Uganda, was bludgeoned to death in his own home by a neighbor with a hammer. It's time that the U.S. government take action to force Uganda to protect human rights.

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Yes, Sevo! Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Has Hit Rap Song

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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While addressing a huge crowd of youth supporters on Oct. 23, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni decided to show off his rap prowess, according to th...

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Anti-Gay Bill In Uganda Stalls After Local And International Opposition

GlobalPost | Gregory Branch | Posted 05.25.2011

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KAMPALA, Uganda -- Uganda's "Anti-Homosexuality Bill," which raised a worldwide uproar over its death penalty for gay sex, has stalled in parliamentar...

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The War That Isn't What it Seems

Jane Bussmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Sex Slavery, Donald Payne, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Howard Berman, Uganda, Joseph Kony, Congo, Yoweri Museveni, Human Trafficking, Lord's Resistance Army, World News
Jane Bussmann

After 24 years it's time to stop looking at the capacity of the players to stop Kony and start looking at their will. If not, Kony Rapes Inc. might as well get listed in the phonebook.

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Uganda Riots Kill 3 After Tombs Set Alight

AP | GODFREY OLUKYA | Posted 05.25.2011

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan security forces fatally shot three people in the capital Wednesday during clashes with rioters angry after the tombs o...

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Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni Wants Anti-Gay Bill To "Go Slow"

GlobalPost | Gregory Branch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uganda Gay Rights, Anti-Homosexuality-Bill, Uganda, Gay Rights Movement, Gay Rights, Gay Rights Uganda, Gay Rights Africa, Africa Gay Rights, Rick Warren Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, World News

After weeks of mounting domestic and international concern over the "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" currently before the Ugandan parliament, President Yower...

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