# Uganda

Uganda tabloid prints list of 200 'top' gay people

The Red Pepper tabloid published the list the day after a bill criminalising homosexuality was enacted.

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Feb 25th 2014, 12:21 PM

# Gay Rights

"Others cannot dictate to us": Uganda signs controversial anti-gay bill into law

The news has been condemned by Amnesty International, which described it as a “step backwards”.

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Feb 24th 2014, 1:59 PM

# Human Rights

Tánaiste: Anti-gay laws will "affect our valued relationship" with Uganda

Meanwhile, Uganda’s government has defended its decision to push through the controversial laws.

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Feb 18th 2014, 5:48 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland give aid to countries that deny gay rights?

We’ve given generously to countries that have outlawed homosexuality. But should aid ever come with conditions attached?

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Jan 27th 2014, 9:18 AM

Column: Living for love, dying because of hate – the rising tide of homophobia in Africa

Jean-Claude Roger Mbebe died an untimely death last week, after his family allegedly prevented him from receiving necessary medical treatment. He had been previously been convicted of “homosexuality and attempted homosexuality” and imprisoned.

Jan 18th 2014, 12:00 PM

Column: Uganda’s anti-gay law… what can you do?

The bloated Ugandan political class and their evangelical puppet masters respond to one thing only: money. If they see aid being withdrawn from their country, they might repeal this horrendous law, writes Paul O’Keeffe.

Dec 24th 2013, 1:10 PM

# Homosexuality

Uganda passes tough new bill against homosexuality

The anti-gay bill allows for life imprisonment for certain homosexual acts.

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Dec 20th 2013, 6:45 PM

Irish Aid requires an external audit system to improve standards - PAC report

The Committee of Public Accounts says Irish Aid’s external audit needs help from more qualified auditors in order to improve standards.

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Mar 21st 2013, 6:57 PM

Column: The way some people view African countries is inherently racist – as Kony 2012 shows

The Invisible Children campaign went viral worldwide last year – but it was deeply racist, politically motivated, and presented a Uganda that does not exist, writes Kevin McPartlan.

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Mar 11th 2013, 7:00 PM

# DR Congo

11 countries to sign DR Congo peace accord: UN

Eleven African countries have been invited to sign a UN-brokered accord aiming to end more than two decades of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Feb 22nd 2013, 8:29 PM

Chess giving hope to slum children

Self-confidence, discipline and higher ambitions for their future: some of the benefits being reaped by kids attending chess club in Kampala.

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Feb 10th 2013, 9:45 AM

# Bill Gates

Bill Gates to meet with Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President tomorrow

The Microsoft founder and philanthropist is also reported to be meeting Bono on his visit to Ireland tomorrow.

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Jan 22nd 2013, 9:22 AM

# kony

Ugandan army says it killed top Kony bodyguard

The body guard to the notorious LRA leader had earned a grim reputation over the abduction of children.

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Jan 21st 2013, 8:49 AM

Here's how Ireland distributed €159m among nine countries last year

The amount was 12 per cent less than the nearly €180 million given to countries including Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Timor Leste and Vietnam in 2011.

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Jan 19th 2013, 3:56 PM

Uganda repays €4 million in Irish Aid funding that was misappropriated

The money has been handed back after it emerged last year that it had been misappropriated by officials in the Ugandan Prime Minister’s office.

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Jan 7th 2013, 5:09 PM

# DRC

DR Congo's M23 rebels arrive for peace talks

Rebels are meeting with the Congolese government in Uganda for peace talks – in a bid to end the long-running conflict that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

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Jan 4th 2013, 2:35 PM

# Gay Marriage

Labour TD calls Pope's gay marriage comments "deeply insulting"

John Lyons claims this is second time in a week that Vatican has “targeted the international LGBT community”.

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Dec 22nd 2012, 12:23 PM

# DRC

Britain suspends aid to Rwanda over DR Congo rebel support

The UK is to withhold million in aid over concerns that Rwanda is supporting of rebels country, which is in the midst of an increasingly violent conflict.

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Nov 30th 2012, 11:47 AM

# aid fraud

'Collusion at senior levels' of Ugandan government agencies led to aid fraud - report

The misappropriation of €4 million Irish aid in Uganda was supported by a ‘sophisticated and elaborate’ scheme.

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Nov 23rd 2012, 5:48 PM

# DRC

Congo: Violence continues, M23 rebels press forward after gains

A rebel group seeking to overthrow the Congolese government makes gains, and millions of civilians are displaced by the conflict.

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Nov 22nd 2012, 2:53 PM

Column: The ‘Kill The Gays’ law is shocking – but we mustn’t act rashly

Imposing Western will too forcefully will only put more lives in danger, writes GCN editor Brian Finnegan.

Nov 18th 2012, 1:00 PM

Irish Aid says misappropriation of funds will 'not happen again' - Crowe

The Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs said today’s assurance that the money will be fully returned to the Irish Government is to be welcomed.

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Nov 13th 2012, 8:47 PM

# anti-gay bill

Labour LGBT: Ugandan 'kill the gays' bill must be stopped

Fears have been raised over Uganda vowing to pass an extreme homophobic law that includes a provision prescribing the death penalty for gay people.

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Nov 13th 2012, 3:51 PM

Uganda commits to repaying €4m in misappropriated Irish Aid funds

Two senior government officials are on remand facing prosecution, while 17 have been suspended without pay while investigations continue into the misappropriation.

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Nov 5th 2012, 7:33 PM

Aaron McKenna: Should we turn off the tap of Irish aid to other countries?

So €4m in Irish aid may have been misappropriated in Uganda. Can we afford to keep giving – or can we afford to stop?

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Nov 3rd 2012, 8:15 AM

# Malaria

'Millions of lives' could be saved by new global subsidy for malaria drugs

The first independent evaluation of the international scheme shows promise.

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Oct 31st 2012, 6:45 AM

# Investigation

Public Accounts Committee member wants probe into Irish overseas aid

Fine Gael TD Simon Harris has called for the powerful Dáil committee to investigate Irish overseas aid following the misappropriation of millions of euro sent to Uganda.

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Oct 29th 2012, 3:05 PM

Ugandan prime minister: 'I didn't receive misappropriated Irish money'

Amama Mbabazi says while some Irish funds were “fraudulently paid to private accounts”, some was used for its intended aims.

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Oct 28th 2012, 2:37 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland distribute foreign aid while it is in a bailout?

With the government suspending aid to Uganda yesterday, we’re asking should Ireland be distributing foreign aid while still under the terms of a bailout?

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Oct 26th 2012, 10:01 AM

Irish Aid: Tánaiste "absolutely disgusted" after alleged Uganda aid fraud

It is believed that around €4 million of Irish aid money may have been misappropriated by the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda.

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Oct 26th 2012, 9:37 AM

Ireland suspends aid to Uganda after report suggests €4m fraud

Eamon Gilmore has launched an immediate investigation amid suggestions the office of the Prime Minister misappropriated funds.

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Oct 25th 2012, 6:15 PM

Reward: Marathon winner Kiprotich promised new house for parents

The 23-year-old was also presented with €65,000 and a promotion in his job as a prison warden. Not bad for just over two hours work.

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Aug 16th 2012, 12:24 PM

Deadly Ebola outbreak 'under control' in Uganda, says MSF

Medical teams are hopeful that the threat has subsided as there have been no confirmed Ebola deaths in the past 12 days.

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Aug 12th 2012, 4:54 PM

# EBOLA

Uganda: "Lots of people don't really understand what Ebola is"

What is it like to be on the frontline of fighting the Ugandan Ebola outbreak? A Médecins Sans Frontières emergency coordinator explains.

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Aug 4th 2012, 2:02 PM

# Clinton

Hillary Clinton hopes for improved drones to find Kony

The US Secretary General was also focused on preserving a fragile peace between Sudan and South Sudan on her two day agenda of talks in East Africa.

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Aug 3rd 2012, 6:36 PM

# Kenya

Government to fund hospital's HIV outreach programme in Kenya

On his tour of Africa, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore announces €50,000 in funding for a hospital which also offers paediatric heart surgery.

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Jul 31st 2012, 5:58 PM

# Outbreak

14 dead in first major outbreak of Ebola since 2009

Nine of the fourteen deaths occurred in a single household in Uganda.

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Jul 30th 2012, 3:30 PM

Government commits €50k to rehabilitate former child soldiers

The Minister of State Joe Costello announced the funding on a visit to Sierra Leone yesterday.

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Jun 3rd 2012, 8:00 AM