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Kampala Gulu District chairman Norbert Mao was by yesterday on the edge of possible arrest after the military officially named him as an "accomplice" of and "adviser" to the alleged new rebel group - " the Uganda Patriotic Front.

JOHANNESBURG, 1 July 2009 - An inability to access adequate funding is crippling efforts by community-based organisations to help some of Malawi's most vulnerable children.

Dr. Michael Schull is no stranger to the world of international medicine, with past stints in Iraq, Burundi and Bangladesh under his belt.

A number of Malawians that are also clients of one of the country's mobile phone service providers and use Western Union banking services have hailed the two institutions' partnership.

By Cyprian Musoke PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has criticised Mengo for alleging that by expanding and administering Kampala, the Government was taking away Buganda's land.

THE Local Government Minister, Adolf Mwesige, has tabled before Parliament the Kampala Capital City Bill that seeks to reorganise the administration and development of the country's capital city.

A new initiative to help improve literacy in Zambia is looking for volunteers to join a mobile library that tours its schools.

Eight people died after a vehicle they were travelling in along Musanze Highway, rolled several times into a river on Saturday night.

In what could pass for a movie script; allegations of blood money and protracted marital enmity between co-wives have taken the lead as Police detectives piece how a targeted surgical night acid attack at a minister's gate ruined the life of one of his wives.

In the first photograph of the four-year-old since she was whisked from her African homeland, she appears transfixed as she is held by her nanny.

Lilongwe - Malawi authorities have seized the passport of former President Bakili Muluzi, who faces corruption charges, and barred him from leaving the country, a senior official said on Saturday.

Top Story Headlines Hundreds attend groundbreaking for Spaceport America Hundreds of people gathered in Upham, 25 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of Spaceport America.

Shea s been meaning to pick her up, but, gosh, shea s just been so busy lately. She might have time after she finishes this Sudoku, but ita s really hard.

In Malawi, President Bingu Wa Mutharika is expected to swear in his new cabinet Thursday.

Caroline Mbewe, 14, would prefer to be in school, but instead is a domestic worker for an affluent family in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe.

By Herbert Ssempogo A minister's wife and a colleague implicated in an acid attack on her co-wife have been charged with attempted murder, which they denied.

Malawi is now ranked world second from Qatar as the fastest growing economy. To achieve this it has, to an extent, been deaf to some of the dictates from the Bretton Wood Institutions; the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund .

Comment about "Malawi court allows Madonna to adopt second child" Phone Name Comment 0 Malawi court allows Madonna to adopt second child Girl's father disagrees Reuters US pop diva Madonna with her son, Malawian adoptee, David Banda at the Mphandula Child Care Centre - built by Madonna's charity, Raising Malawi - in Lilongwe.

In sub-saharan Africa, Uganda is scarred by political corruption, , conflict, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Despite the many political and economic tribulations in Uganda, Pastor Paul Bulenzi, founder of Beam of Hope For The Disadvantaged continues to keep his mission of educating disabled street orphans in Jinja, a priority.

The Kinyambwiga project lies within License Number PL4653/2007 and covers 30.73 square kilometers in northern Tanzania's Lake Victoria Greenstone Belt.