Uganda awaits "Last King of Scotland"
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Paul Mwesigwa was a child during the rule of Idi Amin, Uganda's former dictator, and like many of his countrymen he finds it hard to write off Africa's most notorious leader as a total villain.
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As Ugandans eagerly awaited the first screening of "The Last King of Scotland," the Hollywood star playing Idi Amin said on Saturday he hoped the fictional film truly portrayed the life of the late dictator.
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Tonga is making its last preparations to bury King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, with foreign dignitaries arriving to pay tribute to the man who ruled the Pacific island nation more than four decades.
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Director Kevin MacDonald looked to the past to tell the story of Idi Amin. But the Scottish filmmaker--whose movie could win actor Forest Whitaker an Oscar--is all about the future.
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Uganda's army on Wednesday has not yet   chosen the safe routes northern rebels are supposed to take   from the bush to camps in south Sudan as part of a truce that   may mark the end of one of Africa's longest wars.
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KITGUM, Uganda  - Uganda's government and the  rebel Lord's Resistance Army are to sign a total cease-fire on  Dec. 31, the chief mediator said on Wednesday.
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Both the rebels and Uganda's government say they are ready to talk to end a brutal, 18-year conflict.
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The opposition leader in Jamaica is ready to assume power, but the prime minister is not ready to concede election defeat.
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Oscar-nominated actor Forest Whitaker is in Uganda on Saturday for the local premiere of "The Last King of Scotland" in which he portrays brutal dictator Idi Amin, who seized power in the African nation in 1971 and was responsible for the disappearance of more than 500,000 people.
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The Ugandan government has announced to sign a peace agreement with the Lord&#39;s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels on Friday to end the 18-year conflict in northern Uganda, Radio Uganda reported on Thursday.
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King Oyo of Uganda celebrated the ninth anniversary of his coronation last month. But at 12, he just wants to be a kid.
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Four thousand miles away, in the heart of rural Uganda, tailor Margaret Angoro is carrying out last-minute preparations for Christmas
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NOTTINGHAM, England  - A superb last-minute goal by Nottingham Forest&#39;s Jamaican international Marlon King wrapped up a suitable ending here yesterday on a day dedicated to remembering former manager Brian Clough, who died of stomach cancer last
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Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to visit Africa this week, in his last trip to the continent he has championed during his 10 years in power, his office said Tuesday.
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BAIDOA, Somalia  - The Ugandan vanguard of an African peacekeeping force intended to help Somalia's interim government tighten its tenuous grip on the anarchic nation flew into the country on Thursday, witnesses said.
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Nairobi - Presidents Omar el-Bashir of Sudan and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa are expected in the Kenyan town of Naivasha on Friday to witness the signing of the last accords paving the way for the conclusion of a final peace agreement in Sudan, the
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A Sudanese cease-fire monitor said he expected the Lord's Resistance Army to honor its truce with the Ugandan government even though the rebels refused to resume talks as the deal neared expiration Wednesday.