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1.	Uganda: Activists claim torture is on the rise
	Author: Florence Ogola	Date Written: 19 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: Institute for War & Peace Reporting
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://iwpr.net/
	Key Words: Uganda, activists, torture, government,
	Summary & Comment: Campaigners argue that lack of effective legislation is proving to be an obstacle in combating abuse. The government denies torture is occurring within their departments while the military says they are isolated incidents. DH/CJW ed.
2.	Somalia: The tragedies of daily life
	Author: IRIN	Date Written: 19 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org/
	Key Words: Somalia, human rights, abuse, Mogadishu
	Summary & Comment: Human rights activist Halima Mo’alim Abikar chronicles the daily tragedies encountered on the streets of Mogadishu. There is a general disrespect for life and peace. She has witnessed horrific acts of depravity. DH/CJW ed.
3.	Somalia: Mogadishu mayor lambasts aid agencies
	Author: Garowe Online	Date Written: 17 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: Garowe Online
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.garoweonline.com
	Key Words: Somalia, Mogadishu, mayor, aid agencies,
	Summary & Comment: Mogadishu’s new mayor has lambasted international aid agencies for depicting the city as the most dangerous place in the world. He claims the city "is a place you can operate" yet has called on civilians to work at restoring peace and stability in the capital. DH/CJW
4.	Rwanda: Attacks on opposition condemned by Amnesty International
	Author: CISA	Date Written: 6 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: Catholic Information Service for Africa
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.cisanewsafrica.org
	Key Words: Rwanda, Amnesty International, opposition, elections,
	Summary & Comment: With presidential elections to be held on August 9, Amnesty International condemns attacks made on opposition parties and individuals and has called on the government to ensure people are free to express their views. This following the July killing of the vice president of the Rwanda opposition Democratic Green Party. DH/CJW
5.	Eritrea: No trial for imprisoned journalist
	Author: Mohamed Keita	Date Written: 6 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: Committee to Protect Journalists
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://cpj.org/
	Key Words: Eritrea, press freedom, journalist, repression,
	Summary & Comment: Eritrean-Swedish journalist, Dawit Isaac, has been imprisoned without trial for 9 years. Yemani Gebreab, a senior adviser to Eritrean President Afeworki, tells Swedish journalist, Donald Boström, that Isaac and other imprisoned journalists are a securiy threat to the country and that Eritrea will decide how they will deal with such threats. DH
6.	Ethiopia: European Investment Bank abandons mega dam
	Author: Survival International	Date Written: 5 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: Survival International
	Secondary Category: Ecology	Source URL: http://www.survivalinternational.org
	Key Words: Ethiopia, EIB, Gibe 3 project, dam,
	Summary & Comment: The European Investment Bank is no longer involved in the Gibe III hydroelectric project; the Ethiopian government has found alternative sources of finance. To be Africa’s tallest dam Gibe III drew a lot of criticism because of the effect it was likely to have on the food security of at least eight Ethiopian tribes. DN
7.	Uganda: Online editor facing charges
	Author: CPJ	Date Written: 4 August 2010
	Primary Category: Eastern Region	Document Origin: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.cpj.org
	Key Words: Uganda, CPJ, journalists, prosecution, online,
	Summary & Comment: Uganda is pressing charges of sedition against an online editor for two recent articles. His lawyer claims that online publications are not covered by the existing law. There are a dozen other Ugandan journalists facing prosecution for sedition. DH/CJW

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1. Uganda Could Become Regional Rice Exporter say Researchers
   In a small garden at the Entebbe Botanical garden, about 40 kilometres from Kampala, a few yellowish plants are trying to adapt to their new environment.
2. AFRICA: ‘Welcome to My Taxi – Let's Do Business with My Cell Phone'
   In cities across Africa, being an entrepreneur requires no office, business card or investors. All it takes is a cell phone, according to Adele Botha, a researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa.
3. EAST AFRICA: Protecting Lake Victoria's Top Predator
   Coordinated conservation measures to arrest the steep decline of stocks of Nile perch in Lake Victoria are showing encouraging results - for fish, if not for fishing communities around the lake.
4. UGANDA: Unfriendly Nurses and Culture Hinder Male Involvement in HIV Prevention
   Irene Wangolo was advised to undergo an HIV test during her antenatal visit and to return to the clinic with her husband so they could be counselled on preventing HIV transmission to their unborn baby. But her husband refused to accompany her saying it was not his business and Wangolo never returned to the clinic in Bungokho in eastern Uganda. So she missed all the services, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).
5. MALAWI: Women Candidates Hard Hit by Election Postponement
   News that Malawi's November local government elections are to be postponed yet again has hit female candidates hard – and mostly in their pockets. And it could mean that the country will have less female candidates to vote for when they finally go to the polls.