Mr. Mulindwa,which note can you be satified with. seems you criticize any thing. I hope you can please your wife........!!!!!!!!!? CWA,JB
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 8:45 am Subject: Ugandanet Digest, Vol 12, Issue 42 > Send Ugandanet mailing list submissions to > ugandanet@kym.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Ugandanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. NOW THIS SHOULD INTREST THE RWANDESE (Edward Mulindwa) > 2. THE TRAGEDY OF THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS (Edward Mulindwa) > 3. Arms still flowing into DR Congo (Matek Opoko) > 4. (no subject) > 5. On the trail of DR Congo's 'cursed' gold (Matek Opoko) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 07:56:55 -0400 > From: "Edward Mulindwa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ugnet] NOW THIS SHOULD INTREST THE RWANDESE > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: rwanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], Florence Namutebi > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ugandanet@kym.net > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Former Hutu rebels win Burundi election > A former rebel group drawn from Burundi's ethnic Hutu majority has > won national assembly elections, edging closer to winning the > presidency of the tiny conflict-ravaged African country. > > The Independent Election Commission's chairman Paul Ngarambe says > the > Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) have taken an unbeatable > lead, meaning they are now virtually certain to win the > presidency. > > "With almost all the total votes counted, it shows that FDD is > leading with a score of between 60-80 per cent," Mr Ngarambe told > reporters at a press conference. > > He says the commission is still compiling final figures. > > The elections are a precursor to selecting a president under a > peace > plan aimed at ending 12 years of bloodshed. > > The 100-member national assembly, and a senate to be elected in > July > by communal councils, will select the president by a two-thirds > majority no later than August 19. > > > > The Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > Groupe de communication Mulindwas > "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://kym.net/pipermail/ugandanet/attachments/20050706/d6cff8fd/attachment.html > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:33:51 -0400 > From: "Edward Mulindwa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ugnet] THE TRAGEDY OF THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: ugandanet@kym.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED], CameroonNet > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, nabatanzi florence > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Congo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Netters > > > With great condolences people, London has just been chosen to take > the 2012 summer Olympics over Paris. Yea that has to settle down > for it is kind of bothering how any one can vote for the games to > be taken by the Hooligans. > > We live in very strange days indeed !!! > > > Em > Toronto > The Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > Groupe de communication Mulindwas > "avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie" > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://kym.net/pipermail/ugandanet/attachments/20050706/4796d178/attachment.html > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 05:41:43 -0700 (PDT) > From: Matek Opoko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ugnet] Arms still flowing into DR Congo > To: ugandanet@kym.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Fellow Citizens: > Under the prevailing circumstances below, DRC President Joseph > Kabila apparently issued an order to his "troops"... threatening > to I hear "disarm' the many Militia in fighting wars in Eastern > DRC. Remember we pointed out that Kabilia was simply > bluffing...and now the BBC , in the article, below seems to > justify our apprehension with Kabila pronouncement. > Matek > > > Arms still flowing into DR Congo > > The flow of weapons into eastern DR Congo has not stopped > > Large quantities of arms continue to flow into the Democratic > Republic of Congo despite a peace deal and a UN arms embargo, say > human rights groups. > Amnesty International says companies from the UK, Israel, South > Africa, the US, Balkans and eastern Europe provide weapons to > militias in east DR Congo. > The report also documents arms sales to groups in neighbours > Rwanda and Uganda. > Amnesty called on the United Nations to strengthen its arms > embargo and ensure round-the-clock monitoring of airports. > > > "If the international community, the UN, and neighbouring states > fail to halt this proliferation, the fragile peace process will > collapse with disastrous consequences for human rights," said > Kolawole Olaniyan, director of Amnesty's Africa programme. > DR Congo's five-year civil war, which involved six countries, was > declared over in 2003. > But Rwanda and neighbouring Uganda are accused of continuing to > fuel unrest in eastern DR Congo, smuggling in arms and plundering > the region's resources. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > --0-1676455805-1120653703=:75598 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > <DIV> > <DIV> > <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0> > <TBODY> > <TR> > <TD colSpan=3> > <DIV class=mxb> > <DIV class=sh><EM>Fellow Citizens:</EM></DIV> > <DIV class=sh><EM>Under the prevailing circumstances below, DRC > President Joseph Kabila apparently issued an order to his > "troops"... threatening to I hear "disarm' the many Militia in > fighting wars in Eastern DRC. Remember we pointed out that > Kabilia was simply bluffing...and now the BBC , in the article, > below seems to justify our apprehension with Kabila > pronouncement.</EM></DIV><DIV class=sh><EM>Matek</EM></DIV> > <DIV class=sh> </DIV> > <DIV class=sh> </DIV> > <DIV class=sh>Arms still flowing into DR Congo </DIV></DIV></TD></TR> > <TR> > <TD vAlign=top width=416><FONT size=2><!-- S BO --><!-- S IIMA --> > <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0> > <TBODY> > <TR> > <TD> > <DIV><IMG height=152 alt="A rebel soldier with a rocket-propelled > grenade launcher" hspace=0 > src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38946000/jpg/_38946253_rebel_ap203b.jpg"; > width=203 border=0> > <DIV class=cap>The flow of weapons into eastern DR Congo has not > stopped</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA -- > ><B>Large quantities of arms continue to flow into the Democratic > Republic of Congo despite a peace deal and a UN arms embargo, say > human rights groups. </B> > <P>Amnesty International says companies from the UK, Israel, South > Africa, the US, Balkans and eastern Europe provide weapons to > militias in east DR Congo. > <P>The report also documents arms sales to groups in neighbours > Rwanda and Uganda. > <P>Amnesty called on the United Nations to strengthen its arms > embargo and ensure round-the-clock monitoring of airports. > <P><!-- S IINC --> > <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0> > <TBODY> > <TR> > <TD class=sibtbg> > <DIV class=sih><BR clear=all> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- > E IINC -->"If the international community, the UN, and > neighbouring states fail to halt this proliferation, the fragile > peace process will collapse with disastrous consequences for human > rights," said Kolawole Olaniyan, director of Amnesty's Africa > programme. > <P>DR Congo's five-year civil war, which involved six countries, > was declared over in 2003. > <P>But Rwanda and neighbouring Uganda are accused of continuing to > fuel unrest in eastern DR Congo, smuggling in arms and plundering > the region's resources.<!-- E BO --> </FONT><BR></P> > <P><EM>From the BBC</EM><BR > clear=all></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></DIV><p>__________________________________________________<br>Do > You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? 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Mail has the best spam protection > around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com > --0-1676455805-1120653703=:75598-- > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 05:45:11 -0700 (PDT) > From: Matek Opoko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Ugnet] On the trail of DR Congo's 'cursed' gold > To: ugandanet@kym.net, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > On the trail of DR Congo's 'cursed' gold > > By Will Ross > BBC News, Mongbwalu > > > The nugget of gold will help Richard feed his family > > > In the town of Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, > Richard is all smiles as he shows me a small flake of gold > balanced on the tip of his finger. > He has just found it after sieving mud and sand for the whole > morning. > The gold, which he wraps up in the metal foil from a cigarette > packet, is worth less than $10 (£5.50) but it will provide food > for his family. > DR Congo is rich in precious minerals such as diamonds and gold - > but its people have gained little from this wealth because of > conflict and bad government. > A new report by Human Rights Watch says gold deposits in the > volatile north-east of the country have been the catalyst for much > of the conflict in the area. > Much of the gold is sent to Uganda which has, as a result, become > a significant exporter of the precious metal. The gold trail I am > following to Uganda begins back in Mongbwalu, in DR Congo's Ituri > district. > Dangerous work > Thousands of miners work here in muddy pits, extracting sand, mud > and rocks in the search for gold. > But they are not getting rich and their work is risky. > The disused, often flooded industrial mines are the most > dangerous. Days before I visited Mongbwalu, two men had died > because of a lack of oxygen in one such mine. > Mongbwalu is a beautiful, fertile hilly area. But the presence of > gold has given it a violent history. > The New York based Human Rights Watch says 2,000 civilians were > killed during 2002 and 2003 as rival militias fought for control > of the mines. > Poverty forces many children to work in Mongbwalu's mines > > > Mongbwalu changed hands five times in that period and tens of > thousands of people fled their homes. > Much of the fighting was along ethnic lines as civilians were > targeted for being either from the Hema or the Lendu ethnic group. > In its just released report entitled The Curse Of Gold, Human > Rights Watch documents massacres, arrests, torture, forced labour > and summary executions by various armed groups. > The last bloody battle for control of Mongbwalu was two years ago > when the Nationalist and Integrationist Front, FNI, took control. > This ethnic Lendu militia set up committees to oversee the mining. > The FNI has started to disarm under DR Congo's fragile peace > process but many fighters are still in the bush. > With virtually no Kinshasa government representation in Mongbwalu, > the mines seem to be still under the control of the FNI which > benefits from taxes. > Child miners > Before returning to the bottom of a 15-metre hole which he has dug > by hand, James tells me that last month he found 10g of gold worth > $130. > > > However, the authorities took a hefty $50 slice. > At a disused industrial mine which still attracts plenty of > labour, a notice informs the miners of the mandatory $1 daily fee. > Using a plank of wood and a towel, 13-year-old Olobo sieves for > gold. > He tells me he does not make much money, as the owner usually > takes whatever he finds. > He just gets enough to buy food and other essentials. > Olobo says his parents don't have the money to send him to school > so he is either at home or mining. > Border deals > A 20-minute helicopter ride away is the town of Bunia, close to > the Ugandan border. > The roads are so poor, the same journey takes at least a day by > car. > Just off the main road I enter a tiny shop which has just enough > room for a simple desk, with a calculator and some scales. > Conditions inside the disused mines can often be dangerous > > > There is a steady flow of customers and the on the day I visit > almost $3,000 worth of gold has been bought. > The buyer, Ali Madingaka, tells me there are hundreds of similar > shops and homes in Bunia where such transactions are taking place. > Bunia is just one of several gold-buying towns in north-eastern DR > Congo. > When he has collected several thousand dollars worth of gold, Ali > flies to Uganda, which is exactly where I am heading. > Foreign markets > Uganda's link with gold has often been controversial. > The Ugandan army for several years had a presence in eastern DR > Congo and was accused of looting its neighbours' resources - an > accusation it denies. > Human Rights Watch says in one area under Ugandan army control in > 1999, Ugandan soldiers insisted, against geologists' advice, on > using dynamite to extract the ore. As a result the mine collapsed. > Mr Lodhia says he is not aware the gold may benefit militia groups > > > Human Rights Watch says 100 miners died. > The soldiers may not be there now but the Ugandan-DR Congo gold > link is very much alive. > In a small workshop in a residential suburb of Kampala, I meet JV > Lodhia of Uganda Commercial Impex - one of a handful of gold > exporters in the Ugandan capital. > Within a few minutes he has turned a small dish of gold flakes > into a finger-sized gold bar worth around $1,000. > Mr Lodhia says he exports between two to three tonnes of gold a > year - most has come from neighbouring DR Congo and is destined > for Switzerland or South Africa. > He admits that the gold he buys is in effect smuggled out of DR > Congo and does not have any official certification. > Mr Lodhia tells me he has not visited Mongbwalu and says he has no > information to suggest the gold trade could be benefiting the > Congolese militias. > > 'Threat to peace' > Despite the lack of regulation of Uganda's gold imports from DR > Congo, the Ugandan government seems happy with the trade. > Uganda Commercial Impex Ltd and another Kampala-based firm, > Machanga Ltd, were honoured in the latest Presidential Export > Awards. > Human Rights Watch wants to cut the link between gold and guns > > > A limited amount of gold mining does take place in Uganda, but a > recent leap in Uganda's gold exports is the result of imported > gold from DR Congo. > Official government statistics show that last year Uganda exported > over $61m worth of gold - that's more than five tonnes, and almost > 10 times as much as it was exporting in 1998. > But Mr Lodhia may have trouble finding a buyer. > A Swiss-based gold refining company, Matalor Technologies, says it > has now suspended gold imports from Uganda following United > Nations and Human Rights Watch investigations into the gold trade > in DR Congo. > Thousands of miners in DR Congo are getting enough money to feed > their families. > But Human Rights Watch says a fragile peace process there risks > failure - unless serious attempts are made to cut the link between > conflict and gold mining. > The rights group concludes that Congolese citizens deserve to > benefit from the country's resources, not be cursed by them. > > > E-mail this to a friend Printable version > > > LINKS TO MORE AFRICA STORIES > > > SelectSomali march triggers war fearsNo food aid as hungry flee > NigerEx-Hutu rebels win Burundi pollSudan agrees Darfur peace > outlineEthiopia 'right' to stop protestsAfrica calls on G8 to > scrap debtAlgeria memorial sparks tensionActress Jolie adopts > African babyAfrican firms back corruption war'Put yourself in my > shoes'Viewpoints: Children's G8 prioritiesMutual benefits of > profits from povertyAfrican press addresses G8 issuesWhat is your > message for the G8?'Callous' raids anger Mugabe allyRwandan > militias targeted by UNArms still flowing into DR CongoLiterary > win for Nigerian writerSomali aid suspended after hijackRwanda in > court over Congo claimsIvorian soldier in mystery deathOpposition > win Mauritius electionDR Congo troops in loot rampageClergy lament > Zimbabwe 'tragedy'Annan criticises Darfur responseAfrica to seek > UN Council seatsWhy I love AfricaSend us your pictures of > AfricaProgrammes and schedules [input] > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Sell on Yahoo! 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