Ugandan Rebel Group, LRA, Expands its Terror Campaign
The Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group in Uganda, is increasingly moving from its new base in the Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring South Sudan and the Central African Republic, expanding what was already a transnational conflict. The group is led by international fugitive Joseph Kony who is perhaps best known for its tactic [...]
Text Messaging Launched By Google in Uganda
Uganda’s largest mobile phone provider, Mobile Telephone Networks, or MTN, is partnering with Google and a nonprofit organization, the Grameen Foundation, to give Ugandans access to real-time news, health information, farming tips and weather forecasts. Anyone with an MTN phone, regardless of model, can type in a question, send it to the appropriate number and [...]
