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“Because of population growth, forest destruction, agriculture expansion, unsustainable methods of plants harvesting, destruction of wetlands, there's a general decrease of some indigenous plant species”

In Uganda, citropsis roots are believed to be aphrodisiac and their success has left the so-called "sex tree" on the brink of extinction and its avid male consumers deeply concerned. via The Sydney Morning Herald

Some special properties are set to open shortly. Nicky Holford draws up a wish list. via Telegraph.co.uk

“The committee is still sticking to the terms of reference as given by the Kabaka. Unless the President hates the individuals on the committee, but it also comprises some of his own cadres”

THE Buganda government in Mengo has dismissed President Yoweri Museveni's remarks that the land committee set up to sensitise Baganda about the controversial land amendments is partisan. via AllAfrica.com

“Sir Tom has been here personally with his wife and son and we are really very grateful that he is supporting us.”

EMERGENCY: Inside the centre where one mum dies giving birth each week THE next time you complain about conditions in your local NHS hospital, take comfort from the fact that they are nowhere near as bad as ... via Evening Times

“The driver was unable to control the vehicle when it reached at a section of the road which has become an accident black spot in the recent weeks”

Story by MWANGI NDIRANGU and GEORGE MUNENE Publication Date: 12/26/2007 Six people died and a similar number seriously injured when a British army truck collided head on with a matatu on Sagana-Makutano road in ... via Daily Nation

“Malawi observed that there was little business between the two countries. We felt we don't need each other that much”

AFP. BLANTYRE. Malawi, which once had strong diplomatic ties with Libya, has told the north African nation to close its mission in Lilongwe as it was no longer necessary, media reports said yesterday. via The Herald

“The roots work after three hours”

In Uganda, citropsis roots are believed to be aphrodisiac and their success has left the so-called "sex tree" on the brink of extinction and its avid male consumers deeply concerned. via Physics Blog

“We have started to see improvements in the food security situation in Malawi in the past two years [but] malnutrition is still a challenge”

LILONGWE, 20 December 2007 - Despite two years of bumper harvests, malnutrition, partly a consequence of Malawi's famine in 2005, still lingers. via IRIN

D-Day for Mhlauli Will Mhlauli get a custodial sentence and serve prison sentence or he will get a non-custodial sentence? Will he get a fine or suspended sentence or mural work? All these questions would be ... via Mmegi

Foreigners working illegally as small-scale traders are increasingly being regarded as a threat to their local counterparts in Malawi. via Inter Press Service

The weekend battle for the Botswana Democratic Party ticket has forced the four candidates in the party's 'Bulela Ditswe' primaries to literally camp in town. via AllAfrica.com

“My appeal to Ugandans, especially the youth, is to desist from being used as conduits. Once they are caught, they will suffer death”

FIVE more Ugandans are facing death in China after they were arrested for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs. via AllAfrica.com

“These are women who have no voice. They suffer in silence and it is a human rights violation”

A RECIPE book compiled by an Edinburgh midwife in aid of Malawian mothers has sold 14,000 copies in six weeks. via Scotsman.com News

“No government has sold off Uganda's public goods like the NRM government. This is for the furtherance of their land grabbing. What happened to the Shimoni land, the Nakasero land and the Radio Uganda land?”

By Cyprian Musoke and Moses Mulondo THE Government's plan to redevelop Kampala City has prompted mixed reactions. via New Vision

Contrary to the arguments that there is only a small number of Genocide suspects among the Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda rebels in the DR Congo, there are hundreds and remain a force that must be ... via AllAfrica.com

“China attaches great importance to the impact of high oil prices on economic growth and is trying to increase production of oil products to guarantee market supply”

Democratic leaders fell one vote short, 59-40, in getting the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP filibuster. via The Oil Drum

“It appears he was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene.”

Story by NATION team Publication Date: 12/12/2007 A bar owner, his son and a customer were shot dead by gangsters who raided a bar at Ndurutu trading centre in Nyeri South District. via Daily Nation

“Much as the Koran tells us to bury bodies which are clean, it discourages people from committing suicide. Washing an Ebola victim would mean one is committing suicide.”

By Vision Reporters THE Uganda Muslim Supreme Council has warned Muslims not to wash bodies of people who die in areas suspected to have Ebola. via New Vision

“The lack of tangible results is because of the delay in signing the guarantee”

Rift Valley Railways is failing to meet most of the performance targets agreed on with the Ugandan and Kenyan governments. via AllAfrica.com

“If it can do all this in Bundibugyo, it could spread further, even Kampala”

Uganda has 113 suspected cases of a new strain of Ebola fever that has killed 29 people, officials said on Monday, vowing to take the necessary steps to stop the virus spreading. via Boston.com