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Congo cancels Uganda border talks Congolese troops enter Uganda through the controversial barrier they erected at the border near Vurra customs area CONGO has called off any immediate negotiations to try and resolve the fresh conflict over a disputed border area in West Nile. Officials from either side of the border were scheduled to hold a meeting in the area of contention in Vurra Today's Column UN should address MONUC abuses in DRC US-based Human Rights Watch on May 1 wrote to the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, accusing the United Nations of ignoring serious allegations of illegal arms and gold trafficking by soldiers of MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. Below are extracts. More... Editorial MONUC is part of the problem SERIOUS allegations persist against Indian and Pakistani officers serving under MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. According to a recent BBC report, some have been involved in illegal gold and weapons trafficking in eastern Congo. More... yesterday. But the Congolese withdrew at the eleventh hour after receiving orders from the capital, Kinshasa. More...

Govt reviews university quota system THE CABINET is revising the admission of students to public universities on the district quota system, Tarsis Kabwegyere, the Minister of Relief and Disaster Preparedness, has announced. More...

VP denies links with opposition parties VICE-President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has denied reports that he secretly supported the opposition Democratic Party candidate in the recent Buikwe South by-election. More...