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Attorney General Declines Appeal, Orders Halt to Enforcement of Key Computer Misuse Act Provisions

Attorney General Declines Appeal Orders Halt to Enforcement of Key

Kampala– The Attorney General of Uganda has resolved not to appeal a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court of Uganda that nullified several provisions of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act. Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka (Courtesy photo) In a directive issued by Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka this week, government agencies were instructed to immediately halt enforcement of the affected sections, following …

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U.S. to halt HIV aid if Zambia won’t share mining wealth?

Billboard on a street in Lusaka, Zambia, celebrates the nation's mineral wealth . (Arlette Bashizi photo courtesy of The New York Times)

The draft memo prepared for Mr. Rubio says that getting the agreement signed would involve “the potential use of sticks” and warned that Zambia could not be allowed to backtrack because other countries are watching. If Zambia won’t sign, “sharp public cuts to American foreign assistance would significantly demonstrate to aid-receiving countries the seriousness of our interest in collaboration and …

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