============================================================================================================ AFRICA FEST 2015 Saturday, August 15, 2015 202 S. Ingersoll Street, Madison, Wisconsin Central Park 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM ============================================================================================================ AAM & AWA FAMILY and COMMUNITY PICNIC SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2015 , 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM ELVER PARK, 1301 S. Gammon Road, Madison, Wisconsin ============================================================================================================ 9 July, 2015 BBC News AFrica [image: Amama Mbabazi]Amama Mbabazi was sacked as prime minister in 2014 after three years in the job Two leading presidential hopefuls have been arrested in Uganda for organising meetings without police permission, state media reports. Amama Mbabazi was arrested in eastern Jinja town, while Kizza Besigye was detained at his home in the capital, the New Vision newspaper reported. Both are former close allies of President Yoweri Museveni. He is widely expected to seek re-election next year, but this has not been confirmed. Last month, Mr Mbabazi said he would challenge Mr Museveni, 70, by seeking the nomination of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. [image: null]Mr Mbabazi was held in a police station in Kampala Mr Museveni sacked Mr Mbabazi as prime minister last year, ending a close working relationship of more than 20 years. Mr Mbabazi was arrested in Jinja as he headed out to canvass support in the eastern town of Mbale, reports the BBC's Patience Atuhaire from Kampala. Renegade army General David Sejusa was at the police station in Kampala where Mr Mbabazi was being held to show solidarity with him, she adds. On Wednesday, police said Mr Mbabazi had not been cleared to hold meetings. Dr Besigye, the former physician of Mr Museveni, is seeking the presidential nomination of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party. Mr Museveni has ruled Uganda since 1986, and his critics say he has become increasingly repressive. However, his supporters say he has provided stability and has improved the living standards of Ugandans. -- Ann Marie "The art of living consists of knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore." -- Mardy Grothe ################################################################################################# Join the African Association of Madison, Inc. for $25 per year. Mail check to: AAM, PO Box 1016, Madison, WI 53701 Phone: 608-258-0261 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.AfricanAssociationofMadison.org ################################################################################################# *** Send email to the list: [log in to unmask] *** *** Access AAM list archives: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/AAM.html ***