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INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS' RESIDENCY UGANDA WEAVER BIRD INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS RESIDENCY (WEBIARE) One of Uganda’s current most exciting arts initiatives, Weaver Bird International Artists Residency (WEBIARE) was started as an inspiration from artist Collin Sekajugo’s mission of bridging the gap that exists between the arts and our communities here in East Africa. Under the influence of brains like artists, Sanaa Gateja, Rose .N. Kirumira, Ronex Ahimbisibwe, Sheila Nakitende, Enoch Mukiibi, Donald Wasswa, Hassan Mukiibi and few more with a major objective of promoting the development of the Arts from community level in Uganda, WEBIARE came together under a brick house that was constructed in Ndegeya - Masaka purposely to host the first international artists residency which would be run as a community based program. The Weaver Bird Artists Residency is synonymous with the ongoing efforts to establish the first Artists Village in Uganda which is strategically situated in a small community

Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in partnership with three of the world’s most influential multilateral organisations has launched the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships programme. Working with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) the Fellowships Programme will help to prepare the next generation of outstanding African leaders by providing them with unique mentoring opportunities. Having identified a lack of opportunities for aspiring leaders across Africa to gain critical  experience at the highest levels of multilateral organisations, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has worked with these partners to create the Fellowships. The AfDB, UNECA, and WTO will each host an Ibrahim Fellow in their executive offices. The expectation is that Ibrahim Fellows will go on to play a major role in the governance and development of the African continent. Ibrahim Leadership Fellows will be s

From  The Sunday Times Source: Sunday Times February 10, 2008 Uncensored: France's erotic art For centuries, the French coyly seized licentious art and locked it away in a library they called Hell. Now this secret archive of erotica has been opened up to the public. So has the anticipation been worth the wait? Lesley White heads off to Paris to sneak a preview _________________________________ The French have finally come clean. For years their collection of dirty books has been filed away in the state’s sprawling archives. Now these once illegal works are on show at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris; visitors who make the journey are rewarded with prints and engravings of tumescent aristocrats, knickerless royals, not to mention the excretions of Salvador Dali (of which more later). As might befit the national library, the collection also has literary merit – included are works by Baudelaire, de Sade, Apollinaire and Diderot. Since 1840 over 2,000 works have been marked with the

Onwu Di | Death Of A Husband It is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall a woman at any point in her life - to loose her husband. No matter the length of time she spent with him in matrimony, the grief and sorrow she experiences cannot be quantified. It is an eternal loss; and so, no matter how much we try to console or encourage the truth is, she has lost her soul-mate. All we can do is give her time. For it is only time, as they say, that heals all. It is vital that she finds the right support - morally and otherwise from relatives, friends and loved ones so that she can see her way through this mournful period. Unfortunately, more often than not the reverse is usually the case. In different parts of the world, irrespective of religion, tradition and culture, widows are victims of violence and oppression at the hands of close family members and so-called friends, especially their in-laws. The story below clearly illustrates my thoughts on this matter. The characters and loc