Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Beni-Butembo Garrison Military prosecutor’s office in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has opened up investigations against certain Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Commanders accused of planning and ordering a bomb attack at In-Box restaurant-bar in the city of Beni, North Kivu province, on Christmas …
Read More »More ADF rebels killed in Ituri Province
Ituri, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were on Sunday evening killed during a joint operation by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers in the village of Bandindese, 18 kilometers from Komanda in the Irumu territory, Ituri Province, Eastern …
Read More »Archbishop Odama proposes dialogue instead of war in Congo
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese, John Baptist Odama, says it would be ideal for the Ugandan government to dialogue with the Allied Democratic Forces- ADF rebels rather than deploy troops to engage in war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Archbishop Odama says the deployment …
Read More »15 remanded over Kampala city bombs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has remanded 15 people to Kitalya, Luzira, and Kigo prisons on terror-related charges and belonging to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, a gazetted terror group. The suspects include five women and 10 men. They are mobile money operators Yusuf Muwonge alias …
Read More »Uganda buys Chinese arms for war on ADF
A partnership between the UPDF and one of China’s largest defence contractors could upset allies America Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On Nov. 30, the Ugandan army alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Forces (FARDC) launched joint air and artillery strikes against camps of the Congo-based Uganda rebels …
Read More »Suspected ADF rebels burn 7 tons of cocoa in DRC
Ituri, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | More than seven tons of Cocoa and a public transport vehicle were on Thursday evening set on fire and burnt to ashes by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels at Mahu village, Bangole Mambasa territory in Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …
Read More »THE INDEPENDENT: Uganda buys Chinese arms for ADF war
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda buys Chinese arms for war on ADF: But a partnership between the UPDF and one of China’s largest defence contractors could upset allies America THE LAST WORD Utopian dreams of Ugandan elites: …
Read More »UPDF strikes two ADF camps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF on Monday launched another artillery strike hitting two Allied Democratic Force-ADF camps. The UPDF deputy spokesperson Ronald Kakurungu said that the second offensive was launched from Bundibugyo at Bundingoma primary school. Last month, the UPDF in a joint operation with DRC forces launched …
Read More »DR Congo to set timeline of Uganda’s military presence on Congolese soil
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi promised on Monday to set a timeline for Ugandan troops’ presence in the northeastern DRC. Since November 30, armed forces of DRC and Uganda officially launched joint military operations in northeastern DRC against rebels …
Read More »Gen Muhanga explains UPDF mission in DRC
Mukakati, DR Congo | Xinhua | At the front-line against armed forces in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Major General Kayanja Muhanga of the Ugandan army (UPDF), has stated his determination to destroy “once and for all” the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a nightmare for …
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