Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF have died since November 2021, when the forces together with their Congolese counterparts raided camps of Allied Democratic Front rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The operation commander Maj. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga, says that one soldier was …
Read More »Uganda-DRC reparations
Verdict raises questions about the price of justice | KERSTIN BREE CARLSON | In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court found that Uganda had: “committed acts of killing, …
Read More »22 ADF rebels killed since inception of operation shujja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 22 rebels have been killed since November last year when Uganda People’s Defence Forces raided suspected camps of Allied Democratic Front rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The army spokesperson Brig Felix Kulayigye, says in the first operation, UPDF and Congolese forces …
Read More »DR Congo, Turkey sign multiple cooperation agreements
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed late Sunday multiple cooperation agreements with Turkey following a meeting between the two heads of state here. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 48-hour official visit to the DRC …
Read More »The Uganda-DRC case
How the ruling against Uganda presents Africa a golden opportunity to expose the hypocrisy of ICJ THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Uganda for “looting” (among other crimes) the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should be celebrated across …
Read More »Uganda ordered to pay $325m to DR Congo in war damages
The long awaited judgment found the two countries in similar circumstances that led to the case Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Twenty three years after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) instituted proceedings against Uganda on accounts of armed aggression, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), there has …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Military coup fear mounts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Military coup fear mounts: Why the soldiers want change THE LAST WORD The Museveni-Mutebile conundrum: Why their opposing views still represent the ideological contention over Uganda’s destiny COMMENTS Let them eat respect?: Why …
Read More »Mambasa raid leaves 23 ADF rebels dead
Bunia, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 23 members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have been killed during attacks carried out by the Joint team of the Uganda peoples defence forces and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Mambasa territory, Ituri province. According …
Read More »Uganda – DRC trade forum set for Feb 22
Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda represented by the Embassy of Uganda in Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) together with the DRC – Uganda Business Association (DUBA) represented by KTA Advocates intend to hold the 2nd Joint Business Forum in Kinshasa from the …
Read More »How Uganda was ordered to pay Sh1 Trillion to DRC
Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC $325 million (Sh 1 trillion) in reparation for the effects of the 1998-2003 war. The judgment was read by the court’s president, Justice Joan E Donoghue on Wednesday …
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