Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda can work with the Democratic Republic of Congo to defeat the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels wrecking havoc in the expansive central African nation, President Yoweri Museveni has revealed. He was meeting a delegation from the United States of America led by Howard G. Buffet, the …
Read More »Congolese refugees head home as calm returns in Rutshuru
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the refugees who fled fighting in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC on Monday are slowly returning back home. Heavy fighting erupted between an unknown rebel force and the government forces on Sunday night in the villages of Chanzu and Runyoni in …
Read More »DR Congo army claims M23 rebels attacking military positions
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) on Monday accused the March 23 Movement (M23) of conducting attacks in DRC’s northeastern border region with Uganda, where violence has escalated since the beginning of this year due to presence of numerous armed groups. The …
Read More »Armed group seizes several villages in northeast DR Congo
Rebels attacked an army position early Monday before taking control of several villages near the border with Uganda. Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | A group of unidentified fighters have seized several villages near the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since Monday …
Read More »DRC CASE: Gov’t seeks Sh2.8 billion to pay American lawyer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled a supplementary request of 2.8 billion shillings to pay arrears of Boston based law firm M/s Foley Hoag the law firm that has been representing Uganda in the DRC Reparation case. The request was presented by the Deputy Attorney General Jackson …
Read More »Rebel group attacks security positions in eastern DR Congo
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | A group of rebels attacked several neighborhoods, including army and police positions, in the city of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), early Wednesday, according to security sources. The attack, which was blamed on a movement called …
Read More »Security heightened along Uganda-DRC border after bomb threats
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security surveillance on the shores of Lake Albert in the Bunyoro region, which shares a porous border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The move follows terror alerts which were followed by two explosions in Komamboga, a suburb of Kampala and on …
Read More »Ugandans among 14 suspected ADF rebels captured in DRC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are among the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels that were captured in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. According to Captain Antony Mwalushayi, the spokesperson of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) for military operations, the suspected rebels …
Read More »58 Congolese held for illegally fishing on Lake Edward
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security is holding 58 Congolese fishermen in Uganda for alleged violation of the borders at Lake Edward. According to Josué Mukura, the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Individual Fishermen of Lake Edward (FECOPEILE) in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), …
Read More »DR Congo reports three new Ebola cases: WHO
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | Three new cases of Ebola virus disease have been confirmed by health officials in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), five months after the end of a previous Ebola outbreak in the same province, the World Health Organization (WHO) …
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