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  Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  An unidentified militia has ambushed a convoy of Ugandan peace troops in the war-torn North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ambush occurred on Monday evening in the Rukoro-Buari area along the Rutshuru-Bunagana road in Rutshuru territory. Captain Hassan Ahmed Kato, …

Lwakhakha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A road crash in Lwakhakha just across the border has claimed the lives of 21 people and left many more in critical condition. Majority are said to be Ugandans. Patrict Kitau, the District police commander Bungoma District in Kenya, says that the crash occurred around …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans injured while working for companies that performed overseas operations for the United States are being mobilized to access workers’ compensation benefits. The compensation is provided for under the Defence Base Act of the United States of America, and designed to give medical treatment …