Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 trucks are stuck at Mpondwe border in Kasese district following targeted attacks on drivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC by suspected militiamen. Drivers who spoke to the URN on Tuesday, said small groups of young men armed with rudimentary weapons have …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt at Busia border on Friday when fishmongers from Busia county in Kenya rose up in arms protesting the impounding of their fish at Mpondwe border in Kasese with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The fishmongers accused the Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 74 Congolese Nationals have been allowed to return home after spending days stranded at Mpondwe border post. President Museveni on Saturday ordered the closure of all Ugandan borders for both exits and entries on grounds that it would help prevent the spread of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The business has come to a standstill at Mpondwe—Lhubiriha, the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese, following a sit-down strike by the traders at Kasindi. A long queue of heavy vehicles destined to the Democratic Republic of Congo stretches …
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