BAMAKO | Xinhua | Attempts by terrorists to attack a gendarmerie complex in Bamako, the capital of Mali, have been thwarted and the situation is under control, the Malian Ministry of Security and Civil Protection said Tuesday. “This morning at dawn, sensitive points in the capital were targeted by terrorist …
Read More »M23 rebels warn DRC gov’t over Bunagana border resumption
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The M23 rebels have warned the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities regarding their announced intention to officially resume activities at the Bunagana border in the war-torn province of North Kivu. The North Kivu authorities had closed activities at the Bunagana border, which borders the …
Read More »Over 40 dead in fresh ADF rebel attack in DR Congo
Beni, DR Congo | Xinhua | More than 40 people were killed in an overnight incursion by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the army Thursday. The ADF rebels, who carried out an attack in the village of Mukondi, located in …
Read More »UN Secretary-General urges M23 rebels to respect ceasefire
Beni, DRC | XINHUA & URN | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the M23 rebel group to respect the latest ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for Guterres, said the secretary-general urged the M23 to respect the ceasefire …
Read More »North Kivu Peace Deal: M23 rebels’ president meets Uhuru Kenyatta
Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Bertrand Bisimwa, the President of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels on Thursday evening held a meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president of Kenyan in the coastal city of Mombasa. The meeting is one of the steps to implement the peace deal in North …
Read More »M23 withdraws from Kibumba, hands over position to EAC regional force
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | M23 rebels have withdrawn from their position in Kibumba in Nyiragongo territory, North Kivu in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) as one of the steps towards implementing the Luganda and Angola peace deal agreements. The rebels have controlling Kibumba about 29.7 Kilometers from Goma city …
Read More »M23 say ready to talk to DRC govt
Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | M23 rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire to pave way for dialogue with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. This comes after a week of heavy fighting between the rebels and government troops on Rutshuru Territory, North Kivu province about three kilometers …
Read More »ENANGA: 33 suspected UCFC rebels arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have so far arrested 33 people suspected to be members of the new rebel group, Uganda Coalition Forces of Change-UCFC. In November last year, police dispatched teams from the Crime Intelligence and the flying squad under the command of Edward Ochom, the Director …
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 »ENANGA: 21 suspected UCFC rebels arrested
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have so far arrested 29 people suspected to be members of a new rebel group “Uganda Coalition Forces of Change –UCFC. Last month, Police dispatched teams from the Crime Intelligence and the flying squad under the command of Edward Ochom, the Director of …
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