A region on edge leaves Ugandan leader with limited options ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni dashed to South Sudan in early April for a quick meeting with his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir, due to mounting fears of an escalation that could plunge the fragile country back into …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Minister of Finance and Kira Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, is calling for the reopening of the debate on the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan. Ssemujju’s call comes amid growing concerns over Uganda’s continued …
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WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the United States is canceling all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and suspending the issuance of new ones. The action comes after South Sudan’s transitional government failed to accept the return of …
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JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ended a two-day visit to South Sudan on Friday aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and de-escalating political tensions in South Sudan. Museveni, who arrived in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Thursday, held talks with his South Sudanese counterpart …
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KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has assured President Museveni of his commitment to implementing the revitalized peace agreement signed in 2018 that ended the fighting in that country. In a statement issued by the Ugandan Presidential Press unit, Kiir said he doesn’t …
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Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in Juba, the latest high ranking official to enter the country that’s facing turmoil after the arrest of the South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar. In the past week, Raila Odinga has been sent to Juba by EAC head …
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Machar not arrested, South Sudan says Juba, South Sudan | SUDAN TRIBUNE | South Sudan said on Thursday it had increased security measures for First Vice President Riek Machar, downplaying reports that the SPLM-IO leader had been placed under house arrest. The development caused panic and uncertainty over the fate …
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Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has warned that the country is on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict, after First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar was put under house arrest on Wednesday. Reports from Juba indicate that VP Machar …
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INTERVIEW | What’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war? A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world’s youngest nation. In early March 2025, neighbouring Uganda sent …
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Experts say Uganda’s involvement inflames tensions COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTERS & AGENCIES | The entry of soldiers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) into South Sudan in support of the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit has inflamed tensions there. That is according to expert observers, civil society …
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