By Peter Martell A UN base beside the capital’s airport has around 17,000 people gathered for protection South Sudan’s capital has three towns: the first is the dusty streets of Juba, largely calm but where the crackle of gun fire still rings out at night after three weeks of violence. …
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By Independent Team President’s military intervention could spark regional conflict Seven days after fighting erupted in the South Sudan capital Juba, Ugandan army troops landed at the airport and evacuated stranded civilians. The UPDF swift move which also involved securing major infrastructure installations in South Sudan was praised by the …
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By Haggai Matsiko Museveni doubles military expenditure, cuts education budget The budget increase in Uganda’s military expenditure even amidst global and regional defence cuts might be the latest indication of President Museveni’s strategy to fasten his grip on power and his influence on the region. As recent events have showed, …
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By the Independent Team The UN peacekeeping department has asked the Security Council to back the use of surveillance drones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The UN wants to use the drones to monitor the vast eastern DRC border, where Rwanda has been accused of helping rebels fighting the …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda How Khartoum is using South Sudan to hide a rebellion by its own people The low intensity conflict between the new state of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan has escalated into a near full-scale war. On Monday April 9, the Sudanese Peoples’ Liberation Army …
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By Haggai Matsiko As the dispute between Sudan and South Sudan over oil transportation dues deteriorates into full-fledged war, The Independent reports of an intense rhetoric that could see Kenya and Uganda sucked in. Following separation, most of the oil fields fell in South Sudan’s territory but Sudan remains the …
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By Yusuf k. Serunkuma The battle to shape the future of Africa’s politics; put its growth on the correct line and ensure the security of its future generations is one filled with trials and tribulations. January 2011 will see Africa’s largest country, Sudan; get divided into two fragile dominions. (The …
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