Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security in Gulu city has apprehended 208 youth in a crackdown on suspected street thugs. The impromptu operations were conducted by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF in Layibi-Bardege and Pece-Laroo divisions on Sunday night. The crackdown follows rising levels of crime within Gulu city center …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | M23 rebels have captured Bunagana border on the side of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC, forcing over 150 government soldiers to flee into Uganda. The FARDC soldiers have surrendered to Ugandan authorities at Bunagana border. This follows renewed fighting near Bunagana border in Rutshuru territory, …
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Why should regional armies cooperate everywhere but on battlefield? COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The 12th East African Armed Forces Field Training Exercise that took place in Jinja, eastern Uganda is a symbol of the resolve East African states have towards joint regional security matters. The two week exercise …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Time for EAC Standby Force: Why should regional armies cooperate everywhere but on battlefield? THE LAST WORD How to broaden political appeal: Lessons for Uganda’s opposition from the repositioning of the National Front, …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in South Sudan have released and handed over four Ugandan nationals who were held captive during a fire exchange between military forces last week. Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Osborn Oceng says that the four were arrested at different intervals following a fierce fire exchange …
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Testing the water or preparing the ground? SPECIAL FEATURE | KRISTOF TITECA | DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA | A particularly intense and visible campaign has been taking place in Uganda over the last few months to promote Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba – President Yoweri Museveni’s son – as the president’s successor. This …
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Set rules for foreign intervention in your country, DRC President Tshisekedi advised as tensions flare up once again Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The latest flare up in tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been quickly followed by attempts of mediation and diplomatic manoeuvres …
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From prisoner of the army to Twitter intellectual Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | A greying and wryly smiling Gen. David Sejusa signed his retirement documents on May 26 at the Army headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. It was the beginning of the end of a torturous journey for Sejusa who …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is yet to rebury the remains of Brigadier Pierrino Okoya and his wife Anna Akello three years after constructing their graves in Palaro Sub County, Gulu district. In April 2019, the government deployed the UPDF Engineering Service Brigade from the Forth Division …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF imposters in Mbale are in Police custody. The suspects are Calvin Oboi Deo alias Hopher, a deserter and resident of Pallisa district, Yusuf Kakala alias from Bududa district, and Paul Mwanga from Kachumbala in Bukedea district. According to police, …
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