Tag Archives: Congolese fishermen

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 36 Congolese fishermen who illegally entered the country to fish on Lake Edward have been deported. They were arrested on separate occasions between March and June this year in Kasese district by Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF attached to the marine unit. Maj. Gen Dick Olum, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Congolese leaders are claiming that more than 100 outboard engines with as many canoes that were allegedly seized from Congolese fishermen on Lake Edward by Uganda Peoples Defense Forces -UPDF marine soldiers are rotting away at Rweshama landing site in Bwambara sub county, Rukungiri district …