Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of Kasindi-Beni road in DR. Congo is being slowed down because of limited security in the area, according to the project contractor. The joint road construction project in Eastern DR Congo consists of the 80-kilometre Kasindi section at the border to Beni. It …
Read More »Uganda and DR Congo to jointly fight cross border car theft
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to coordinate military efforts to fight rising car theft across the common border. The agreement was signed during a joint cross-border meeting between the province of Ituri and officials from the districts of Zombo, Nebbi, Pakwach, …
Read More »UPDF calls for harmony along W. Nile, DR Congo, S. Sudan border
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 409 Brigade in West Nile has called for harmony between Uganda and the neighboring DR Congo and S. Sudan as it kicks off the 41st ‘Tarehe Sita’ week activities in the region. Tarehe Sita marks the day National Resistance Army-NRA rebels launched an …
Read More »UPDF, FADRC unearth sinister plans to disrupt operation shujja in DR Congo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The FADRC and UPDF joint forces in DR Congo have issued an alert about the existence of an armed group intending to sabotage the ongoing joint military operations against the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. The operations against the ADF in DR Congo, started at the end …
Read More »Uganda, DR Congo speakers root for regional cooperation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of their people. In their meeting on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 at Parliament House, Oulanyah …
Read More »Keep off Congo’s resources, Gen Muntu pleads with UPDF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Gen. Mugisha Muntu has implored the Ugandan army operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DR Congo to focus on the operation. Muntu, a former long-serving chief of the country’s defense forces, urged the UPDF to avoid …
Read More »Uganda, DR Congo hold cross border training to combat illegal wildlife trafficking
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority is holding joint cross border training for Uganda and DR Congo law enforcement officers in Fort Portal tourism city, aimed at combating the illicit wildlife trafficking trade in the region. Speaking to journalists at Nyaika hotel in Fort Portal, George …
Read More »FPU impounds four trucks ferrying immature fish
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has impounded four trucks that were allegedly ferrying immature fish. The trucks destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo were impounded in Kasese and driven to the Fisheries Directorate head office in Entebbe pending further investigations. Warrant …
Read More »MPs query HIV extension services to DRC, as Arua registers new cases
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS have queried the extension of services by Arua district to clients in DR Congo as more new cases are registered at home. According to statistics, Arua district has over 2,300 registered HIV clients, three quarters are women while …
Read More »Police recover the late MP Abiriga’s stolen vehicle in DRC
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel have recovered a double cabin pick-up truck of the late MP Ibrahim Abiriga, which was stolen two weeks ago. The vehicle registration number UAY 668G, white in colour went missing from late Abiriga’s residence in Anyafio village Arua city last month. It was later …
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