Tag Archives: DRC

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) violated its airspace “for the third time” Tuesday afternoon and that “defensive measures were taken.” “Today at 5:03 pm, a Sukhoi-25 from the DR Congo violated Rwanda airspace for the third time,” …

United Nations | Xinhua | The armed militia group CODECO reportedly killed seven people in a displaced persons camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, reported the attack took place at the Plaine …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN peacekeepers have discovered mass graves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) containing the bodies of 42 civilians, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday. The victims, including 12 women and six children, were discovered in the village of Nyamamba in the country’s eastern Ituri …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defense is seeking an allocation of 108.2 billion Shillings to fund Ugandan troops under the Eastern Africa Standby Force. The deployment is part of the deal signed on September 9, 2022, between President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo and …

United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a deadly attack at a church in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), his spokesman said on Sunday. Citing preliminary reports, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, said at least 12 civilians were killed and 50 others injured when …

Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected bomb has exploded inside a church in Lhubira, DR Congo. The explosion happened on Sunday leaving unspecified number of casualties. The church reportedly belonging to the Born again faith is about 3 kms from the Ugandan border. Traces of blood and wounded …

 RESULTS ⚽ Uganda 0 DRC 0 ⚽ Senegal 1 Ivory Coast 0 🇺🇬 FIXTURES ⚽ Senegal vs Uganda January 18 – 10pm ⚽ Uganda vs Ivory Coast January 22 – 10pm Algiers, Algeria |  CAFONLINE |  Two-time TotalEnergies CHAN winners DRCongo were held to a goalless draw by neighbours Uganda in …

Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Bertrand Bisimwa, the President of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels on Thursday evening held a meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president of Kenyan in the coastal city of Mombasa. The meeting is one of the steps to implement the peace deal in North …

COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I recently wrote a piece on what to do to avoid inter-member conflicts in the new East African Community (EAC). Sadly, nobody’s interested in it. It died an unnatural death. However, I still read about a simmering conflict between Kinshasa and Kigali over the M23, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has provided 5.9 Billion Shillings to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees-UNHCR to support Congolese refugees living in Uganda. In a joint statement released on Friday by the European Union Humanitarian aid department, the funds will facilitate UNHCR to support the …