Tag Archives: DRC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abu Aden, one of the commanders of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF has been killed in the ongoing operation shujja against the group positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Major Peter Mugisa, the operation shujja spokesperson says that Aden, who is of Somali origin was …

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A military court in Beni town in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, two collaborators of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. The convicts are Kavugho Mayani and Mweki Kambale. The court was presided over by Major Kalambayi …

Bunia, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF wants a reinforcement force to back the UPDF against the Allied Democratic Force-ADF rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The operation’s overall Commander, Maj. General Kayanja Muhanga says the additional zonal forces will be essential in providing security …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF have died since November 2021, when the forces together with their Congolese counterparts raided camps of Allied Democratic Front rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The operation commander Maj. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga, says that one soldier was …

Verdict raises questions about the price of justice | KERSTIN BREE CARLSON | In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court found that Uganda had: “committed acts of killing, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 22 rebels have been killed since November last year when Uganda People’s Defence Forces raided suspected camps of Allied Democratic Front rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The army spokesperson Brig Felix Kulayigye, says in the first operation, UPDF and Congolese forces …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed late Sunday multiple cooperation agreements with Turkey following a meeting between the two heads of state here. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 48-hour official visit to the DRC …

How the ruling against Uganda presents Africa a golden opportunity to expose the hypocrisy of ICJ THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Uganda for “looting” (among other crimes) the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should be celebrated across …

The long awaited judgment found the two countries in similar circumstances that led to the case Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Twenty three years after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) instituted proceedings against Uganda on accounts of armed aggression, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), there has …