Tag Archives: DRC

Goma,  DR Congo | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) Regional Force has started to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Kenyan contingent, part of the EAC Regional Force, departed from the Goma airport in the eastern North Kivu province on Sunday morning, following the …

North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the March 23 Movement (M23), Bertrand Bisimwa, has refuted persistent accusations by the Democratic Republic of Congo that the rebel movement is supported by Rwanda and Uganda. Bisimwa argued that if these allegations were true, M23 would have captured the …

North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, has voiced concern about the possibility that several areas in the country will miss out in December’s national election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Last month, the government spokesperson …

North Kivu , DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The Burundian army has denied accusations that its troops, under the peacekeeping mission in the war-torn province of North Kivu, are fighting alongside the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and a militia coalition against the March 23 Movement …

Luanda, Angola | Xinhua | During a summit meeting held Saturday in Luanda, the capital of Angola, heads of state from various Southern African countries expressed their concern about the security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), saying the M23’s attacks are a “clear violation of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Tuesday killed 11 suspected ADF rebels who are believed to have  been the ones who killed two foreign tourists and a tour guide recently. Last month, David Barlow, a UK national, Celia Geyer a South African, and …

    Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Lieutenant Colonel Frank Tumwesigye has assumed office as the deputy commander of the Ugandan troops deployed under the peace keeping mission in North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Tumwesigye has replaced Lieutenant Colonel Henry Kakuru Tukwasibwe who was recalled back …

This would to foster the development of an integrated East African capital market to drive advocacy, innovation, capacity building, and harmonization of regulations and laws Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The East African Securities Regulatory Authorities (EASRA), comprising regulators from Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania, have underscored the importance of …

  Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  An unidentified militia has ambushed a convoy of Ugandan peace troops in the war-torn North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ambush occurred on Monday evening in the Rukoro-Buari area along the Rutshuru-Bunagana road in Rutshuru territory. Captain Hassan Ahmed Kato, …

Rutshuru, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Édouard Mwangachuchu, the Member of Parliament from Masisi territory, North Kivu Province has been sentenced to death by a Gallison Military court after pleading guilty to backing the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Mwangachuchu, who is also the President of the National Congress for the …