KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua & URN | Uganda has reopened border posts with the Democratic Republic of Congo in areas under the control of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Felix Kulayigye, Uganda’s military spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone that President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered the reopening of the …
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Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied forces, has resumed in the eastern DRC, just 72 hours after the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo. …
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Civilians caught in a devastating humanitarian crisis involving sexual and gender-based violence COMMENT | ANNIE BUNTING & HEATHER TASKER | In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). M23’s advance …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | East African Community (EAC) leaders on Monday directed an immediate cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as well as mass displacements. The leaders from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF and Congolese army have agreed to jointly offer protection to the road construction project in Eastern DRC. On Wednesday, the joint forces received the contractor, DOTT Services Limited. Last year, President Museveni and his DRC counterpart Felix Tshisekedi, commissioned the …
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By Julius Odeke The three heads of states of Rwanda, Dr Congo and Uganda are yet to meet tomorrow to chat a way forward on how to meet the demands of the M23 rebels. The Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
