Tag Archives: Kisoro

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An angry mob has lynched an unidentified armed robber in Kisoro district. The suspect together with two others stormed Kapfurizo town center in Rukongi parish, Nyarusiza sub-county pretending to look for mobile money services around 10pm on Wednesday night. They later fired bullets in the …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nyakabande refugee transit center in Kisoro district is struggling to isolate the number of Congolese refugees testing positive for COVID-19 due to space constraints. The transit center is currently home to 10,400 Congolese refugees. More than 100 refugees are registered at the center each day. On …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district security authorities are struggling to evict refugees roaming in Bunagana town council following renewed clashes between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers. Many of the refugees pitched camp in Bunagana town …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fresh ultimatum has been issued to refugees who are roaming around Bunagana Town Council in Kisoro District to either enter the gazetted refugee transit centre in Nyakabande sub-county or return to their country. The seven-day ultimatum was issued on Friday afternoon by the …

  Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Food Programme-WFP is worried about the impending food shortage in Kisoro, western Uganda. The UN agency is running out of both food and monetary aid to support refugees in the district who fled fighting in Eastern DRC. More than 17,000 people are …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has stopped trucks crossing Bunagana border in Kisoro district to the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the intense clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in Rutshuru territory. Heavy fighting broke …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A big number of Congolese refugees from Bunagana town council in Kisoro district have returned home following their displacement.  About 30,000 refugees crossed into Uganda following last week heavy fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and Congolese government troops in Rutshuru Territory, …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo currently camping in Bunagana town council, Kisoro district have been given two-days ultimatum to either enter the gazetted refugee transit centre in Nyakabande sub-county, or cross back to their country. Records from the office of the Kisoro Resident …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Kisoro district have declared the no man’s land at the Bunagana border a no-go zone for locals and refugees. The declaration was made amidst heavy fighting between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) that started in …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunagana primary school in Bunagana town council, Kisoro district is playing host to thousands of Congolese nationals fleeing clashes between suspected members of the March 23 Movement (M23) and Congolese government troops in the chiefdom of Bwisha, Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province. Heavy fighting erupted in …