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Ugandan Mission in Somalia Warns of Security Gaps as Troop Draw-down Continues

The Ugandan mission in Somalia has stated that it will require additional security measures, saying the ongoing troop drawdown will leave the mission exposed to security threats. Major General Nathan...

ADF Rebels Infiltrate Uganda, Security Forces urges public to be vigilant

Uganda is currently on high alert as the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) announced that a group of...

Uganda, Zimbabwe to Form Joint Permanent Commission and Business Forum

The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has expressed his desire to convene a Joint Permanent Commission and Joint...

Museveni Commends Late Mzee Mwinyi for Fulfilling Nyerere’s Promise of 5000 SMGs to NRA

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni expressed his admiration for the late Mzee Hassan Mwinyi, praising him for fulfilling the...

South Sudan, Rwanda Presidents Discuss Peace, Security in EAC to Consolidate Development

The Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) Summit and President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit and...

“Reject politics of sectarianism,” President Museveni tells AU Chairperson on conflicts in DR Congo and Sudan

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has told the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, that the insecurity in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, where fresh fighting broke out recently, is a result of leaders engaging in sectarian politics and embracing western imperialism. Mr. Moussa had on Monday called on the President at State House Entebbe to brief him about the recent summit he convened in Luanda, Angola, about the conflict in the Eastern DRC....

President Museveni meets with the AU Chairperson to resolve tensions in DR Congo and Sudan.

In a meeting with the Chairperson of the H.E. Museveni Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, at State House Entebbe on Monday, July 24, 2023, H.E. Museveni said that the problems of Africa are all connected to Western imperialism and their interests, which Uganda rejected. He believes the insecurity in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan can be solved once leaders agree to reject sectarian politics and embrace politics based on the common interests of the people. "When we got...

Tragic Toll: UN Reports 40 Civilians Killed in 3 Days in DRC’s Ituri Province

At least 40 civilians died in attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province over the course of three days last week, the UN said Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said it was "sounding the alarm on a significant escalation of violence" in the area. Armed groups have terrorised civilians in the former Zaire's eastern region, where Ituri is located, for decades, a legacy of regional wars that flared in the 1990s...

Maj. Gen. Kiugu Tasks the EACRF Peacekeepers to Maintain a Positive Working Relationship

Major General Aphaxard Kiugu, the commander of the East African Community Regional Force, has applauded the EACRF peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the admirable job they are doing in carrying out their mission and ensuring the safety of civilians, the free flow of goods and services, and aid workers. At the Force headquarters in Goma, DRC, Maj. Gen. Kiugu addressed the EACRF Contingent Commanders from the countries that provided troops, including the South Sudan People's Defence...

The Potential Benefits for Uganda from the Fourth International Conference On Water Storage And Hydropower Development For Africa

Uganda is hosting the fourth international conference & exhibition on water storage and hydropower development for Africa which is  a three day summit hosted at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda. The summit started yesterday, on Monday, July 10, 2023, and will climax on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The objective of the conference is to bring together experts from all parts of the world to focus on issues related to water conservation and hydropower development. With over 500 delegates from over...

PACEID Assures Release of All Impounded Cargo Trucks from South Sudan

The Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) has assured that the government of South Sudan is yet to release a total of 66 cargo trucks of maize flour that were impounded over a month ago.  Odrek Rwabwogo, the Chairman of PACEID disclosed this following the release of the first 26 batch of trucks during the weekend. He explained that the balance will be released with their cargo soon for storage and re-testing by Uganda National Bureau of Standards at...