Uganda-DRC Roadmap for Border Reaffirmation Set Amid Economic Gains
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda recently held a crucial Joint Technical Committee (JTC) meeting in Goma, aimed at reaffirming their shared border.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda recently held a crucial Joint Technical Committee (JTC) meeting in Goma, aimed at reaffirming their shared border.
Forty-nine (49) civilians were handed over to civil society in the city of Beni in North Kivu on Tuesday 27 August 2024. These are ex-hostages of the ADF fighters released by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
On July 15, Uganda's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, attended a Virtual Ministerial Meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council.
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon met with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gen. Christian Tshiwewe Songesa, the General Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC).
Last night, in a successful operation between Mbau and Mavivi in North Kivu Province, a group of ADF rebels encountered a UPDF ambush resulting in two casualties, while one was wounded and captured.
Following a series of recent heavy bombardments on ADF positions by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), a notorious bomb operative allegedly sent by the ADF to Uganda to cause havoc among the public is under intense scrutiny.
Two notorious commanders of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group known as 'Baghdad' and another identified as Dr Musa have been killed in the last five days.
The Joint Anti-Terrorist Task Force (JATT) picked up an 11-year-old who had been recruited by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Kibumbo Munimbu along Kibirizi village, Lake Katwe sub-county after he escaped from the ADF in DRC.
In a statement issued by President Yoweri Museveni, he addressed the issue of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels and their misguided ambitions to turn Uganda into a country ruled by Islamic Law (Sharia).
Col. Michael Walaka Hyeroba, the commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent serving under the East African Regional (EACRF) Force in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, urged his troops to be on the lookout and defend themselves in the event they come under attack.