The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent for the peacekeeping mission in DRC’s Rutshuru territory of North Kivu headed by Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba has donated blood in a drive to commemorate the World Blood Donor Day(WBDD) commemorated under the theme; Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often. During […]
By U R N More than 100 Congolese nationals have entered Mpondwe-Lubiriha Town Council in Kasese District following suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacks on local communities. The group includes mainly women and children from a township in Lubiriha neighbouring Uganda. Eight people are reported to have been killed during […]
By AFP Militants have killed seven civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said on Sunday, in the latest attack to hit the turbulent region. CODECO militiamen attacked an army position in the Djukoth area of Ituri province’s Mahagi territory on Saturday evening, according to local Red Cross […]
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs John Mulimba has attributed the recent statements made by the DRC president on the regional force deployed in his country to mere suspicion. During his state visit in Botswana on Tuesday, President Felix Tshisekedi accused the regional force […]
By AFP DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday criticised a regional military force deployed by east African nations to stabilise conflict-torn regions in the country’s east, hinting that the troops could depart by the end of June. Speaking during a visit to Botswana, Tshisekedi voiced concerns of “cohabitation” between […]
