Tag Archives: DR Congo

The M23 Rebels said on Thursday that a ceasefire announced a day earlier “doesn’t really concern us,”. This was while calling for “direct dialogue” with Democratic Republic of Congo’s government. “M23 has seen the document on social media… There was nobody in the summit (from M23) so it doesn’t really concern us,” Lawrence Kanyuka, political spokesman for the M23 (March ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the CIC of the Armed Forces has made changes in the Uganda Airforces. This communication was made by the Defence Spokesperson, Brigadier Gen Felix Kulaigye. These new changes have seen Lt Gen Charles Lutaaya appointed senior presidential advisor on issues of Air Forces. Further, Charles Okidi was promoted from the rank of Major ...

International Relations experts have called for the African Union ’s active involvement in the efforts to relax tensions in DR Congo. The call comes as the fight between the government troops and M23 rebels has left thousands displaced from their homes. Many of these have moved from their country to Uganda to seek asylum. The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in ...

Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers have reportedly perished when a helicopter crashed on them in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The MI-17 helicopter is usually good for transportation, medical evacuation and VIP travel. Apparently, it had just brought food consignment to the to the troops in the fight against ADF rebels. As it left, it tumbled and exploded during the ...

During the capture of the Bunagana border town on June 13 by the M23 rebel group, about 10,000 Congo refugees fled to Kisoro District. However, they are not refusing to make their return home citing the unsafe environment back where they came from. The Congo refugees are from Rutshuru, Busanza, Jomba, Gisigari, Tongo, Bunagana, and Masisi areas, all in North ...