On Friday, DRC President Félix Tshisekedi revealed that Kenyan troops would step into North Kivu Province soon and fight the M23 rebels.
Read more ...Heaps of soil that he had been poured on the exit road to Rwanda caved creating huge cracks on the verandah of the block housing a generator and the exit parking yard.
Read more ...Hajji Shafique Ssekandi, Kisoro Resident District Commissioner says that the fighting between M23 rebels and government troops is suffocating trade between the two countries. Ssekandi says that there is a need for quick deployment of a regional force that will bring peace to the area.
Read more ...On Thursday hundreds of demonstrators organized by Forces Vive a civil society organization in North Province blocked National Road number 2 which links the city of Goma to Rutshuru, up to Butembo.
Read more ...The disputed polls saw the Northern Division representative Verah Tuyizere Tumuheki elected to replace the late former Kabale District LC V Chairperson, Patrick Besigye Keihwa, who died last year. Tumuheki garnered 18 votes defeating his rival March Boaz, the Ryakarimira town council LC V councilor who got 16 votes.
Read more ...Authorities have since deployed heavily along the common borders to control the movement of people as one of the measures to contain the disease. Although Rwandan nationals usually cross freely into Ugandan territory, today, they were blocked by military and police personnel and ordered to return to Rwanda.
Read more ...Gordon Mutungi, URA Customs in-Charge of the Katuna border says that each month, 470 million Shillings revenue is collected, which is above the target of 400 million Shillings.
Read more ...Hajji Safique Ssekandi, Kisoro Resident District Commissioner says that in the last two weeks, 600 refugees have been intercepted from Bunagana border while escaping from refugee camps and attempting to cross to Congo.
Read more ...Loy Barekye, a resident of Ibambiro village in the Kihihi sub-county, says that CHICO demolished her house two years ago while opening the road with promises that her compensation would come soon. She says that after demolishing her house, nobody returned to give her any update concerning the compensation.
Read more ...Roland Ndyomugengyi Bish, the Rukiga County member of parliament, and Caroline Kamusiime Muhwezi, the woman member of parliament, say that the problems of impassible roads and broken bridges are putting business and welfare of locals in the district at a standstill.
Read more ...The incident occurred at around 5 p.m. when a truck; Isuzu Box Body registration number UBC-584B had a head-on collision with a Taxi Toyota registration number UAV-514X.
Read more ...Ministers Rebecca Kadaga for East African Community Affairs, Katumba Wamala for Works and Transport, Jim Muhwezi for Security and Raphael Magyezi for Local Government on Wednesday made an impromptu visit to the border to investigate why works are "taking forever" to reach completion despite many years elapsing after awarding of the contract.
Read more ...Tuesday, marked three months since Bunagana border that connects Rutshuru and Goma town in DRC to Uganda fell to the hands of rebels after over 150 government troops fled to Uganda.
Read more ...Last month, Kabale Municipality authorities converged in Kabale municipal stadium and selected Rev. Canon Jack Katarishangwa to head the committee.
Read more ...Ayebare told our reporter that all they want now is to see Tibemanya out of the Institute since his only goal is to sabotage students. He notes that less than 30 students out of the 220 enrolled at the Institute in the last term had returned.
Read more ...According to Bisimwa, the appointment is aimed at strengthening relationships and communication between rebels and locals. Munyarugero deputizes Lawrence Nanyuka who was appointed the movement’s political spokesperson on July 30, this year. Major Willy Ngoma, remains the acting M23 military spokesperson.
Read more ...According to the agreement, the contractor was supposed to hand over the complete works in May 2022.
Read more ...John-Bosco Barongo, the Director of Great Africa Cycling Safari, says that the tour is aimed at promoting the merits of the East African Community Integration through interacting with locals, tourism, and trade, and highlighting the impact of climate change and environmental conservation.
Read more ...Officials were from Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Read more ...Ronald Turyahebwa, a fuel station pump attendant explains that while asleep, he heard people breaking into a room at the station at around 01:04 am. According to Turyahebwa, he raised an alarm prompting the thugs to run away.
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