After years of conflict, they see no other way to reclaim their fields. Lubero, DRC | Merveille Kavira Luneghe Global Press Journal DRC | In February, Stino Muhindo Sivyaghendera lit a match and held it to the grass in the field of eucalyptus trees he’d planted three years earlier. In the months before, …
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US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts say NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on June 27 in Washington, U.S., has already generated intense debate about what it means for the people of DRC who have endured conflict …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua & URN | Uganda has reopened border posts with the Democratic Republic of Congo in areas under the control of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Felix Kulayigye, Uganda’s military spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone that President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday ordered the reopening of the …
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Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After fleeing armed conflict in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, several single refugee mothers now living in Uganda’s West Nile region are struggling to make ends meet following the loss of their families’ breadwinners. While life in the camps initially began …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda “is only a beginning; the real work starts now,” DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said late Thursday at a press conference. The two neighbors inked the peace deal on …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Congolese nationals have been blocked from registering for Ugandan national identity cards during the ongoing mass ID renewal exercise in Buliisa District. According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network (URN) from the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), many Congolese citizens …
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Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied forces, has resumed in the eastern DRC, just 72 hours after the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo. …
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UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the signing of a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. “This agreement is a significant step toward de-escalation, peace and stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great …
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DRC-Rwanda agreement to end decades-long conflict WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a turning point in efforts to end years of armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Great Lakes region. …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. Uganda has received nearly 67,000 new arrivals from the eastern …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
