Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have announced that former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila Kabange has officially arrived in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, where he intends to stay. In a statement, Lawrence Kingston Kanyuka, the M23 political …
Read More »CHRIS MAGEZI: ‘Security forces closely monitoring emerging rebel groups’
UPDF claims Germany Ambassador involved in clandestine activities Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Colonel Chris Magezi, the Acting Director of Information of the Ministry of Defence and UPDF, has in a statement warned of “subversive cells that are actively luring unsuspecting youths into rebel activities in and …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Compensation of former West Nile rebels to be done in phases
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has told the people of Yumbe and West Nile that the compensation of ex-combatants who fought against the NRM government will be done in phases until after the next general elections. Speaking on Saturday during the Yumbe Peace day celebrations at Geya …
Read More »M23: We have captured GOMA city
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have announced the capture of Goma city in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma in the early hours of Monday morning followed fierce fighting between the rebels and the Armed Forces of …
Read More »Situation under control after terrorist attacks in Malian capital
BAMAKO | Xinhua | Attempts by terrorists to attack a gendarmerie complex in Bamako, the capital of Mali, have been thwarted and the situation is under control, the Malian Ministry of Security and Civil Protection said Tuesday. “This morning at dawn, sensitive points in the capital were targeted by terrorist …
Read More »M23 rebels warn DRC gov’t over Bunagana border resumption
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The M23 rebels have warned the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities regarding their announced intention to officially resume activities at the Bunagana border in the war-torn province of North Kivu. The North Kivu authorities had closed activities at the Bunagana border, which borders the …
Read More »Over 40 dead in fresh ADF rebel attack in DR Congo
Beni, DR Congo | Xinhua | More than 40 people were killed in an overnight incursion by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the army Thursday. The ADF rebels, who carried out an attack in the village of Mukondi, located in …
Read More »UN Secretary-General urges M23 rebels to respect ceasefire
Beni, DRC | XINHUA & URN | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the M23 rebel group to respect the latest ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for Guterres, said the secretary-general urged the M23 to respect the ceasefire …
Read More »North Kivu Peace Deal: M23 rebels’ president meets Uhuru Kenyatta
Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Bertrand Bisimwa, the President of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels on Thursday evening held a meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president of Kenyan in the coastal city of Mombasa. The meeting is one of the steps to implement the peace deal in North …
Read More »M23 withdraws from Kibumba, hands over position to EAC regional force
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | M23 rebels have withdrawn from their position in Kibumba in Nyiragongo territory, North Kivu in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) as one of the steps towards implementing the Luganda and Angola peace deal agreements. The rebels have controlling Kibumba about 29.7 Kilometers from Goma city …
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