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Kitgum , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Locals in Namokora, Orom and Mucwini sub-county have been told to evacuate the areas around Palokok forest as armed men from South Sudan have reportedly invaded the area and are beating and abducting people. Francis Okello, a resident of Namokora sub-county says that the beating and abductions …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected South Sudan security personnel are reportedly chasing Ugandan farmers from their gardens at the borders with Lamwo district. Reports indicate that the gunmen believed to be coming from Owiny-Kibul and Ingiji in the Central Equatorial State of South Sudan have in the past weeks …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security at the Elegu border point in Atiak Sub-county, Amuru district has been intensified following the entry of hundreds of South Sudanese into Uganda seeking food. At the border, the security personnel struggle to restrain the South Sudanese nationals from entering the country. According …

Trucks at the border town of Elegu. PHOTO URN Elegu, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Ugandan truck drivers have been shot dead and one injured in South Sudan. The incident occurred on Thursday in Nesitu, Jubek County in the Central Equatorial State about 120 kilometres to Nimule border …

  World’s youngest nation marks tenth independence anniversary amid great peril Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME |War. Peace agreements. Refugees. UPDF. Those are some of the buzzwords that have been synonymous with South Sudan in the last ten years since it broke away from Sudan in 2011. On July 9, …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan marked her 10th independence anniversary on Friday, with the people of the world’s youngest country hoping that the day could usher in an era of stability and tranquility after years of violence and civil strife. During the past decade, the oil-rich country has …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan authorities are demanding the extradition of a Ugandan housemaid who is reported to have stolen USD 5,000  (17.6 million Shillings) from her employer in Juba. The suspect identified as Joan Oyella, a resident of Ayull cell in Pager division, Kitgum municipality is reported …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs an export guarantee scheme for trade with Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, according to the Uganda Manufacturers Association Executive Director, Daniel Birungi. Birungi made the remarks at the recently held post-budget virtual conference in Kampala sponsored by Absa Bank Uganda. Birungi’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have shot dead a 40-year-old Ugandan health specialist in South Sudan. The deceased has been identified as Clara Amono, a specialist in reproductive health working for Cordaid, an international emergency relief and development organization in South Sudan. Amono was shot in an ambush between …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) as part of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement. In a presidential decree broadcast on national television on Monday evening, Kiir appointed 550 representatives from all the parties to the 2018 peace agreement …