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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Military chiefs from Uganda and South Sudan have held discussions following a deadly border dispute between the two countries, a Ugandan military spokesperson said Monday. Sam Okiding, Uganda’s deputy chief of defense forces, and Dau Aturjong Nyuol, chief of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two individuals have been arrested and an illegal firearm recovered in a joint security operation conducted by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force at the Uganda–South Sudan border. The suspects, identified as Okunga Isaac, 27, and Lokoroma Gabriel, were intercepted …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials of the Aringa Kingdom in Yumbe District have demanded immediate action from the governments of Uganda and South Sudan to resolve the persistent border conflict that has left dozens of locals displaced. In the latest incident, armed South Sudanese soldiers reportedly crossed into …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | At least four soldiers were killed on Monday during clashes between Ugandan and South Sudanese troops at a disputed border area, a Ugandan military spokesperson said here Wednesday. Armies from Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) and South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) exchanged fire at …

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 …

Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Because of the unpredictable situation in South Sudan’s northern Upper Nile State, President Salva Kiir has requested the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force to help deliver food to starving citizens. Thousands of South Sudanese are confined in camps in northern Upper Nile State …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, has called on Ugandan troops deployed in South Sudan to maintain peak combat readiness and uphold strict discipline at all times. “As forces on mission, you must uphold unwavering discipline and maintain peak …

The hospital is the only one in Fangak County, which has a population of more than 110,000 people ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | At least seven people have been killed after a hospital and market were bombed in South Sudan, a medical charity has said, as fears grow of a return to …

A region on edge leaves Ugandan leader with limited options ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni dashed to South Sudan in early April for a quick meeting with his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir, due to mounting fears of an escalation that could plunge the fragile country back into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Minister of Finance and Kira Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, is calling for the reopening of the debate on the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan. Ssemujju’s call comes amid growing concerns over Uganda’s continued …