KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to host a ministerial and extraordinary summit on the security situation in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a top official said Thursday. The summit, which will be held on Dec. 21 at State House Entebbe, 40 km south of …
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UVIRA, DRC | Xinhua | In Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), streets are being swept, shops are cautiously reopening, and residents are stepping back into public spaces as daily life begins to move again. After days of intense fighting, the once temporary administrative …
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UVIRA, DR Congo | Xinhua | Along the road linking Bukavu to Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the marks of war remain stark and unmistakable following a series of offensives by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, who recently claimed they had taken control of …
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BUJUMBURA | Xinhua | Burundi has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels advanced into Uvira, a strategic city in eastern DRC located near Burundi’s economic capital, Bujumbura, Congolese security sources said Wednesday. The M23 said in a statement …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
