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The suspects were netted in a joint security operation involving the army and Police in Kisoro Municipality in the areas of Russia, MuLine and Karumena in the wee hours of Monday morning. More than 200 people were picked up.

The court in The Hague said Thursday in its ruling that judges determined individual sentences for each count, which if added together would total 218 years in prison.

In the month of July, a total of 8,295 new refugees arrivals were received of whom, 6,490 were from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 944 from South Sudan and 861 from Burundi.

With the spread of the disease to Goma, chances of the deadly disease spreading to Rwanda and Uganda are high according to WHO.

The Chamber has found that Ntaganda was liable as a direct perpetrator for parts of the charges of three of the crimes, namely murder as a crime against humanity and a war crime and persecution as a crime against humanity, and was an…

Despite the loss, the Uganda Cranes qualified to the round of 16, finishing the group in second place, one point more than DR Congo who defeated Zimbabwe 4-0.

According to Allan Muruta, the commissioner for public health emergencies told journalists during the handover medical supplies to support Uganda’s response to Ebola that the Ministry had placed the sub counties of Kisinga, Bwera,…

The funding comes on top of the €17 million in EU funding for Ebola response since 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and prevention and preparedness actions in Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Burundi, Christos Stylianides,…

More than 1000 fighters crossed into Uganda and were taken to Bihanga military barracks in Ibanda district. While some quietly crossed back into the DRC, about 200 ex-combatants are said to be still at Bihanga

Mwebesa said that while Ugandans close to the Congo border face a higher risk, it does not mean that preventive measures for those far away from the border be relaxed since experts haven't ruled out the possibility of the virus having…