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๐บ๐ฌ Uganda Army Chief Says Troops Deployed to South Sudan Capital
Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudanโs capital, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions that have threatened a fragile peace agreement. Impoverished South Sudan has long been plagued by political instability and insecurity, but concerns have risen sharply in the past week after clashes between forces allied to the countryโs…
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๐บ๐ฌUganda deploys forces to South Sudan as civil war fears grow
Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation. Ugandan special forces have been deployed to Juba, the South Sudanese capital, โto support…
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The Great War of Africa: A Forgotten Tragedy That Shaped a Continent
World leaders are currently focused on preventing a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah, but there is another conflict, far more devastating and often overlooked, that demands urgent attention. This is not a new crisis but a haunting repeat of a war that engulfed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda from…
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๐บ๐ฌ Uganda’s court orders government to pay LRA war crime victims
A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of Lord’s Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo, the first senior member of the rebel group to be convicted by Uganda’s judiciary. In October, Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the LRA, was sentenced to 40 years in…
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๐บ๐ฌ Ugandan military extends detention of opposition leader Besigyeย
A Ugandan army court on Tuesday further remanded opposition leader Kizza Besigye to prison until next January. Besigye’s defense team had requested a short adjournement but the court marial head sided with the state which demanded a long break. Besigye is charged alongside his comrade Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya with endangering national security and subversion. The…
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Cybersecurity Breach at Ugandaโs Central Bank: $17 Million Stolen, Probe Ordered
Uganda is in the spotlight following a major cybersecurity breach at the Bank of Uganda (BoU), with reports claiming that hackers siphoned off 62 billion Ugandan shillings (approximately $17 million). The government has ordered an investigation into the attack, which has sparked concerns about financial security in Uganda and across Africa. The Hack: What We…
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๐บ๐ฌ Uganda plans to launch longest heated oil pipeline by 2027 โ minister
The world’s longest heated oil pipeline, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), is “still viable” despite funding delays caused by activist protests, with first deliveries expected by 2027. Construction of the pipeline began in 2017, and it will be almost 1,500 km long. The pipeline will run from two fields on the shores of…
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๐บ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ช Ugandan politician โkidnappedโ in Kenya, taken to military court
Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya. Besigye, 68, a doctor and critic of President Yoweri Museveni, was brought to the Makindye General Court Martial under a heavily armed military escort on Wednesday. His lawyer Erias Lukwago…
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๐บ๐ฌ Ugandans detained for insulting President Museveni and family on TikTok
Two Ugandan men have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and the president’s son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on TikTok. David Ssengozi, also known as Lucky Choice (21), and Isaiah Ssekagiri (28) appeared before Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis, who ordered their detention at Kigo Prison until November 13 for an…
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๐บ๐ฌ Suspected cult members kill eight in Uganda village
Suspected cult members attacked a village in Uganda, killing at least eight people, including a child as young as three and members of the assailants’ families, authorities said on Wednesday. The assault occurred on Tuesday night about 250 km (150 miles)from the capital Kampala. Eight others were injured, police said. Security forces including from the…
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