Rwanda expels Belgian ambassador amid meddling accusations

Rwanda has given the Belgian ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, citing Belgium's meddling in Rwanda's internal affairs and ...

The M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have said they will march on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on Monday, January 27, if government forces (FARDC) do not lay down their weapons. Courtesy

DR Congo violence sparks humanitarian crisis fears

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

28/01/2025

The M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have said they will march on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, ...

M23 threatens to occupy Goma on Monday

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

27/01/2025

The M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have said they will march on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, ...

Kagame: The problem is not between me and Tshisekedi

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

25/09/2023

Rwanda President Paul Kagame Coups d’état in West Africa and natural disasters in North Africa have taken the international media ...

This photo shows soldiers operating near Kibumba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nov. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani)

M23 agrees to continue “orderly withdrawal” in eastern DR Congo

14/01/2023

Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2023 shows a press conference held by the regional force of East African Community (EAC) ...

M23 rebels withdraw from captured military camp in DR Congo

07/01/2023

Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2023 shows a press conference held by the regional force of East African Community (EAC) ...

Gen. Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho has been named the new Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in DR Congo (PHOTO/Courtesy).

PROFILE: Meet Lieutenant General Otávio Rodrigues De Miranda Filho of Brazil, the new Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in DR Congo

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

05/01/2023

Gen. Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho has been named the new Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission ...

How regional digital trade platform will support SMEs

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

15/11/2022

Dubbed Myeasoko, the digital initiative enables women and youth entrepreneurs to trade, Upskill, profile there good and services and most ...

KIGALI, RWANDA: Rwandan authorities Monday said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo violated its airspace on Monday morning, barely 48 hours after the neighbours agreed to accelerate efforts to de-escalate tensions.

DR Congo fighter jet violates Rwandan airspace, says Kigali amid growing tension

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

08/11/2022

KIGALI, RWANDA: Rwandan authorities Monday said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of Congo violated its airspace on Monday ...

Medical staff prepare to enter a hospital isolation unit in western Uganda during a suspected Ebola outbreak in 2018. Sumy Sadurni/AFP via Getty Images

DR Congo declares end of latest Ebola outbreak

28/09/2022

A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019 (PHOTO/Courtesy). KINSHASA, Sept. 27 ...

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