Islamist militants tied up at least 19 villagers and killed them with machetes and other weapons in a raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, Reuters reported, citinig a civil society leader. Other villagers fled but may have drowned as they tried to cross the Lamia river …
Read More »Two tourists killed in Uganda park attack
Ugandan police are pursuing Allied Democratic Force (ADF) militants who are suspected to have shot dead two tourists and a guide at the Queen Elizabeth National Park. The three – a British citizen, a South African and a Ugandan guide – were killed in an attack on Tuesday evening while …
Read More »Ugandan president says police foiled plot to bomb churches
Ugandan police foiled a bomb attack on churches by a notorious Islamist militant group, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were on Sunday planning to plant two bombs in churches in Kibibi, about 50 km (30 miles) from the capital Kampala, Mr Museveni wrote on X, …
Read More »DR Congo: several dead after crash of a Ugandan helicopter in the east
Several people died in eastern DR Congo after a Ugandan army helicopter crashed, Ugandan army spokesman Felix Kulayigye confirmed on Wednesday. Reuters agency quotes an unnamed Congolese army spokesman as saying that “at least 22 people died in the crash.” “We are still awaiting more details on this week’s crash,” …
Read More »DR Congo: city of Butembo on high alert after bomb explosion
The commune of Bulengera in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on high alert after two people were injured in a bomb explosion on Tuesday in the town of Butembo. Politico-military authorities in Butembo, a city of around one million people, said a local official from the National Intelligence Agency …
Read More »DR Congo: patients burned alive in multiple attacks
At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more abducted in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN has said. According to the UN, children and at least four patients who were burned alive at a religious clinic in North Kivu province. The UN mission in …
Read More »DR Congo: at least 24 dead in attacks in North Kivu
At least 24 people died in attacks over the weekend in villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern province of North Kivu, local media reported. From 9, the toll of these attacks attributed to Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels has risen to 24. The villages attacked were set …
Read More »Uganda: army discovers bomb-making facility in the capital
The Ugandan military said it discovered a bomb-making material at a training facility in the west of the capital, Kampala. According to the army, the facility belonged to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militia that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. The authorities recovered nails, wires and …
Read More »Uganda to withdraw troops from DR Congo
The Ugandan army has announced the withdrawal of troops it sent last year to help neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo fight Islamist militants. According to Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Ugandan land forces commander, Operation Shujaa had only been intended to last for six months and would end by next month unless …
Read More »Ugandan and Congolese armies arrest 62 rebels in eastern Congo
At least 62 rebels surrender in a joint operation by the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern DR congo. The ceremony took place on Monday after the UPDF convoy entered DR Congo …
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