By Paul Kisembo on January 6, 2017
Africa Cup of Nations, Bidvest Wits, CAF African Player of the Year, Denis Onyango, DR Congo, Gabon, Khama Billiat, Leicester City, Mamelodi Sundowns, premier league, Reinford Kalaba, Riyad Mahrez, Senegal, TP Mazembe, Uganda Cranes, Zamalek SC
Football, Sports
Uganda Cranes scooped the best team of 2016 at the Glo-CAF Awards with goalkeeper Dennis Onyango taking home the best African based player of the year award on 5th January, 2017 in Abuja, Nigeria. Cranes beat stiff competition from DR Congo and Senegal to the team of the year award after making history by ending […]
By Paul Kisembo on October 18, 2016
2017 AFCON finals draw, Ahmed Hussein, Algeria, burkina faso, Cameroon, Commissioner for physical Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports, Cote D’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Milutin Sredojevic, Morocco, Omara Apita, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia, uganda, Uganda Cranes, Zimbabwe
Football, Sports
The draw of the 2017 AFCON finals to be hosted by Gabon will be conducted on Wednesday 19th October, 2016 with representatives from all the finalists. The draw will involve 16 finalists and will be heavily represented during the ceremony in Libreville at the ASMG Tent in Stade de l’Amitie. Uganda will be represented by […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on September 30, 2016
000 coming from the countries such as Burundi, 000 refugees for six months with safe water, 000 US dollars to support the Uganda Red Cross Society’s efforts to assist 40, According to reports, and health care, and in need of shelter. With more families arriving daily, Andreas Sandin, as well as curb outbreaks of diarrhoeal diseases., Bidi- bidi reception Centre in Yumbe district, deployed the first Red Cross unmanned aerial vehicle – a drone – in Africa to monitor the situation at a vast refugee camp on the border with South Sudan, DR Congo, drone footage from northern Uganda revealed that a swathe of countryside is becoming home for the hundreds of people crossing the border each day, emergency shelter, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gracious Kyagaba, hungry, hygiene promotion, IFRC operations coordinator for East Africa. “Having travelled more than 400 kilometres from Juba, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal for 700, Kenya and Rwanda among others, President Museveni called on world leaders to respect the rights of refugees in their countries, Regional leaders in the Greater Horn of Africa has also raised concern over unending wars that often leads to emergency situations that majorly affects women and children, said: “The appeal launched by the IFRC will support us to address issues related to inadequate supply of water and limited access to health facilities, sanitation, Somalia, South Sudan, they arrive exhausted, Uganda currently has a refugee population of 690, Uganda Red Cross Society, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Water and Sanitation Coordinator at the Uganda Red Cross Society, we need to ramp up our activities quickly, While addressing leaders at a recent world leaders' summit on Refugees in New York during the ongoing United Nations General Assembly
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Uganda Red Cross Society recently deployed the first Red Cross unmanned aerial vehicle – a drone – in Africa to monitor the situation at a vast refugee camp on the border with South Sudan. The drone footage from northern Uganda revealed that a swathe of countryside is becoming home for the hundreds of people crossing […]
By Gerald Businge on August 10, 2016
Aruu County MP in Pader district, detained and humiliated in foreign countries, DR Congo, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, lawyers, Ministers of foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa, ministry of foreign affairs, MP for Buhweju County in Bushenyi District Francis Mwijukye, Odonga Otto, Parliament, Sam Mugumya, Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga
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Parliament has asked the ministry of foreign affairs to come out with an explanation on what it is doing on the matter of Ugandans who are detained and humiliated in foreign countries. The matter has been presented to the floor of parliament by the MP for Buhweju County in Bushenyi district Francis Mwijukye who claims […]
By Antonio Kisembo on February 3, 2016
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Football
DR. Congo qualify for the final of the 2016 African Nations Championship, beating Guinea 5-4 on penalties. The Wednesday semi-final ended the 90minutes in a goalless draw at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. DR. Congo’s Jonathan Bolingi put the Leopards in the lead with a diving header during the first half the extra time before Ibrahima […]
By Walakira on February 22, 2013
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The signing of an agreement aimed at bringing back peace in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will take place in Addis Ababa on Sunday and it would attract observers from Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Tanzania, South Africa and Kenya. Others to attend the signing ceremony include the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Hon. Ban […]
By on October 22, 2012
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The government has dismissed reports that Uganda is backing M23 rebels of DR Congo. This follows a leaked 44 paged report by the UN Security Council group of experts pinning Rwanda and Uganda for backing the M23 rebels, who have been fighting the DR Congo army since April. The document that builds on a UN report […]
By Walakira on August 10, 2012
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Uganda’s warlord (read president Museveni) has reportedly given back US $ 1,000,000 in form of donation to war ton Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). But the forum for Democratic Change’s deputy information officer, Toterebuka Bamwenda says that Museveni gave this US$1,000,000 to DR Congo refugees out of the trillions he (Museveni and his […]
By Walakira on August 8, 2012
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Ugandan president Gen. Museveni and Rwandan president Paul Kagame are planning to deploy troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the different rebel groups in the eastern part of the country. Other African heads of state that want to deploy in DR Congo are, Tanzania’s Jakaya Kikwete, Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi, and […]
By Walakira on July 7, 2012
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Uganda soldiers have disarmed over 600 troops who flee into Uganda’ yesterday after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Warlord, Bosco Ntaganda seized Uganda-DR Congo Border Town OF Bunagana. Uganda shares the town with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The authorities in DR Congo allege that the Ntaganda rebels are trained, supported and funded […]
