Conflict
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 00:00
As U.S. airlift missions operating at the request of the French government and African Union authorities continue, Uganda maintains their role as a key U.S. strategic partner.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 13:50
Uganda’s foreign ministry spokesman says the country is playing a critical role in regional efforts to resolve South Sudan’s security situation, despite criticism that the government in Kampala is undermining ongoing peace negotiations between warring factions in Ethiopia.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 13:20
Two U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft operating at the request of the French government and African Union authorities continued airlifting a Rwandan mechanized battalion Jan. 19.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 13:17
When an overwhelming majority of people in the then-autonomous region of South Sudan voted for independence two years ago, the world applauded, and the United States extended its hand in friendship and support.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:46
A Central African was fishing on a riverbank last month when a group of 19 men, women, and children emerged from the bush and called out to him in Swahili. Holding their weapons over their heads, they announced that they were part of Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and wanted to defect. At the group’s request, the fisherman took them across the river in his boat, and soon a Ugandan military helicopter arrived.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 12:41
French intelligence services have reported the discovery of a new mass grave in Central African Republic, France's defense minister said Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:58
When South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011, oil was seen as a potential spark that could reignite tensions and cripple the new nation. But today, oil is motivating efforts to save it.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:54
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, has urged member states to ensure its African Standby Force (ASF) is fully operational by 2015.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:49
The Ugandan parliament’s retroactive authorization of a military intervention in neighbouring South Sudan has elicited considerable criticism from activists and analysts.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 11:48
The South Sudanese army (SPLA) said it had deployed troops in the country’s Warrap state after dissident forces opposed to the current government killed two people in Tonj North and East counties last week.