Uganda is emerging as a preferred candidate to take up the position of secretary general of the East African Community (EAC) amid growing unease over South Sudan’s eligibility due to unpaid financial ...

What you need to know: At the meeting, progress was acknowledged in facilitating cross-border trade and promoting peace and security, including the operationalisation of the One Stop Border Post (OSBP ...

At the bustling Mpondwe border post, a woman crossing from the Democratic Republic of Congo into Uganda is whisked away to an isolation unit after a thermal scanner picks up her high temperature.

In eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), conflict creates more than just human tragedy and a breakdown in governance; it also blurs the trail of the country’s most valuable ...

Kampala, Uganda – Rwanda is in “command and control” of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda has “unilaterally doubled its military presence” in the DRC, and armed groups ...

Members of the M23 armed group sit on a pickup truck during a patrol as women carrying fruits walk past a market, following the takeover of the city by the M23 movement on February 18, 2025. [AFP] The ...

Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area ...