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Jul
15
2023
By ELIAS BIRYABAREMA
Uganda president says ex-Congo leader gave sanctuary to Islamist rebels

Uganda president says ex-Congo leader gave sanctuary to Islamist rebels

NEWS
UGANDA'S President Yoweri has accused a former leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, of giving sanctuary to Islamist fighters and allowing them to exploit minerals and timber and use the proceeds to build their strength. A former Uganda-based rebel group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) in 2019, has been operating in the jungles of the east of neighbouring Congo for years, carrying out killings of both civilians and security personnel. Last month, fighters from the group crossed the border into Uganda, stormed a secondary school and massacred 42 people, mostly students.…
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May
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Uganda, Congo act against rebels

Uganda, Congo act against rebels

NEWS
THE Ugandan and Congo armies are setting up an operations centre in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo for a joint offensive against Islamist rebels who have killed hundreds of people in the last year, Congo's government said. On Sunday a delegation from the Ugandan Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) including the commander of Uganda's ground forces arrived in Beni in Congo's North Kivu province to establish a coordination centre for the two armies, Kinshasa's communications ministry said on Wednesday. A Congo army spokesman was not immediately available for comment. A Ugandan army spokesman said he could not confirm…
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Sep
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Mozambique asks EU for help in tackling insurgency

Mozambique asks EU for help in tackling insurgency

NEWS
MOZAMBIQUE has asked the European Union for support in tackling a wave of militant attacks in the country's north by rebels with links to Islamic State, a conflict that has raised fears for stability and security in southern Africa. The Islamist attacks in Cabo Delgado province date to 2017 but the violence has gathered pace this year, with insurgents seizing important towns for brief periods and hitting military and other key targets. The Portuguese news agency Lusa said on Tuesday Mozambique had written to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to ask for help in training its armed forces to…
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Sep
22
2020
By The African Mirror
Armed men kill at least a dozen civilians in northeast Congo

Armed men kill at least a dozen civilians in northeast Congo

NEWS
FISTON MAHAMBA ARMED men killed at least a dozen people and kidnapped several in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks they have blamed on Ugandan Islamist rebels. Violence attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan armed group active in eastern Congo since the 1990s, has surged since the army began a counter-insurgency campaign against them late last year. Armed men attacked the city of Mbau in Beni territory, North Kivu province, near the Ugandan border, killing and kidnapping people and burning houses before fleeing into the bush,…
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