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Rwanda to re-open border with Uganda as relations thaw
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda will re-open on Monday a border crossing with Uganda that was shuttered nearly...
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UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on travellers who...
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Ugandan author ‘dumped at home by gunmen’ after release from jail -lawyer
KAMPALA (Reuters) - An award-winning Ugandan author was "dumped by gunmen" overnight outside his home, his lawyer said on Wednesday,...
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Uganda’s president seeks to boost trade and rein in borrowing
By Katharine Houreld and Elias Biryabarema KISOZI, Uganda (Reuters) - Uganda wants to curb its borrowing and boost exports in...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale KINSHASA (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and...
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Ugandan author and Museveni critic re-arrested after freedom ruling
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - A Ugandan court ordered an award-winning author and prominent government critic free on bail...
Read moreUgandan novelist, critic of president, charged with communications offences
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - A prominent Ugandan writer and critic of long-ruling leader Yoweri Museveni has been charged...
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Uganda’s Museveni says schools, bars to reopen in Jan after COVID closures in place since March 2020
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday announced plans to lift COVID-19 containment measures in January that had...
Read moreUganda police detain 29 suspected of seeking to overthrow government
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police said on Monday they had arrested 29 alleged members of a suspected newly formed rebel...
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Uganda charges 15 with terrorism for role in IS-linked bombings
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda on Thursday charged 15 people with offences including terrorism and aiding terrorism related to their alleged...
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Congo president says Ugandan troops’ presence will be temporary
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday he would ensure that...
Read moreSuspected Islamists kill 16 people in eastern Congo
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people this week in...
Read moreU.S. hits Ugandan military intelligence chief with sanctions over ‘egregious’ abuses
KAMPALA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda's chief of military intelligence, Major General...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on people in Iran, Syria and Uganda, citing rights abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than a dozen people and entities in Iran,...
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Western companies are blind to Ugandan investments – President Museveni
By Elias Biryabarema and Karin Strohecker KYANKWANZI, Uganda (Reuters) -Chinese private investment in Uganda is growing while Westerners are losing...
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Uganda launches road-building in Congo to boost trade
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Sunday it had launched a road-building project in neighbouring Democratic Republic...
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Uganda says troops to stay in Congo as long as needed to defeat ADF
By Hereward Holland and Elias Biryabarema KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Friday that its troops sent this week into...
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Congo says it has to fight joint enemy with Uganda as soldiers cross border
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese authorities on Wednesday sought to allay concerns about the...
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Explainer-Who are Islamic State’s affiliates in Congo and Uganda?
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo have announced joint operations against an Islamic State-linked...
Read moreUganda and Congo attack Islamist militia in joint operation
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo carried out joint air...
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