November 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Region to Deploy Neutral Force in Goma

  President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday closed the 5th Extraordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) which took place at Speke Resort... Read more »

November 24

• Central Africa: Great Lakes Leaders Arrive for Congo Crisis Meet

  Leaders of the Great Lakes region jetted into Uganda for the 5th Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) as the heads-of-state seek solutions to... Read more »

November 22

• Uganda: Congo Rebels Reject Call to Leave Goma

  Rebels in eastern Congo on Thursday rejected regional calls to withdraw from the city of Goma and threatened to press an advance until President Joseph Kabila agrees to peace... Read more »

• Uganda: Museveni, Kagame Demand M23 Rebels Leave Goma

  KAMPALA - The leaders of Uganda, DR Congo and Rwanda have demanded that the M23 rebels stop their offensive and pull out of Goma in an ongoing joint conference meeting at Speke... Read more »

November 21

• Uganda: US Says Uganda's Role in Congo More Crucial

  The renewed clashes in the eastern DRC between the M23 rebels and government forces have made Uganda's role in pacifying the region even more crucial, the US Ambassador to Uganda... Read more »

• Central Africa: Uganda Convenes Congo Crisis Talks

  President Yoweri Museveni last evening convened a crisis meeting with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic of Congo (DRC) over the crisis... Read more »

November 20

• Uganda: Comesa Deal to Boost Exports

  The private sector has lauded the Government for ratifying the COMESA free trade area, saying it will open huge markets for the country. Read more »

November 14

• Uganda: Uganda Closes Congo Border Post

  Uganda has closed its south-western Bunagana border in Kisoro with Congo. Authorities say the border post was benefitting the M23 rebels fighting President Joseph Kabila's... Read more »

November 13

• Uganda: 'Timber Tax Evaders Undermine Sustainable Trade'

  A new report has warned that if the underpayment of taxes currently estimated at 50% on imported timber from DR Congo to Uganda continues illegal logging will escalate leading to... Read more »

• Uganda: UN Betrayed Uganda, Says Minister Oryem

  Uganda feels "gutted" and "betrayed" by a UN panel of experts' leaked report which alleges that the country supports M23 rebels fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more »

November 5

• Uganda: Officials Meet UN Security Council Over DR Congo

  A Ugandan team led by Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda meets the UN Security Council on Monday to deliver the country's stand on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) accusation. Read more »

• Uganda: Govt Keen On Regional Peace

  Uganda is committed to supporting the restoration of peace and stability in the region despite the ongoing negative stance portrayed in some sections of the media, President Yoweri... Read more »

November 4

• Uganda: Report On Congo Rebels Not Final - UN

  The United Nations has put a disclaimer on a recent report which accuses Uganda of supporting the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

November 3

• Uganda: Govt Withdraws From Peacekeeping Over M23 Accusations

  Uganda has resolved to pull out of all regional efforts, including peace keeping missions in Somalia, Central African Republic and DR Congo, over a leaked UN report, which accuses... Read more »

• East Africa: Uganda to Quit Somalia

  Uganda has resolved to pull out of all regional efforts, including peace keeping missions in Somalia, Central African Republic and DR Congo, over a leaked UN report, which accuses... Read more »

November 1

• Uganda: U.S. Under Secretary of State Visits

  U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman jets in on Thursday. Read more »

October 23

• Uganda: State May Stop Mediating in Congo Over U.N Accusations

  Uganda said on Monday it would stop mediating in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels if the U.N. Security Council endorsed accusations that Uganda... Read more »

October 18

• Uganda: Reprieve for Traders As Port Dispute Is Resolved

  Ugandan traders have a reprieve after talks between the Ugandan Trade minister David Wakikona and his Kenyan counterpart Moses Wetangula eased the flow of transport cargo through... Read more »

• Uganda: 'UN Group of Experts Pursuing Political Agenda'

  Rwanda's foreign minister on Thursday expressed disappointment that the UN Group of Experts on the DRC continued to engage in a determined political campaign to indict Rwanda. Read more »

• Uganda: Govt Angered By UN Report

  The Government has reacted with disdain to a UN Security Council's Group of Experts report that has accused Uganda and Rwanda of arming M23 rebels fighting the Democratic Republic... Read more »

October 17

• Uganda: Drugs Stolen From Ugandan Hospitals Sold in Congo

  The medicine and health services delivery monitoring unit together with security personnel in Tororo district have unearthed a drug-theft racket. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Accuses Uganda, Rwanda of Still Backing Rebels

  Uganda has denied allegations its army is arming the M23 rebels fighting against the Kinshasa government in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), joining Rwanda which has... Read more »

October 16

• Uganda: Resume Peace Talks to End LRA War - NGO

  The director of SAIPED, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at Dungu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Fr. Ernest Sugule, has called for the revival of peace talks with... Read more »

October 12

• Uganda: Secret Training Camp For Rebels

  Kanombe Military Barracks and Hospital, adjacent to a busy road, a stone's throw from Kigali International Airport, is really a secret training camp for an illegal rebel army?... Read more »

• East Africa: Great Lakes Leaders' Humanitarian Trust Fund

  Uganda has donated $1m (sh2.5b) to the Humanitarian Trust Fund created by the leaders of International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to alleviate the suffering of... Read more »