Uganda deploys troops to Juba to ‘secure’ Kiir

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni [File: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo]JUBA — Uganda’s military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said on Monday it has deployed special forces to Juba, the capital city of South Sudan, to “secure’ …

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Uganda deploys special forces in South Sudan capital

Nairobi — Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan’s capital Juba to “secure it”, Uganda’s military chief said on Tuesday, as tensions between South Sudan’s president and first vice-president stoke fears of a return to civil war. A Ugandan …

Uganda deploys forces to South Sudan as civil war fears grow

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation. Ugandan special forces have …

Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow

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'My best friend went to work - and was crushed to death by rubbish in Uganda'

Hasham CheemaBBC News, Kampala ShareSave Fighting back the tears, 22-year-old rubbish collector Okuku Prince recalls the moment his best friend's lifeless body was found at a massive rubbish dump in Uganda's capital, Kampala. The landslide at the …

FDIs in East Africa at risk as corruption in Uganda comes under global scrutiny

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Uganda army deploys troops to South Sudan capital

JUBA FILE - South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings in Juba, South Sudan, on Oct. 20, 2019, to discuss outstanding issues to the peace deal. Ugandan special forces have been deployed …

US Embassy in South Sudan orders departure of non-emergency employees; Uganda deploys troops to Juba

Uganda deploys troops in South Sudan as civil war fears grow 

Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan as fears grow that the country could descend into civil war. Kampala’s military chief announced on Tuesday that the troops had been sent to help “secure” Juba, the capital of Uganda’s northern neighbour. …