This performance comes despite the continued closure of several key border points by the DRC government. Crossings at Bunagana and Kitagoma in Kisoro District, and Ishasha in Kanungu District, remain shut following the capture of areas in North Kivu Province by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group.
Amuru District Health Officer Dr. Alfred Okello told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that a surveillance team at the Elegu border point has since been activated following the confirmation of the disease across South Sudan's Nimule Township.
According to several reports, transfer of money to and within the East African Community is among the most expensive in the world, going to as high as 15 percent of the funds being transfered.
In a statement issued on Saturday night, June 7, 2025 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the government says it sees no reason to maintain its membership in an organisation whose functioning is now contrary to its principles and its usefulness.
On Friday the rebels’ political spokesperson confirmed to media that the delegation has withdrawn from the peace talks over Kinshasa regime's lack of will to pursue political avenues to resolve this conflict.
In a statement released Wednesday, CSAC President Christian Bosembe ordered all journalists in the country to refrain from covering, commenting on, or relaying any information related to the PPRD or its leader, Kabila.
On Monday night, M23’s political spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, released a statement accusing the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the Wazalendo coalition of carrying out systematic attacks between May 23 and 29, targeting civilian populations in South Kivu.
The report is based, according to the organization, on the testimonies of 18 former civilian detainees, all men, interviewed between February and April 2025.
Raila Odinga demanded that Kenya equally deploys the marines on Lake Victoria like Uganda has done. He added that some of the Islands like Lolwe and Sigulu in Namayingo district belong to Kenya.
Adrian Raphael Njau, Acting Executive Director of the EABC, emphasised that an EAC unified approach will enhance trust among Partner States, improve negotiation leverage, and uphold a common policy in the field of external trade for the region.
During a workshop on “Promotion of Gulu Logistics Hub” at the hub site on Wednesday, the officials noted that despite substantial investments and strategic planning, the hub's full potential remains untapped, mainly due to infrastructural setbacks.
In a statement released Sunday morning, Lawrence Kingston Kanyuka, the M23 political spokesperson, confirmed Kabila's arrival and wished him a pleasant stay in areas currently under the control of M23 fighters.
The regional civil society organisation says that the affected individuals were invited by regional institutions to observe public legal proceedings in Dar es Salaam, but were denied entry or removed from the country without formal explanation or recourse to procedural safeguards.
The major projects to be funded include: Construction of Regional Oncology Centers in Arua/ Mbale, Bukedea Water Works Project, the Second Drylands Integrated Development Project in Karamoja (DIDPK-II), Standard Gauge Railway Project.
The Payments Masterplan is aimed at enhancing digital integration and facilitate seamless cross-border transactions within the region, improve the speed, security, and affordability of digital payment.
Grace Aciro, an entrepreneur woman based in northern Uganda revealed that the National Trade Policy need to be inclusive and have all the voices of the most vulnerable populations included.
