Uganda, South Sudan

Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan capital
Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday, but South Sudan's information minister denied the presence of troops, as tensions between South Sudan's president and first vice president stoke fears of a return to war.
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war 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.
Uganda deploys troops in South Sudan as civil war fears grow
Tension mounts in South Sudan as power deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar unravels.
South Sudan on the Brink? Uganda Deploys Troops as Political Crisis Worsens | Firstpost Africa |N18G
South Sudan on the Brink? Uganda Deploys Troops as Political Crisis Worsens | Firstpost Africa | N18G Tensions are escalating in South Sudan as fears of renewed conflict grow. Uganda has deployed special forces to the capital,
Uganda's Strategic Military Deployment Amidst South Sudan's Rising Tensions
Uganda has deployed special forces to South Sudan's capital, Juba, amid escalating tensions between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar. This move follows government arrests and fears of revived civil unrest threatening the 2018 peace deal.
Uganda sends troops to South Sudan as potential war looms
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has been repeatedly consumed by deadly feuding among politicians and militia leaders since its independence from Sudan in 2011. An estimated 400,000 people died in prolonged fighting in the oil-rich African country from 2013 to 2018.
Attacks, Ugandan troops undermine South Sudan minister’s assurance of calm
The situation in South Sudan is fragile and getting worse, with growing political and military instability. The claims made by the information minister do not reflect the reality on the ground.
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Tensions escalate in South Sudan amid calls for peace
The Tumaini Peace Initiative is a high-level mediation effort aimed at resolving the South Sudan conflict. It brings together all the holdout groups that have not signed the 2018 R-ARCSS. The ...
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South Sudanese journalist Charles Wote passes on
South Sudanese journalist Charles Wote, a reporter for Eye Radio, has died in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, following a short ...
The Impact of Shrinking Resources in Uganda, Seen Through a Reporter’s Eyes
After the Trump administration cut most U.S. foreign aid, a reporter wanted to understand how it would affect one of Uganda’s ...
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Uganda covers Salva Kiir’s back again amid power struggle in South Sudan
It is the 2nd time in 5 years Uganda has deployed troops in another country without seeking parliament approval ...
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Another civil war looms in South Sudan
Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil ...
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WHO shares more details about Uganda’s second Ebola Sudan cluster
Suspected case-patients, one of them a woman who became ill while pregnant, have links to the western part of Uganda.
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Uganda: Museveni Meets Acholi Opposition MPs, Agree to Work Together
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met with opposition leaders from Acholi, with both sides agreeing to put aside political ...
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Observers say UPDF deployment in South Sudan lacked proper procedures
Governance pundits suggest that the Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth, may have been kept in the dark about the deployment of Uganda People’s Defence Forces in South Sudan.