Museveni Visits South Sudan Amid Kiir-Machar Political Wrangles
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in South Sudan for a meeting with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit. Museveni’s visit comes in response to an invitation from President Kiir. “I have arrived in South Sudan at the invitation of His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit. I look forward to our
UPDF Seeks Shs 39.1 Billion for South Sudan Peacekeeping Mission
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has requested an additional Shs 39.1 billion to support its recently launched peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The request was presented to the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Veteran Affairs by the Ministry of Defence, barely a month after the UPDF deployment in South
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar arrested
South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar was arrested in Juba, his party’s Foreign Relations Committee chairman said in a statement. According to DW news, Machar, a long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested at his compound in an arrest involving “20 heavily armed vehicles,” Machar’s SPLM-IO party said
