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Escalation of attacks by Lord Resistance Army of Joseph Kony displace DRC civilians into South Sudan

May 5, 2020 Africa, Latest, News, South Sudan, Uganda, Western Equatoria State, World

May 5, 2020 (Nyamilepedia) – Congolese civilians have fled to South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state as attacks by Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) on several villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalate, local officials in Yambio said this morning. The Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) commissioner Paulino Zizi told Nyamilepedia from the Western Equatoria state capital Yambio in an […]

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Foundation People for Peace and Defense of Human Rights Calls on UNHCR to Hold Officers Accountable To End Bribe in Resettlement

March 9, 2020 Press Release, Uganda

Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) addresses a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

By Kulihoshi Musikami Pecos, Mar 9, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — A Uganda based human rights organization calls on the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) in Uganda to start holding their Congolese employees accountable for taking bribes from refugees who are direly seeking resettlement opportunities abroad.According to Foundation People for Peace and Defense of Human Rights, employees of the UNCHR who […]

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Museveni’s colonial ambitions in South Sudan

June 17, 2017 Adwok Nyaba, Analyses, Contributor's, South Sudan, Uganda

Museveni and his wife attends South Sudan independent day celebration in July 2014(Photo: file)

By Peter Adwok Nyaba June 17, 2017(Nyamilepedia) —– The loudest chorus coming out these days from region is that of ‘SPLM reunification’ rather than ‘stop the war’ to end the suffering and negative migration of the people of South Sudan. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, not even on behalf of National Resistance Movement (NRM), has usurped the SPLM reunification process leaders […]

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Nuer Community In Uganda Welcomes The Defected MPs To SPLM/A-IO

October 20, 2016 Press Release, Uganda

Nuer community in Uganda holds commemoration event in memory of Dec 15 Juba genocide(Photo: file)

Press Release, October 20, 2016(Nyamilepedia) ——The Nuer Community in the Republic of Uganda would like to take this precious and opportune moment in time to congratulate the Members of South Sudanese National Parliament: Hon. Lam Pouch, Hon. Pasquala Clement, Hon. Justine Joseph and Hon. Martin Mabil who have taken a bold decision to defect from President Salva Kiir’s repressive, authoritarian […]

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SPLM/A-IO Kampala Branch Disowns Group Of Individuals Acting As Party Officials

September 29, 2016 Press Release, Uganda

Press Statement, Ref: OC/NCER/SPLM/A LOKLA/00 September 29, 2016(Nyamilepedia) ——This is to inform the public that SPLM/A-IO Uganda Liaison office has disowned individuals who claim to be Party officials or representatives of SPLM/A-IO in Uganda. These individuals are not and have never been part of SPLM-IO office in Kampala nor part of it in entire Uganda. [ad name=”Google Ads 03″] This […]

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President Museveni Meets President Uhuru For “Bilateral” Deals

August 29, 2016 Eastern Africa, Kenya, News, Uganda

Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, meets Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, in Nairobi, Kenya(Photo: supplied)

KAMPALA, Uganda, August 29, 2016(Nyamilepedia) — President Yoweri Museveni has today held a bilateral meeting with his host President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.The meeting comes at the heels of the closure of the TICADVI summit that attracted over 30 heads of state from Africa and 100 chief executive officers from Japan representing top Japanese companies. […]

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Envoy Leaks Uganda’s Secrets On South Sudan

August 23, 2016 News, Uganda

August 23, 2016(Nyamilepedia) —– (KAMPALA) A Ugandan diplomat has “accidentally” shared a confidential government brief about South Sudan with the UN Security Council, triggering a diplomatic incident and embarrassment. In Kampala, Foreign Affairs ministry officials in an attempt to mute the backlash held an emergency meeting with and apologized to US Ambassador Deborah Malac whose country sponsored the August 12, 2016 […]

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Is Salva Kiir Still In Charge in South Sudan?

April 23, 2016 Kenya, News, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda

South Sudan's Agrey Sabuni, representing Salva Kiir at the Presidential heads of States of Northern Corridor in Kampala, Uganda(Photo: supplied)

April 23, 2016(Nyamilepedia) –—- South Sudan’s incumbent president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, whose term expired in July 2015, is recognized as the country’s president, however, whether Mr. Kiir has full authority over the current regime is still very controversial. While his chief of army, Gen. Paul Malong Awan, has greater powers in the army, many politicians, mostly elders from his Dinka […]

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Fresh Monetary Scandal In The President Office Over Students’ Support, Delegations Disclosed

March 2, 2016 Corruption, Economics, Uganda

By David Lony Majak, March 02, 2016(Nyamilepedia) —- South Sudan is becoming a country without deliberate future generation being headed by typical liabilities holding public offices with aim of promoting theft cases. The outrageous financial thefts in Kiir’s office is proved as extraordinary culture by his subordinates, and have endlessly stealing money given to students from various countries represented by […]

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Kiir Congratulates Museveni’s Election Victory on WhatsApp

February 21, 2016 Opinion, Uganda

By Nicholas Osobi, Feb 21, 2016(Nyamilepedia) —- President Museveni must be the only African leader blessed with loyal friends. A classified gossip coming from Liquor Paradise (President Salava Kiir’s palace in Juba) has it that he (Salva Kiir), on Saturday 20th of Feb sent a WhatsApp message to congratulate his mentor, President Museveni of Uganda upon his disputed election victory. […]

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South Sudan’s Dr. Machar Meets Ugandan President At Night Behind Closed Doors

January 25, 2016 Breaking News, News, Peace Process, Press Release, South Sudan, SPLM, Uganda

South Sudan's Opposition leader, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, meets Ugandan leader, President Yoweri Museveni in Masindi in Western Uganda(Photo: supplied)

Jan 25, 2016(Nyamilepedia) —- South Sudan’s incoming First Vice President of the Transitional Government of National Unity and the leader of the armed opposition, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has met Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, today outside the capital in the country’s western region. According to the Ugandan Presidential Press Secretary, Lindah Wamboka Nabusayi, the long awaited diplomatic mission, which […]

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Nuer Community in Uganda Deems Nyoat Biliew as Government’s Agent For Destruction, Not A Leader Of Nuer Community In Uganda

December 31, 2015 Press Release, Uganda

Nuer community in Uganda holds commemoration event in memory of Dec 15 Juba genocide(Photo: file)

By Stephen Gai Kak, Dec 31 2015 (Nyamilepedia) —- Nuer Community in Uganda under my leadership, Gai Kak Gai, wishes South Sudan in general and Nuer Community in particular a joyful festive season and may the peace of Christ and the love of God be with you and your families during this festive season. I wish you a happy and prosperous […]

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SSSLU in Uganda Responds to Former Union President Mr. Makuei Aguer’s Claims

December 29, 2015 Corruption, Education, Press Release, Uganda

By Juma Keneth, Dec 29, 2015 (Nyamilepedia) —- ‘’The New Twist In The South Sudanese Students’ Affairs In Uganda.’’ Our Motto: New Era, New Dawn For Unity Gallant South Sudanese, fellow countrymen and women, I greet you in the names of the Almighty God and the Republic of South Sudan. It is my hope that this message finds you safe and […]

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South Sudanese Students’ Union in Uganda Did Not Form Another Body

December 25, 2015 Press Release, Uganda

President of South Sudanese Students Union In Uganda ,Peter Nin Tut in the middle and Mr. Anthony on the right (Photo: Extracted/Nyamilepedia)

By Makuei Aguer Adel, Dec 25, 2015 (Nyamilepedia) —- Merry Christmas to you all South Sudanese around the globe and in our beloved country. We hope that the year of 2016 will be the year of peace. In Uganda, we have only one students’ body (South Sudanese Students’ Union in Uganda) which treats all South Sudanese students equally without any […]

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Ugandan Forces Return To South Sudan

November 24, 2015 News, South Sudan, Uganda

Ugandan's UPDF entering South Sudan teritory(Photo: file)

BY ANDREW OLWENY, Nimule. November 24, 2015(Nyamilepedia) —- Last night at around 10 PM, 20 truckload of UPDF entered south Sudan from Nimule and headed towards Juba. As we had reported here previously, Juba had sent high-level officials to Kampala requesting for Military convoy escorts along Juba Nimule Road. In addition over the weekend, Ugandan and South Sudanese high-level military […]

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Museveni’s Venture In South Sudan!

October 29, 2015 Contributor's, Lako J. Kwajok, South Sudan, Uganda

By Dr Lako Jada Kwajok, Oct 29, 2015(Nyamilepedia) —- After many confusing and often contradictory press releases regarding UPDF withdrawal both from the South Sudanese government and its Ugandan counterpart, we finally got an input from someone on ground in Bor town. General Malual Ayom, the SPLA commander in Bor town, said last week, I quote ” for the first […]

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Phased Withdrawal of Ugandan’s Troops From South Sudan!

October 21, 2015 Eastern Africa, News, Press Release, South Sudan, Uganda

Oct 21, 2015(Nyamilepedia) —- Thousands of Ugandan People Defense Force (UPDF), contracted by Salva Kiir government in 2013 to fight a civil war in defense of the regime, have began a procedural withdrawal from Bor town, the capital of Jonglei state. According to South Sudan’s government spokesman, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Deputy Peace negotiator, Hon. Micheal Makuei Lueth, […]

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Khartoum: Ugandan President Agrees To Withdraws Troops From South Sudan

September 17, 2015 News, Peace Process, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda

Sept 17, 2015(Nyamilepedia) — During their recent meetings in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, the Ugandan President, Yoweri K. Museveni, pledged his commitment to South Sudan Compromise Peace Agreement and assured the incoming First Vice President of Transitional Government of National Unity, Dr. Riek Machar, that he will “immediately” withdraw his troops from South Sudan. South Sudan’s Machar held a closed-doors […]

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South Sudan’s Dr. Machar Arrives In Khartoum On Diplomatic Mission!

September 15, 2015 News, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda

Dr. Riek Machar Teny meeting president Omar Hassan el Bashir in Sudanese capital, Khartoum(Photo: file)Dr. Riek Machar Teny meeting president Omar Hassan el Bashir in Sudanese capital, Khartoum(Photo: file)

Sept 15, 2015(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan’s former Vice President and the designated First Vice President of the upcoming Transitional Government of National Unity, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, has led a high-level delegation to Khartoum, Sudan, this evening. “Comrade Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of SPLM/SPLA, Dr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, has left for the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday evening.” Said James Gatdet […]

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Ugandan Air-force Bombs South Sudan Rebels’ Territory in Upper Nile

September 6, 2015 News, South Sudan, Uganda

South Sudan rebels accused Uganda of bombarding their positions in Upper Nile state. In the picture is a Sukhoi Su-30MK2 Ugandan Jet Fighters believed to have been obtained from Russia(Photo: file)

Sept 6, 2015(Nyamilepedia) — Latest reports from Panyikang and Tunja confirm that at least two Ugandan helicopters have dropped random explosives and chemicals on rebels strongholds in Panyinkang, Tunja and Nyijuat Payam at 12pm this afternoon. According to rebels military spokesmen, Col. William Gatkiath Deng for the SPLA-IO mainstream and Brig. Gen. Nyagwal Ajak Dengkak who speaks on behave of […]

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Uganda will withdraw its army, watch Juba closely

August 29, 2015 Press Release, South Sudan, Uganda

By JULIUS BARIGABA , The EastAfrican August 29, 2015(Nyamilepedia) — Uganda says it will honour the requirement of the latest peace agreement to withdraw its army from South Sudan territory, but on condition that the safety of its citizens is guaranteed. Chief of Defence Forces Gen Edward Katumba Wamala told The EastAfrican that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces will comply with the directive in […]

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With Peace Deal Will Gen. Museveni’s Expansionism Vision In South Sudan Come To An End?

August 28, 2015 Politics, South Sudan, Uganda

Museveni and Kiir are threatened by peace– back to the drawing board? By Milton Allimadi, August 28, 2015(Nyamilepedia) — The biggest loser with the South Sudan Peace Deal is Uganda’s Gen. Yoweri Museveni. Salva Kiir has not been ruling South Sudan since December 2013 when his power struggle with then Vice President Riek Machar started. Museveni is the real power. […]

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Ugandan Government Calls All Warring Parties to Sign Peace and Put Personal Egos aside

August 18, 2015 Breaking News, Eastern Africa, IGAD, News, Peace Process, Politics, Press Release, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda

August 18, 2015 (Nyamilepedia) – In a surprising turn of events that could send shockwaves down nerves of officials in the government of President Salva Kiir, The Government of Uganda has on Tuesday released a statement calling on all the warring parties in South Sudan to sign peace agreement immediately and put their country above their personal interest and personal egos. Speaking to media in Ugandan […]

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