UPDF Denies Allegations of Using Chemical Weapons in South Sudan
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied allegations circulating on social media that it has used chemical weapons and barrel bombs against White Army rebels...
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UPDF Responds to Claims of Using Chemical Weapons in South Sudan
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that claim the Ugandan Air Force used chemical and barrel bombs on rebel pos...
More UPDF Troops Enter South Sudan
More Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been sent to South Sudan to support commandos who arrived in Juba last week under Operation ‘Mlinzi wa Kimya’...
South Sudan: 21 Civilians Killed in Nasir Airstrike.
At least 21 civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in an aerial bombardment in Nasir town, Upper Nile state, on Sunday night, local officials and r...
Kenyan woman arrested for drug trafficking in Vietnam to be executed tomorrow
Margaret Nduta Macharia, a 37-year-old Kenyan national, is scheduled to be executed in Vietnam tomorrow, Monday, March 17, 2025, following her conviction for drug traffic...
"UPDF Are In South Sudan Without My Knowledge." UPDF Deployment in South Sudan Sparks Controversy
On 11 March 2025, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of Uganda's Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, made public that he had sent the Uganda People's Defence Forc...
South Sudan on the Brink as Kiir Blames Machar for Deadly Military Attack
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit has broken his silence following a deadly assault on a military base in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, which claimed the lif...
South Sudan: Kiir Sacks Army Chief, IGP and Central Bank Governor
Juba, South Sudan — November 21, 2024: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has made sweeping changes to the country’s security and financial leadership.In a series of...
How S.Sudan’s Salva Kiir has fuelled division, violence and corruption
Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudanâs president since the countryâs independence in 2011. South Sudanâs secession from Sudan came on the heels of...
South Sudan's holdout groups to sign deal next month
The parties to the South Sudan High-Level Mediation in Nairobi, often referred to as the holdout groups, are expected to sign the final agreement in November following th...