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The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni declared his "love" for President Donald Trump. This came after Trump was accused of referring to African nations as "shithole" countries during a meeting with members of Congress about immigration policy. Trump denied making the remarks, but the African Union demanded that he apologize for his "clearly racist" comments.  "America has got one of the best presidents ever," Museveni said during the opening of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. "I love Trump because he tells Africans frankly. The Africans need to solve their problems, the Africans are...

Amin son starts rebel group - govt Brig. Kale Kayihura has said exiled former president Idi Amin’s son is training a rebel group to attack Uganda from DR Congo. Kayihura is the UPDF Chief Political Commissar and former commander of the Ugandan troops in eastern DR Congo. “We have information that Taban Amin is recruiting and has set a base near the Uganda border,” Kayihura told Sunday Monitor yesterday. He said Taban is working with the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC) and a local rebel group RCD-ML led by Mbusa Nyamwisi. Nyamwisi is now part of Dr Congo President Joseph...