The untold story of Kagera War by TZ, Uganda top soldiers

>That day they forced me to withdraw the remaining forces from Mutukula to Bigada. By the time we reached Bigada, everybody was trembling. This really weakened us. In early January 1979, my unit was relieved and went back to Masindi.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Oct

NYERERE DAY: Untold story of how Nyerere won Africa’s deadly war

>As the nation commemorates the 15th anniversary of the death of founding president Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, fresh details  have emerged on how the globally acknowledged statesman built an eight-year-long case as a curtain raiser to  the war against General Idi Amin Dada – one of Africa’s most brutal dictators.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Apr

KAGERA WAR: Uganda’s secret on Hans Poppe’s body

>Hans Poppe was the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the present Kagera Region when Ugandan soldiers, under the command of Lt Col Abdul Kisule, entered the country to rescue their colleagues who had been captured by the Tanzanian police after wandering into foreign territory in 1971.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Oct

NYERERE & KAGERA WAR-4: Kagera War: Lessons and challenges

>Besides recapturing the Kagera Salient and driving Idi Amin out of Uganda, Tanzania’s second major success in the eight-month war lay in the organisation of its fighting force.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

31 May

One hero down: The untold story of peacekeepers

On May 29 every year, the United Nations marks the UN Peacekeepers Day, where it holds events to honour the fallen peacekeepers.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Apr

Lost legacy: Untold story of D’Salaam

Mr Mejah Mbuya hops off his bike outside a building that seems to be unoccupied. “There used to be a plaque around here somewhere,” he murmurs, searching in vain.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Apr

Dodoma to Garissa: Rashid’s untold story

When Fatma Ali said goodbye to her son in January, she expected to see him again three months later—not as a terror suspect but as a brilliant science student coming home for a break.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Oct

FEATURE :Untold story of astrologer and Tanzania’s 2015 general election

In his heyday, Sheikh Yahya Hussein was a household name. He frequently mingled with presidents and kings, including the giants of East African politics, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Toy soldiers at war

The 40 year conflict that remains unresolved

 

10 years ago

BBC

The African soldiers dragged into Europe's war

The Tanzanian soldiers dragged into Europe's war

 

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