AU didn't approve Salim Saleh's militia

Saracen International has been associated with President Museveni's younger brother, Salim Saleh. Picture by Morgan Mbabazi

It has now emerged that the activities of Saracen International — the private security company currently training militia in the semi-autonomous Puntland state of Somalia, as reported in this paper last week — have not been sanctioned by the African Union. Analysts say this could have grave consequences for Uganda’s peacekeeping force in the country.

Saracen is a Ugandan company associated with General Caleb Akandwanaho alias Salim Saleh, senior advisor to and younger brother of President Yoweri Museveni.