Security agencies in Uganda are on high alert following renewed fighting in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has seen disruption of business between the two countries, an influx of refugees, and fears that the war could spill over across the border.
Since January, fighting between the Congolese national army and the M23 rebel group in the North Kivu Province has seen thousands of civilians displaced, with many trekking into Uganda, and dozens killed. The fears are that the regional capital, Goma, could soon fall into the hands of the rebels, as was the case in 2012, which could endanger its two million residents.
