Lobby group accuses Uganda of illicit arms supply to South Sudan

South Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) national army soldiers patrol the streets with a pick-up truck after capturing the town of Bentiu, on January 12, 2014. FILE PHOTO | AFP

The Conflict Armament Research (CAR) lobby group has accused Uganda of illicit supply of arms to South Sudan.

The London-based CAR says in its latest report that Uganda was buying weapons from European countries and giving them to South Sudan, despite an arms embargo.