President Museveni says Uganda ready for phase two of DRC operation

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President Museveni (centre), DR Congo Minister in charge of National Defence Unit, Dr Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga (left), and Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja during the meeting at State Lodge Nakasero on January 30. PHOTO | DAILY MONITOR  | NMG

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to extend their armies’ joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Congo provinces of Ituri and North Kivu, now into its third month.

Noting the impact of the operation, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni assured the people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) of total peace in the affected region.