By REUTERS More by this AuthorUganda will pull troops from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in two weeks, the military said on Tuesday. Uganda and DRC launched a joint operation against insurgents late last year and have been working together to eliminate the armed group. “Operation Shujaa will officially cease in about 2 weeks according to our original agreement,” tweeted Uganda's land forces commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba, using the code name Shujaa which is Swahili for “hero”. Unless I get further instructions from our Commander-in-Chief or CDF (chief of defence forces), I will withdraw all our troops from DRC in 2 weeks,” he added. The ADF began as an uprising in Uganda but has been based in Congo since the late 1990s.

Source: Daily Nation May 18, 2022 11:52 UTC