Uganda sends 5,000 troops to DR Congo peace mission
Ugandan soldiers gather at Bunagana border in Kisoro District before they were flagged off for the peace mission in the DR Congo on March 29, 2023. PHOTO | MONITOR
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Wednesday flagged off 5,000 soldiers for a peace mission in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Commander of Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, flagged off the soldiers who will cross to DR Congo through the Bunagana border in Kisoro District.
