Why Did Uganda Send Troops Into Congo?
The Ugandan government says it is targeting rebels it accuses of terrorist attacks in Kampala. Many Congolese fear the incursion is cover for yet another plundering of their country.
Ugandan soldiers in Mukakati, Congo, this month. Uganda says it is trying to root out fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group.
Ugandan soldiers in Mukakati, Congo, this month. Uganda says it is trying to root out fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group.Credit...Sebastien Kitsa Musayi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Abdi Latif Dahir
By Abdi Latif Dahir
Dec. 31, 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya — It has been a month since Uganda began air and artillery strikes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and then sent in its troops, in an operation targeting a rebel group it accuses of carrying...