Uganda’s Defense and Veteran Affairs Minister, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja is in Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in Eastern Democratic of Congo-DRC to boost the ongoing mission to neutralize the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) by the two countries.
Ssempijja, who is accompanied by senior Ugandan military officers, arrived last evening in DRC.
In an interview with the media, Ssempijja said that his objective and presence in DR Congo is to exchange tactics and means on how armed forces of both countries can neutralize the operations of ADF.
He also revealed that he would hold meetings with the Congolese Minister of Defense, Gilbert Kabanda, who also arrived in Bunia on Tuesday to assess the state of siege against the rebels.
ADF rebels are suspected to be hiding on the edges of Mambasa and Irumu territories in Ituri province, according to highly placed security sources.
