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Ugandan government ready to “help”

    NAIROBI

    The Ugandan government has expressed willingness to help in the political developments in Rwanda. “I hope the RPF will sort out its differences amicably,” Uganda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs told the semi-official ‘New Vision’. “If Uganda is approached we will be ready to help. These are comrades.” Uganda was the main backer of the RPF during the four-year war that brought the movement to power after the 1994 genocide.

    A senior Ugandan military officer said DRC President Laurent-Desire Kabila may try to take advantage of the events in Rwanda “to carry out manoeuvres on the ground”. “To avoid a backlash, we are going to deploy more troops in the DRC,” he told IRIN on Friday. Uganda and Rwanda are backing rival rebel groups fighting the Congolese government.

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