Uganda Increases Troop Presence Along South Sudan Border

Uganda has increased its troop presence along the border with South Sudan due to the deteriorating security situation there. The violence has led to an upsurge in people trying to cross into Uganda says Lt Col Paddy Ankunda, spokesman for the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF).

Uganda temporarily closed its border with South Sudan following the violence there, but has since re-opened the border allowing traffic to flow "smoothly" from South Sudan, according to Ankunda.

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