East Africa to Form Standby Force

In a three day meeting held in Kigali, Ministers of defence and chiefs of defence forces have reiterated that a standby force consisting of ten countries from the region will be in place by December this year.

East Africa member states criticise Uganda for sending its army to fight alongside S. Sudan forces (file photo).

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