South Sudan requests the deployment of a regional protection force

A top Ugandan foreign affairs official, James Mugume, in February, however, insinuated that the country would consider a progressive pull out from South Sudan to let IGAD take charge after the United States, Norway and Ethiopia publicly requested the East African country withdraw its soldiers.

Mugume had argued that since the situation in South Sudan had stabilised, the Ugandan military could work under the auspices of IGAD and the newly set up African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC).  However, Uganda’s army commander, General Katumba Wamala said recently that Ugandan troops were in South Sudan under bilateral agreement and will remain there until Uganda is asked to leave by South Sudan.

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