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Ugandan president: Army hampered in fight against rebels coming from DRC

Ugandan security forces cordon the scene outside the Mpondwe Lhubirira Secondary School in Mpondwe, western Uganda, June 17, 2023. [Reuters]

Uganda's president is blaming poor intelligence gathering for the army's struggle to stop rebels from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo.

President Yoweri Museveni blames members of the Allied Democratic Forces rebel group for a June attack on a school that killed 41 people.

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