Uganda awaits US funds to send troops to Somalia: army

Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:18am GMT

 

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KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda is waiting for U.S. funding to send up to 10,000 extra troops to the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces General Aronda Nyakairima told the Daily Monitor on Tuesday.
"We can even call up to 10,000 but that will depend on whether the United States supports us or not," he said.
Only Uganda and Burundi have contributed troops for Somalia despite repeated requests by the EU- and U.S.-funded AU.Read More