Ambassador Duxmann’s comments aren’t getting much press but they’re quite interesting:
“The German ambassador to Uganda, Mr Claus Dieter Duxmann, opened the discussion by saying the experience seen so far makes a case for peace talks as opposed to military actions against the rebels.
“We need to promote peace and reconciliation and the issue of LRA can’t be dealt with by military means alone,” he said.
Mr Duxmann, who decried the regional imbalances in development that was occasioned by the LRA, however, pledged that his government and the European Union would support the African Union to deal with the conflict by sending military experts just like America recently did.”
I’ve found no other confirmation of this pledge outside of a few African news sites. If true, it would be an interesting development and a sign of escalation. Of course, given the semi-covert and ever expanding footprint of Western powers in central and East Africa that wouldn’t be so surprising would it?
Update: Thomas Wiegold tweets from Berlin:
“German forn ministry sez ambo misquoted. will have sty w/ official rebuke on augengeradeaus.net“
Update II: Here’s the update from Wiegold.
Recommended on Twitter: @NTVUganda. NTV Uganda is Uganda’s leading TV station.
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