Congo-based Ugandan rebel group ADF calls for peace talks with Ugandan government

UN peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo say that they are in dialogue with rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who want to engage in peace talks with the Ugandan government. Ugandan Internal Affairs Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, head of the government’s delegation to the Juba peace talks, embraced the effort, saying, "Ending conflict peacefully is a favoured method of this government and if the ADF wants to talk peace they are welcome." Read more at The Monitor.

The ADF, a Ugandan rebel group which was most active from 1995 to 2002, is currently based in eastern DR Congo. Recent reports have indicated that it has been working closely with the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU), another Congo-based Ugandan rebel group. There have also been reports that it is working with Congolese armed groups and even the LRA, and many of its members are now thought to be Congolese. Estimated to be less than 1,000 strong, the ADF’s primary aim today appears to be the lucrative exploitation of natural resources in the DR Congo.