Uganda: Museveni Vows to Wipe Out ADF

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Uganda: Museveni Vows to Wipe Out ADF

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- President Yoweri Museveni has described the recent twin bombings in Kampala as cowardly acts, pinning it on ADF rebels that he says the army has defeated before.

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