Uganda, Nov. 29 -- President Museveni, the commander-in-chief of UPDF, has said armed groups destibilising eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) can be defeated with a united regional military assault.

Speaking by a video link, Gen Museveni told the Third Inter-Congolese Consultations of the Nairobi Peace Process, the political track sitting in Kenya, that the problem of insecurity in DRC stems from post-independence accumulation of illegal guns in private hands due to diminished state authority and control in the east of the country.

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He called for a ceasefire by all fighting elements to allow for meaningful political dialogue and settlement of grievances.

"The political means start w...