France, Aug. 22 -- Uganda - which has Africa's largest refugee population - has become the latest African country to agree to take in failed asylum seekers deported from the United States, under President Donald Trump'scontroversial deportation drive.

The announcement, made on Thursday by a senior Ugandan Foreign Ministry official, puts the country among a handful of African and Latin American countries cooperating with the Trump administration on resettlement arrangements.

The deal comes as the US seeks third-country destinations for migrants whose own governments are unwilling to take them back.

Similar arrangements with countries including El Salvador and Eswatini have sparked protests in the US and drawn criticism from rights group...