Security tight as Bashir arrives in Uganda
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
What you need to know:
- President Museveni and Bashir have since 2015 been trying to forge mutual cooperation and positions towards regional and global issues.
- Human rights activists have in the past urged Uganda to arrest the Sudanese leader who is wanted by the International Criminal Court.
KAMPALA: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the country today afternoon for a two day state visit.
Security at Entebbe International airport and surrounding areas was tight.
He was last in the country in May last year to attend President Museveni’s fifth swearing-in ceremony.
Since 2015, the two leaders have been trying to patch the on-and-off relations between the two governments.
President Bashir is wanted by the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on two counts of crimes against humanity and genocide of more than 300,000 deaths in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The court issued double warrants for him; 2009 and 2010 on two counts of crimes against humanity and genocide of more than 300,000 deaths in Sudan’s Darfur region. Copies of the warrants were served to government.
ICC handles four major international crimes of aggression, war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
Top on agenda during his visit, is the South Sudan peace process and bilateral discussions with his host on a number of areas of cooperation between Sudan and Uganda.
