Uganda has about 5,000 troops serving in Somalia under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) peacekeeping mission.

Pepin Kavota, the President of the Civil Society in Beni, DRC, fueled the reports in his interview with Politico magazine last week.

According to the UN, more than two million peacekeepers have served in 71 missions, helping countries navigate the difficult path from war to peace si...