News from Darfur encouraging

On Sunday, the last batch of the 51st battalion returned home from the troubled Sudan region of Darfur, where it has gallantly tried to restore some peace. It was heartening to learn from the battalion’s commander, Lt. Col. Ludovick Mugisha that the troops were effective in their mission in Darfur and that security there was improving. “There is a visible improvement in terms of security in Darfur compared to what was on the ground a year ago when we had just been deployed,” he said. The last batch of the 680-strong 51 battalion operated under the auspices of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).