Chapter 855 East African Community

The fighting in Uganda continued all night until the skies cleared and the fighting slowly subsided, and the rain, which had been suspended in the middle of the night, continued to fall for several hours.

The rapid response of the Somali forces has dealt a strong blow to the rebels in various parts of Uganda, and under the authorization of the Ugandan government, Somali warplanes have repeatedly carried out air strikes against the rebel forces, and the heavy rain has not blocked the view of Somali air force fighters.

At dawn, even South Sudanese troops are gathering not far from the Ugandan border, and the South Sudanese army intends to enter Uganda to support Museveni whenever the Ugandan government needs it.

At the same time, the African Union security forces, under the orders of the African Union chairman, sent a regiment of troops into Uganda to maintain stability in Uganda.

At the same time, the African Union condemns in the strongest terms the military insurgency in various parts of Uganda and demands that the rebels immediately lay down their arms and return to the control of the Ugandan Government. Subsequently, the African Union also said that Uganda is an African country, and the whole of Africa has the ability and determination to help Uganda tide over the difficulties and end the war as much as possible, and hopes that other countries will not continue to interfere in Uganda's internal affairs. Africa has also recognized Somalia's efforts to help the Government of Uganda quell the rebellion, and Africa has also recognized Somalia's actions and supported Somalia's military operations.

Somalia's dispatch of troops to Uganda was originally invited by Museveni, and with the affirmation of the African Union, it has also become an action supported by the whole of Africa. Originally, the United Nations had prepared a statement of condemnation, and the AU's statement made the United Nations not know for a moment whether it should issue this statement or not.

The United Nations of African countries has little status, but as a continental alliance, Africa's voice is still very strong. In particular, after Li Lan repeatedly strengthened the influence of the African Union, the role of the African Union has become more and more obvious.

The civil strife in Uganda was designated as an internal affair for Africa. The AU had that right, and the rebellion was quickly quelled. Even if the United Nations wanted to say anything, it would be too late. As a result, the United Nations could only once again call for peace, saying some high-sounding words.

However, there are still people who can't swallow this breath, NATO officially imposed all-round sanctions on Uganda, and requires Uganda to repay various debts, with a total value of more than 20 billion US dollars.

However, there was no indication from the Ugandan side in this regard. Museveni's mind was not set on NATO at all, but began a great purge at home. A rebellion that nearly upended the dispute, coupled with an imminent assassination, made the president have no intention of caring about anything else.

In just one day, after Somalia provided sufficient evidence, a large number of Ugandan officials and generals were sent to the gallows, and in just one day, as many as 100 Ugandan military and political officials were executed for treason.

It didn't end there, either. A large number of arrests have also been made of intelligence agents set up in Uganda by NATO countries, and many intelligence industries have been shut down. This also caused a huge backlash from NATO, and various warnings came one after another.

Once again, the determined Museveni ignored NATO's warnings. Continuing to clean up all the instability in the country, soon all the media outlets in Uganda also reported on the arrest of a large number of spies. Various reports of NATO's attempts to subvert Uganda began to be promoted.

As a result, a large number of NATO enterprises in Uganda have been seized, and a large number of business people in Uganda have emerged. However, before these unemployed people could worry about re-employment, China and Somalia announced at the same time that they would invest in Uganda. Stabilize Uganda's economy.

Although there are many doubts about Museveni's actions in the country, they have won the support of many people in the northern tribal areas of Uganda, so that his approval rating has not declined.

However, a series of actions by NATO have also made Uganda suffer a lot of losses, many Ugandans have deposits in NATO countries, and now these deposits have all been frozen, and the Ugandan government has found a freeze in many industries in various countries.

This kind of economic loss, Museveni expected from the beginning, and it was only a moment of distress when it came, and he could only hug Somalia on his thighs now after officially breaking with NATO.

In his words, everything will pass, as long as I am still in control of Uganda.

However, then NATO began to draw up charges against Uganda, and began to show signs of sending troops to Uganda, which made him a little uneasy. NATO has no way to take Somalia, but it is not so polite to Uganda, and for this obvious betrayal, if NATO does not come up with more direct means at this time, it will be a slap in the face of NATO's red fruit.

For a time, NATO's military bases in various parts of Africa were greatly replenished, and the United States was the most direct, announcing the mobilization of the Fourth Mechanized Infantry Division to Africa, which would be under the direct jurisdiction of the Africa Command.

Navy, the U.S. Navy announced the strengthening of the Fifth Fleet with the addition of an amphibious combat formation, while the Fifth Fleet is also moving towards Tanzanian waters.

In addition to the United States, the actions of other NATO countries have not stopped, perhaps it is Uganda's betrayal that has made all countries lose face, this time there is no need for the United States to waste saliva, the other NATO countries are very positive.

Half a month passed quickly, and the whole of central Africa was filled with the smell of gunsmoke.

At this time, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, and Eritrea announced at the same time that they would successfully form the East African Community (EAC) by next year at the latest, paving the way for the African integration process. At the time of this announcement, the eight countries had already agreed on a plan for economic integration, and by the end of the year, they would complete the development model of economic unification. Subsequently, the cooperation of the member states in the fields of economy, society, culture, politics, science and technology, diplomacy and other fields will be strengthened, the industrial development strategy will be coordinated, the infrastructure will be jointly developed, the sustainable economic and social development of the member countries will be realized, and the customs union, common market, monetary union will be gradually established, and finally the political union will be realized.

After this news was announced, the eight countries directly announced that they would first improve the military alliance between the eight countries in the next consultations. And at the very beginning of the announcement, the eight countries jointly announced some of the results of the previous consultations. The first step is to form a common defense mechanism, which requires that no matter which of the eight countries is militarily deterred, the other seven countries must immediately provide military support.

As long as the eight countries form a community, the eight countries will further form a new federal state, and the leaders of the federal unity will be elected by universal election among the eight countries.

That's what the news says, and it can shake as much as a world-class earthquake. The most immediate effect is that NATO's preparations for military operations against Uganda have to be stopped. Not only did NATO as a whole not expect, but the whole world did not expect that the situation in Africa would develop to the point where it is today.

The term East African Community has been around for more than half a century, and at the beginning it was only five countries, and even when Somalia sent troops to Kenya, there were only five countries. But no one thought that in just half a month, Somalia, Eritrea, and South Sudan actually participated in the East African Community.

No one had heard the news before, and no one had imagined that this situation would happen. NATO, in particular, after hearing the news, everyone opened their mouths wide enough to swallow several eggs.

Now, they are faced not just with Uganda's betrayal, but with a federation that is taking shape. All they could think of was that Li Lan was doing the trick, but when they tried to contact Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda, they all fell into the sea.

When the outside world heard the news again, it was the news that the leaders of the seven countries of the East African Community had gathered in Bagua City. The purpose of the gathering of the leaders of the eight countries will soon be announced by the Somali side, and the leaders of the eight countries will hold talks in Bagua City for several days to discuss every detail of the formation of the East African Community.

At the same time, the results of the polls of the eight countries showed that more than half of the people were looking forward to and supporting the formation of a common federation in the eight countries, and nearly one-third of the people were wait-and-see, and less than one-fifth were opposed.

At this time, many people began to be unable to sleep.

For NATO in particular, at present, they can only do their best to stop the process of the unity of the eight countries, but it is not easy to stop it, first of all, the unity of the eight countries is the sovereignty between countries, not to mention that NATO cannot stop it, even the United Nations does not have the name of stopping it, and the African Union and most African countries are very supportive of this.

NATO wants to prevent this from happening in the open, without any name and without any rights. It can only be done in secret, but it is difficult to stop it in secret. The three countries, which used to have a good relationship with NATO, are now not affiliated with NATO, and they have an attitude of resolutely standing with Somalia.

The fortress could not be broken from the inside and from the outside, which made NATO scratch its head for a while, however, before NATO came up with an effective means of stopping, Djibouti, the only one in East Africa who is still a friend of NATO, also had problems at this time.

When the leaders of the eight countries gathered in Bagua City, a huge march suddenly broke out in Djibouti, demanding that the government join the East African Community instead of being surrounded in a small corner.

The whole country of Djibouti was also panicked for a while, and no one thought that this fire would suddenly burn this small country. For NATO, the sudden outbreak of demonstrations in Djibouti is simply to add insult to injury, you must know that in the entire northeast of Africa, Djibouti is already the only country with a heart for NATO. (To be continued......)