An investigation by The Independent revealed that Uganda’s military might have secretly bypassed lawmakers and bought four Mi-24 gunships. These rotor-craft were then transferred to South Sudan.
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The money trail leads to a Ugandan-based commercial bank which transferred about € 40 million to a Russian company for the four helicopters between March and April, this year.
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