3 countries sign pact to disarm rebel groups KAMPALA -- Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed yesterday to immediately disarm rebel groups who threaten peace and security in Africa's Great Lakes region. The agreement was signed following US-sponsored talks in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, between delegations led by Ugandan Defense Minister Amama Mbabazi, Rwanda's Foreign Minister Charles Murigande, and his Congolese counterpart, Raymond Ramazani Baya. ...