The European Union Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Jan Sadek, met with General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), this afternoon. The meeting, held at the SFC Headquarters in Entebbe, focused on regional security issues of mutual concern. General Kainerugaba expressed his gratitude to Ambassador Sadek…
The Kenya High Commissioner to Uganda, His Excellency Joash Maangi, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon. The Kenyan diplomat was accompanied by Kenya’s Defence Attaché to Uganda, Colonel Patrick Kaduda, and other senior officials from the Kenyan High Commission. The meeting was also attended…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces and Algerian People’s National Armed Forces have reaffirmed their commitment to stronger military cooperation during a dinner hosted on Saturday at Ndere Cultural Centre in Kampala. The dinner was hosted for participants from the Algerian High War College, who were in Uganda for a week-long study tour that included…
Defense chiefs from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) met yesterday in Dar es Salaam to discuss the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The meeting followed an earlier session of EAC military chiefs held in Nairobi last week, highlighting sustained regional efforts to…
The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs (Veteran Affairs), Hon. Huda Abason Oleru, received a delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan, led by the Counselor Rustam Hasanli, who paid a courtesy call on her at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters, Mbuya. This visit follows an earlier visit by the…
The Chief of Joint Staff, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, has hailed the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces as a determined force, emphasising that wherever it operates, positive results follow. Maj Gen Bakasumba made the remarks today while addressing participants of the Algerian High Military School’s Advanced War Course at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran…
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with Somali military chiefs this morning in Nairobi. They were led by the Deputy Chief of Defence Somali National Armed Forces, Brig Gen Madey Nurey Sheikh. The Somali delegation, in the city for Friday’s East African Community (EAC) Chiefs of Defence Forces (CDF) meeting, briefed…
The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Huda Abason Oleru, has reaffirmed Uganda’s commitment to strengthening defence cooperation with Russia, emphasising historical ties and shared security interests. “Russia and Uganda have a long-standing history of collaboration. We appreciate Russia’s commitment to promoting peace and stability in our country and the region,”…
The Chiefs of Defence Forces (CDFs) from the East African Community (EAC) Member States convened on Friday in Nairobi to address the escalating security crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The high-level meeting was held following a directive issued during the joint EAC-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit…
Nairobi, Kenya – The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, arrived in Nairobi this morning to attend a high-level meeting of East African Community (EAC) military chiefs. The gathering aims to address the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ongoing conflict has…