Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chairman of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Chiefs of Defence and Security Committee, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, opened the 36th Ordinary Session in Kampala with a call for regional strategic self-reliance. Addressing defense leaders from Eastern Africa, Gen. Kainerugaba emphasized that shifting external support mechanisms demand internal funding and…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has appointed Colonel Boaz Kashaya as the new Coordinator of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), replacing Colonel Victor Busobozi. Presiding over the handover ceremony at the Land Force Headquarters in Bombo, the Chief of Staff, Land Forces, Major General Chris Bagonza, commended Col Busobozi’s…
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces 4 Infantry Division, Major General Felix Busizoori, has led a joint team of security agencies and local leaders in distributing impounded charcoal to communities in Nwoya District. The exercise followed a directive issued by Maj Gen Busizoori to repurpose charcoal seized from illegal dealers by distributing it…
A group of 38 cyclists from Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe has arrived at the Headquarter Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (URDC) in Gaddafi Barracks, Jinja, as part of the Great Africa Cyclists Safari aimed at promoting East African integration. The group, which includes three women, made Jinja its first stopover during the 9th…
Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) and regional cooperation as the region confronts increasingly complex and unpredictable security challenges. The commitment was made during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence and Security of the EASF in Kampala, bringing together senior military leaders from…