A delegation from the Republic of South Sudan has today visited the UPDF General Military hospital at the Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo, Luweero district. The delegation included South Sudan Peoples’ Defence Forces (SSPDF), South Sudan Ministry of Health, South Sudan AIDS Commission and the Research Triangle Institute of South Sudan. It’s headed by…
The UPDF Chief of Military Intelligence Maj Gen James Birungi has today met his Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) counterpart Maj Gen Mandiangu Mbala Michel. The meeting was at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya. Maj Gen Birungi congratulated the DRC upon their admission to the East…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempiijja and the Hon Minister of Defence of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon Dr Stergomena L. Tax have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation and Security for the crude oil pipeline. The function was at Protea Skyz Hotel, Kampala. Hon Bamulangaki in…
The Minister of State for Defence in Charge of General Duties Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth has today met the Assistant Secretary General and Head of United Nations Support Office for Somalia (UNSOS) His Excellency Lisa Filipetto. The meeting happened at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. At the…
Uganda’s Security Chiefs today received Tanzania’s Chiefs of Defence Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya. The Chief of Military Intelligence (CMI) Major General James Birungi in his opening remarks talked about resolutions from the bilateral relations meeting held earlier this year in Dar-es-Salaam – Tanzania, when they hosted Uganda…
The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi has commended the historical ties between Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Tanzania Peoples’ Defence Forces (TPDF), saying that the historical ties are worth maintaining. “Even when we embarked on capacity building, it’s your door that we knocked on first,” said Gen Mbadi. Gen Mbadi…
The Minister of State for Defence in charge of General Duties Hon Jacob Marksons Oboth has today held a meeting with the Republic of Korea Defence Attaché’ to Uganda Col Jeongsu Lee. The meeting, at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala, focused on the maintenance and strengthening of the existing…
The State Minister of Defence in Charge of General Duties, Hon.Jacob Oboth-Oboth has today met the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Great Lakes region, H.E. Huang Xia at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters, Mbuya. During the meeting, Hon. Oboth and H.E. Huang Xia discussed issues of regional peace…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has today met the Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uganda His Excellency Fukuzawa Hidemoto at the Ministry Headquarters in Mbuya Kampala. Ambassador Fukuzawa and his delegation had come to pay a courtesy call on Hon Ssempijja and the two expressed mutual determination to…
Uganda and Kenya have signed an agreement on cooperation in defence and security today at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. Uganda’s Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja signed on behalf of the Uganda Government. While the cabinet Secretary for defence in Kenya Hon Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa signed on behalf of the…