The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Honourable Jacob Markson Oboth, today received the outgoing Russian Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Vladlen Semivolos, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Mbuya. During the meeting, Hon. Oboth and Ambassador Semivolos held discussions on the longstanding bilateral…
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn has paid a courtesy call on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe, where he thanked the President for receiving him during his visit to Uganda. Lt Gen Flynn, former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and former U.S. National Security Advisor, is in the country…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba praised the “strong and enduring bond” between Uganda and Ethiopia during a high-level meeting with the Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda at the Special Forces Command Headquarters on Monday. Ambassador Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu arrived at the headquarters accompanied by a…
A delegation of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) led by the Commander 2 Infantry Division, Major General Paul Muhanguzi, arrived in Rwanda, ahead of the 7th Proximity Commanders’ Security Conference between UPDF 2 Division and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 5 Division. The meeting will review and evaluate the security situation along the Uganda–Rwanda common…
In a demonstration of regional military fellowship, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, hosted a dinner at Lake Victoria Kigo on Thursday, welcoming allied military leaders and championing enhanced Pan-African cooperation. The dinner was held in honor of the visiting Chief of General Staff of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA), Major General…
The Chief of General Staff of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA), Major General Zépherin Mamadou, met with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. During the meeting, Major General Mamadou highlighted the crucial role of UPDF support under the ongoing military cooperation agreement. He stated…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today held a meeting with His Excellency Matthias Schauer, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Uganda. The meeting serves as a reaffirmation of the longstanding bilateral relations between the Republic of Uganda and the Federal Republic…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today met with the French Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Virginie Leroy, to discuss bilateral relations and military cooperation. The meeting, held at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe, was attended by key officials from both…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today met with the Ambassador of Belgium to Uganda, H.E. Hugues Chantry, at the Special Forces Command Headquarters in Entebbe. The meeting focused on strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between the two nations and addressing their bilateral security cooperation. In his remarks, the CDF called for…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) hosted a delegation of 39 officers from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Nigeria (AFCSC) who are in Uganda as part of their ongoing study tour across Africa. The delegation’s visit aims to examine socio-economic, cultural, security, and political dynamics in selected African countries. Representing the Chief of…