The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon met with His Excellency Mauro Massoni, the Italian Ambassador to Uganda, and Mr. Claudio Sabatino, Vice President – Africa Leonardo Aircraft Division. The meeting, held at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe, was also attended by senior commanders from the Uganda People’s…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this morning hosted His Excellency Hugues Chantry, the Ambassador of Belgium to Uganda, at the Special Forces Headquarters in Entebbe. The meeting, which follows a previous engagement in September of last year, underscores the continued high-level dialogue between the two nations. The leaders discussed areas of…
The President of the Republic of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thanked the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, for donating military and engineering equipment worth 53 million US dollars to Uganda, describing the gesture as a continuation of the historic friendship between the two nations. The President, also the…
This afternoon in Entebbe, Her Excellency Lisa Chesney, the UK High Commissioner to Uganda, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, at the SFC Headquarters. General Kainerugaba welcomed the High Commissioner and thanked her for the visit. The two leaders held discussions focused on strengthening the longstanding bilateral…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have held a bilateral meeting aimed at strengthening coordination and security operations on Lake Edward, following an incident that occurred on 1 October 2025. The meeting, held at Kasindi Port in Beni, Eastern DRC, brought together the UPDF…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon met with the Canadian Defence Advisor to Uganda, Colonel Todd Braithwaite, at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe. The discussions focused on enhancing bilateral military cooperation between Uganda and Canada. Colonel Braithwaite thanked Gen Kainerugaba for the meeting, describing it as a…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this morning met with Sudan’s Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Uganda at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. The diplomat was accompanied by Maj Gen Dr Faisal Al Tayeb Ali Khogali, the Military Attaché…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening defence cooperation with the Zambia Defence Force by exploring new avenues for collaboration in regional security and development. Maj Gen Richard Otto, Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, who represented the Chief of Defence Forces, made the remarks while addressing a delegation of…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba met with a high-level delegation from MIRA Aerospace of Abu Dhabi at the Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters to discuss potential cooperation in space security and communications. The CDF welcomed the delegation, stating that this engagement demonstrates a mutual desire to strengthen ties between Uganda and…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, has held talks with a delegation of Professional Staff Members from the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, led by the US Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. William Popp. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) headquarters in…