The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with the European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Johan Borgstam, and the EU Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek. The meeting took place at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters in Entebbe. The leaders discussed key…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has highlighted Uganda’s military operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia as key contributions to addressing security threats in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa. He made the remarks during a meeting with the European Union (EU) Special Representative…
Commonwealth Secretary-General Her Excellency the Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called on Uganda to participate fully in the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda. She made the call during a meeting with the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, at the Special…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has held talks with the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, who is in Kampala for the African Defence Chiefs Conference on Military Operations Other Than War. IGAD is an East African regional…
The Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, Major General Richard Otto, has briefed members of the Diplomatic Corps ahead of the forthcoming African Chiefs of Defence Forces Conference on Military Operations Other Than War, scheduled to take place from 5 to 8 October 2026 in Kampala at the Chieftaincy of Defence Intelligence and Security in…
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, will next week host the inaugural Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War. The four-day meeting runs from 5 to 8 October 2026 at Speke Resort Munyonyo and is organised by the Ministry of Defence and…
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has held talks with a European Union Delegation in Uganda on the future of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The delegation, led by the EU Deputy Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Eole Sury, paid a courtesy call on the Minister…
The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Dr Huda Abason Oleru, has held separate engagements with Danish and Dutch delegations on defence cooperation, regional security and Uganda’s contribution to Peace Support Operations at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. The engagements brought together the Danish delegation,…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 2 Infantry Division and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 5 Infantry Division have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military cooperation and promoting peace and stability along the shared border between the two countries. The commitment was made during the Eighth Proximity Commanders’ Meeting, which was held in Mbarara City.…
A delegation from Mozambique’s Ministry of Veterans Affairs has visited veterans’ projects in the Bugisu Sub-region, and Uganda’s efforts to support former service members to build sustainable livelihoods after military service. The delegation visited veterans’ projects in Mbale, Bulambuli and Bududa districts, where it observed income-generating activities including beekeeping, commercial farming, piggery, agro-processing, animal-feed production…