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Museveni Closes African Defence Chiefs Summit, Calls for Civil-Military Adaptation
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday closed the inaugural African Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War at Speke Resort Munyonyo, emphasizing to military commanders across the continent that sustainable national security, armed forces capability, and continental stability are fundamentally inseparable from strong economies, industrialisation, and unified regional markets.
Museveni, Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Propose Dedicated Funds for Energy and Youth Skills
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday hosted the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at State House Entebbe, advocating for Pan-African economic integration under AfCFTA, the creation of a dedicated climate energy fund covering solar, hydro, and nuclear power, and structured investments in youth skills development.
AU Envoy Hails UPDF for Counter-Insurgency Operations, Stability in Lower Shabelle
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ambassador El-Hadji Ibrahima Diene, has visited forward operational bases in the Lower Shabelle region, commending troops of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Battle Group 47 for their sustained counter-insurgency operations, civilian protection, and stabilizing the Somali operational theater.
