Africa

UPDF and Somali forces have intensified joint patrols in Barawe to counter Al-Shabaab and strengthen security.

Museveni told National Defence College graduands that Uganda and Africa can only build strong defence systems after transforming their economies and embracing modern military capabilities.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has informed Parliament that 880 Ugandans have been evacuated from South Africa, with 250 more arriving following xenophobic attacks that killed three citizens. While Opposition MP Joan Alobo demanded financial compensation for the returnees' lost businesses, Minister Kasolo explained that the evacuees are receiving trauma therapy at NALI Kyankwanzi while awaiting an audience with President Museveni.

State House Diaspora Unit Head Mohammed Bagonza has met with UEUKA President Dr. Manoj Joshi in London to build a structured investment and skills-transfer pipeline for Ugandans abroad.

UPDF troops serving under AUSSOM in Somalia have been urged to remain disciplined and vigilant as they protect security gains in Barawe.

President Museveni has welcomed a proposal by Andile Ramaphosa to export elite Ugandan Ankole cattle genetics to the SADC region and build a B.O.T. laboratory to eliminate counterfeit agricultural inputs.

President Museveni has urged army officers to champion African integration, saying the continent needs bigger markets and stronger political unity to secure its future.

President Yoweri Museveni has warned military officers at Kimaka that Africa must politically integrate to develop space-age defense capabilities or risk becoming an obsolete "boy scout movement."

The EAC Ministers of Health have formed a Regional Technical Taskforce to synchronize screening protocols at all border entry points to combat the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. Backed by a EUR 1 million fund from Germany’s KfW, the partner states are deploying mobile laboratories to containing zones across Uganda and the DRC.