Gen Muhoozi says there is no challenge Rwanda-Uganda militaries cannot overcome

With their combined capacity, there is no challenge the armed forces of Rwanda and Uganda cannot overcome, the visiting Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, stressed on Friday, March 21, as he delivered a lecture to students at Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College (RDFCSC) in Nyakinama, Musanze District. The Ugandan military chief arrived in Kigali on Thursday. The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, accompanied by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, Gen MK Mubarakh, visited the Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College (RDFCSC) in Nyakinama, Musanze... pic.twitter.com/ixbFHoK69D — Rwanda Defence Force (@RwandaMoD) March 21, 2025 Gen Muhoozi visited the college accompanied by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Mubarakh Muganga. Gen Muhoozi was welcomed by the college Commandant, Brig Gen Andrew Nyamvumba, and was given a guided tour of the college, during which he planted a tree as a symbolic gesture of environmental preservation. ALSO READ: Rwanda, Uganda military commanders assess security situation along common border In his remarks, according to a related RDF statement, Gen Muhoozi highlighted the strong historical military cooperation between Rwanda and Uganda, which has yielded positive results and still demonstrates a shared commitment to addressing any security challenge. “With the combined capacity of these two strong militaries, there is no challenge that we cannot overcome if we are serious about it,” said Gen Muhoozi who delivered a lecture titled “Strengthening Defence Cooperation as a Precursor to a Secure Africa: Mechanisms, Challenges and the Way Forward” to the Senior Command and Staff Course students from 20 different countries. Gen Muhoozi encouraged the students to always focus on the historical missions of Pan-Africanism, such as securing the strategic interests of Africa, achieving the prosperity of the people, and enhancing the brotherhood of all African people. He urged them to work together as Africans in order to solve their own problems. The college is currently RDF’s highest training institution. Its mission is to develop the intellectual ability of student officers to enable them to better understand national, regional, and global security challenges and how they impact the military operating environment.

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Gen Muhoozi says there is no challenge Rwanda-Uganda militaries cannot overcome