Deputy CDF Calls for greater African cooperation on st
Uganda's Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, has called for increased cooperation among African nations to address security challenges. He emphasized the need for collective strategic defense and intelligence sharing to reduce reliance on external actors.
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Deputy CDF Calls for greater African cooperation on strategic defence
Okiding said the changing security environment requires African countries to work together, share intelligence and develop collective strategic defence capabilities.
Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding. ( File photo)
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, has reaffirmed the longstanding ties between Uganda and Zimbabwe, describing the two countries as brothers with shared historical and cultural bonds.
Okiding made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with a delegation from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala, today (August 20).
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