Gen. Saleh urges African military leaders to view weal
General Salim Saleh, coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, addressed African military leaders in Uganda on the importance of integrating economic development into national security strategies. The lecture emphasized 'Musevenomics' as a framework for military forces to engage in poverty eradication and wealth creation.
Why it matters
It highlights a shift in regional security doctrine where military institutions are increasingly tasked with economic development roles in Africa.
__________________ The chief coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, better known as Salim Saleh, has urged African military leaders to look beyond conventional warfare and embrace wealth creation, economic transformation and the eradication of poverty as essential components of national and regional security. Saleh made the remarks while delivering a lecture on Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) at this week's African Chief of Defence Forces Conference hosted by Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. The four-day conference on Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) attracted military delegations from more than 18 African countries led by their leaders.
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