Uganda: Uganda's Growing Defence Partnership With China

Uganda: Uganda's Growing Defence Partnership With China

[Independent (Kampala)] Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, welcomed executives from the Chinese defence giant Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. (ALIT) to Fort Portal State Lodge in a meeting that attracted attention as another high-level engagement between Kampala and Beijing.

Uganda’s growing defence partnership with China

CDF Gen. Muhoozi with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Liu Zhenli (below), Chief of the Joint Staff Department of China’s Central Military Commission, at the Chinese military headquarters in Beijing in September 2025.   How Beijing is changing Kampala’s security architecture through equipment transfer, defence technology, professional education, and military training   COVER STORY |  IAN KATUSIIME | Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence For…