Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Chief of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Egypt’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence and Military Production, General Abdel Megeed Saqr.
The Egyptian Presidency spokesperson said General Muhoozi Kainerugaba conveyed greetings and appreciation from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to President Al-Sisi.
President Al-Sisi expressed his appreciation for President Museveni and lauded the historical relations between Egypt and Uganda. Both sides confirmed their mutual desire to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially in the military sphere.
Al-Sisi and Muhoozi Kainerugaba addressed regional and continental situations and ways to enhance joint cooperation and development efforts among African countries. The discussion focused on the Nile Basin countries, the Horn of Africa, and East Africa, with the goal of achieving the common interests of all African nations.
In 2021, Uganda announced a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Egypt, according to a statement by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The agreement was signed by the UPDF’s Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and the Egyptian Intelligence Department.
“The fact that Uganda and Egypt share the Nile, cooperation between the two countries is inevitable because what affects Ugandans will in one way or another affect Egypt,” said Maj. Gen. Sameh Saber El-Degwi, a top Egyptian intelligence official who headed Cairo’s delegation to Kampala, in the UPDF statement.
