He argued that a world where power is distributed across Asian and Euro-Asian nations offers great promise for Africa. "A bipolar or multipolar world is a significant advantage for our continent," he said, reflecting on how Africa's liberation was bolstered by the rise of powers like the Soviet Union and China during the decolonisation era.
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has championed the idea that Africa’s future could thrive in a world where global power is shared by multiple nations. Speaking at a memorial lecture for former CDF Gen Aronda Nyakairima, Kainerugaba highlighted that Africa's past struggles, including slavery and colonisation, were a result of Western dominance.
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, speaking at the event
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Kainerugaba praised the emergence of BRICS, a coalition of leading non-Western economies, as a symbol of this new global order, asserting that solidarity among nations of the global south is key to Africa’s political and economic growth.
The lecture, titled The Impact of a Multipolar World on Africa's Security Posture, featured a panel discussion with key figures like Maj Gen Nathan Mugisha and Prof Phillip Kasaija. Additionally, Gen (rtd) Salim Saleh, joining via Zoom, discussed the military's role in Uganda's economic progress. The events, dubbed the Hon Gen Aronda Nyakairima Memorial Events, also feature the inaugural Kampala Defence and Security Expo, running from September 10 to 12.
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Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, who was the Minister of Internal Affairs, died in 2015 while returning from a security conference in South Korea.
