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Kainerugaba, master of double-dealing in eastern DRC

Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, in Kampala on 12 May 2026.
Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, in Kampala on 12 May 2026.© Badru Katumba/AFP

A small group of officers and intelligence officials around Museveni's son are running Uganda's military operation in the DRC. The commander of the Ugandan army aims to use the situation across the border to bolster his stature as natural heir to the president.

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