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Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

France's ambassador in Kampala Jules-Armand Aniambossou. © Ambassade de France en Ouganda

By equipping the Ugandan army's mountain brigades, which are in great demand on the DRC border, the French company Marck & Balsan is gaining a firm foothold in Uganda. The company enjoys the support of Paris and of bilateral military cooperation initiatives. [...]

Published on 10.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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Ecole nationale d'administration
Emmanuel Macron
ganda People's Defence Forces
Jules-Armand Aniambossou
Marck & Balsan
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Yoweri Museveni

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The Ugandan president and the country's French ambassor discussed last month the possibility of boosting their defence cooperation through the training of Uganda's mountain troops. These soldiers play an essential role in the fight against rebel groups in the east of DRC which are destabilising the region.

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Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with Uganda's French ambassador Jules-Armand Aniambossou and French defence attaché Bertrand de Boisse in Kampala on 12 September 2021.

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