The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi and the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) Lieutenant General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha have chaired a joint FARDC-UPDF operations evaluation meeting in Beni, DRC. The meeting was held to review the progress of Operation Shujaa, which was commissioned by the Presidents of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring peace and security to the Eastern part of DRC.
According to General Mbadi, the two military forces have been in the operation since November 2021 and periodically review their progress to totally eliminate the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorist group. He added that the aim of the meeting was to evaluate the progress of Operation Shujaa so that they can come up with other mechanisms to achieve the objectives of the operation.
Governor of North Kivu Lieutenant General Constant Ndima Kongba, speaking on behalf of the Chief of General Staff of FARDC Lieutenant General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha, thanked Presidents Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo for sanctioning the joint operation to uproot the ADF terrorist group which was a huge threat to both countries. He added that the results of the operation so far have proved that both FARDC and UPDF have done a commendable job in terms of achieving the objectives of the operation.
The two forces later signed a joint evaluation report on the progress of Operation Shujaa. The meeting was attended by several military officials, including the Commander Land Forces, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, Chief of Military Intelligence, Maj Gen James Birungi, Military Assistant to the CDF, Brig Gen Irumba Tingira, Colonel James Kasule, and Colonel Paul Muwonge.
