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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87584, member: 27"]
A continental defense award just landed in the hands of Uganda's top military officer at a major leadership summit in Ghana.

The award and ceremony
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[*]Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba received the Special African Leadership Award for Defence and National Security Excellence.
[*]The 15th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year event ran from 27 to 28 February in Accra.
[*]Over 400 delegates showed up at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel.
[*]Heads of state, ministers, and business leaders were all in attendance.
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Kainerugaba's military resume
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[*]He serves as Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations.
[*]Previous roles spanned commander of special operations and land forces within the UPDF.
[*]Organizers credited him with boosting counterterrorism capacity.
[*]Professionalizing elite units and regional security cooperation were also highlighted.
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Who handed out the honor
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[*]Dr. Ken Giami founded and chairs the African Leadership Organisation out of London.
[*]Giami called Kainerugaba a rising and shining star of Africa.
[*]Two decades of military reforms got cited as justification for the pick.
[*]The ceremony's theme centered on forging peace and controlling Africa's narrative.
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