A Ugandan army spokesman said that the army cut all forms of military cooperation with Germany after accusing its ambassador in Kampala of being involved in “sabotage activities” inside the country.
“The Ugandan Popular Defense Forces suspended immediately all the activities of the ongoing defense and military cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany.”
He added that the decision came “after reliable intelligence reports, I stated that His Excellency the current German ambassador to Ugandas Matthias Shawar is actually involved in sabotage activities within the country.”
Magazi pointed out that the comment “will remain in effect until the issue of the ambassador’s involvement with hostile military forces operating in the country against the Ugandan government.”
It did not indicate details about these activities or any military cooperation between Uganda and Germany. For its part, Germany did not comment on the advertisement.
This escalation came in the aftermath of another statement of the army on Friday, in which he accused a number of European diplomatic missions of supporting “negative and traitorous groups” opposing the government, referring to the German Ambassador Matthias Shawar.
Local media have spoken of a recent meeting between European diplomats, including Shawar, and the brother of Prime Minister Uri Museini. It was reported that during the meeting, Shawar criticized the leaflets of the President and his potential heir, Mawazi Kenerugaba, on social media, knowing that he is also the commander of the Ugandan army.
Shawar has been his position since 2020.
Germany and Uganda have been setting up ties for a long time, and the German embassy describes it on its website as “stability and confidence”.
The value of trade exchange between the two countries last year won 335 million dollars, according to the German embassy, which indicated that Uganda mainly imports “machines and chemical products” from Germany.
