Uganda has made its maiden export of military stores to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
The country’s Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, on March 22, 2023, flagged-off the export of military consignments at Entebbe Air Base.
A statement from the ministry of defense said the consignment included 5,400 cartons of Armed Forces Uniforms and accessories manufactured by Southern Range Nyanza Ltd (Nytil).
Ssempijja who represented President Yoweri Museveni thanked the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for choosing to trade with Uganda.
“On behalf of His Excellency the President, I wish to specifically thank His Excellency Obiang Nguema Mangue, the Vice President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea who has been behind this strategic effort to link our brotherly countries in the sphere of trade and investments,” Ssempijja said.
According to the minister, Uganda and Equatorial Guinea have been cooperating in different areas such as the defence and security.
He added that the scope of the cooperation had expanded to include trade which will result in increased revenue for the socio-economic development and mutual benefit of the African People.
The Corporates Affairs Director of Nytil, Mr. Richard Mubiru, said this was the first time Uganda was exporting Armed Forces Uniforms outside East Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Area. “Nytil credits this success to the President of Uganda’s commitment to growing the manufacturing sector where the Government of Uganda has promoted initiatives such as Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) Policy and reservations to promote investment and trade,”
