AFRICA/UGANDA – Messianism and war on Iran, the head of the Ugandan army: “We stand with Israel because we are Christians”

Kampala – “We stand with Israel because we are Christians. Saved by the Holy Son of God … Jesus Christ the only One who can forgive sins. The Bible says ‘Blessed are you Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword.’ .” This is one of the posts published on X by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Staff of the Ugandan Armed Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, in which he affirms the Ugandan army’s support for Israel’s war against Iran. Alongside the “religious” motivation, General Kainerugaba advances other political ones. In a further post, he writes: “Israel stood with us when we were nobodys in the 1980s and 1990s. Why wouldn’t we defend her now that our GDP is $100 billion? One of the largest in Africa.” In another post, General Kainerugaba states: “We want the war in the Middle East to end now. The world is tired of it. But any talk of destroying or defeating Israel will bring us into the war—on Israel’s side!” In another post, Kainerugaba wrote: “The Ugandan army will enter this war between Iran and Israel, on Israel’s side, if it does not end soon. Israel has a right to exist, and the attacks against it must stop.” These posts by the head of the Ugandan armed forces should be taken with a grain of salt, as Kainerugaba is no stranger to posting controversial comments on Twitter , so much so that he has been nicknamed “Tweeting General.” Interesting, however, is the religious reference to Uganda’s alleged support for Israel, indicative of the influence of so-called “Christian Zionism” in some African countries.

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