Published: 7th July, 2020

Tata International Africa has contributed funds towards the building of a War Games Centre in Jinja. The centre was developed to enhance the capacity of regional armies in order to fortify their peace keeping efforts across countries such as Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Burundi, Somalia and Rwanda.

Ugandan President, the Honourable Yoweri Museveni inaugurated the war game centre, which was conceptualised by Indian military team for Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). While commissioning the wargame centre at the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka in Jinja District, the President said, “This centre is also a great gesture of the wider cooperation and support we enjoy with the government and the people of India.”

The war game centre is named ‘INDIA’ and is a type of strategy game that simulates warfare realistically, as opposed to abstract strategy games such as chess.

Brigadier Ranjit Singh, Head of the Indian military team said that it is a fitting token of gratitude from the Indian community of Uganda for the UPDF, which has been the stabilising force in Uganda and the region for over three decades. He said that the landmark training aid will help make the UPDF Senior Command and Staff College a centre of excellence in the entire region and it will remain a lasting symbol of the special bond that Indians in Uganda share with UPDF and India shares with Uganda.