Uganda’s military commander has pulled the country out of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, turning a dispute within the British royal family into an unexpected foreign policy intervention by one of Africa’s most controversial generals.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, announced the withdrawal on X, saying Uganda would not participate in anything that did not have the approval of King Charles III.
“In order not to be construed as being opposed to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the Invictus Games,” Kainerugaba said.
The Invictus Games is an international sporting competition founded by Prince Harry in 2014 for wounded, injured and sick serving military personnel and veterans. The event uses adaptive sports to support recovery, rehabilitation and the wider reintegration of participants into civilian life.
Uganda had only joined the Invictus Games community two months earlier, becoming the first East African country to participate.
