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UPDF Troops In Somalia Re-energized To Fight Al-Shabab Terrorists
Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga, Commander Land Force, visited Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops in Somalia, serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The mission was to assess their operational effectiveness and preparedness in countering the Al-Shabab terrorist group. During his visit to the Uganda Contingent, Lt Gen Muhanga emphasised the importance…
UPDF To Train In Sophisticated Courses To Quell Uprisings-Min Mwesige
Ministry of Defence top leadership The Minister of Defence and Veterans affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige has said that the government of Uganda will continue to support training in the UPDF as a continuous means to achieving professionalization of the forces. He said UPDF is a professional force and training must be one way of maintaining…
UPDF To Retire Over 236 Officers From 4th Infantry Division
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF), Brigadier General Felix Busizoori, Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, has announced the retirement of 236 junior and non-commissioned officers (NCOs). During the pre-retirement documentation ceremony held at the division’s headquarters in Gulu city on September 7, 2024, Brig. Gen. Busizoori urged the retirees to leverage their extensive military…
UPDF To Rescue Nigerian Forces To Fight Boko Haram Terrorists
Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, Chief of Joint Staff, has emphasised the need for African countries to work together to address regional security challenges. Speaking to a delegation of Directing Staff and Students from the Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management, Maj Gen Bakasumba who represented the Chief of Defence Forces said that “African solutions…
UPDF To Recruit Over 9600 Soldiers Ahead Of 2026 Polls
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces are set to kick off a countrywide recruitment of youth into the army. This was announced on May 20, 2024, by the UPDF Spokesperson, Brig. Felix Kulayigye. He said the recruitment will strictly target young people who sat for Uganda Certificate of Education (S.4) in 2020 and are aged between…
UPDF To Offer Military Aid To Central Africa Republic Army
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has reiterated the commitment of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces towards the implementation of the areas of cooperation in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Uganda and the Central African Republic that was signed on 17th January, 2024 in Kampala. “Once there is political…
UPDF To Head UN Military teams To Patrol DRC Over new Rebel Groups
The Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige has met Mr Youssef Mahmoud and his team from the High Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations for the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo(MONUSCO),at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs in Mbuya, Kampala. MONUSCO was…
UPDF To Accord Gen.Biraaro 17 Gun Salutes At The Burial On Sunday
Former Presidential candidate, Maj Gen Benon Biraaro, will be buried on Sunday with military honours. Biraaro died of colon cancer on Wednesday at Kampala hospital. His cousin Arthur Tumwine revealed that the army had offered to honour Maj Gen Biraaro, who participated in the National Resistance Army (NRA) war, which brought President Museveni to power…
UPDF Threatens To Withdraw Military Escorts From NRM Politicians Over Misuse
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has released a stunning warning to politicians that they are soon losing their military guards in case they don’t refrain from using soldiers in their political activities. According to UPDF Spokesperson Brig.Gen Flavia Byekwaso, warned that members of parliament who use their escorts for political gains will no longer…
UPDF Team Bags Gold In EAC Military Games
Uganda People’s Defence Forces have won two of its three games played by beating Tanzania 49 to 34 in Netball at Kenya Monetary Training Institute and also in volleyball by 03 to 0 in a very competitive match at the Arena indoor Kasarani. Tanzanian Netball Team put up a tough fight in the first minutes…