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UPDF Land Forces Commanders Undergo Physical Fitness Test

Senior commanders and directors under Land Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have completed a two day basic and combat fitness tests conducted at Land Forces headquarters in Bombo, Luwero district. The exercise was supervised by fitness experts from UPDF’s Chieftaincy of Medical Services and Directorate of Sports. The participants included the Commander…

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UPDF Marines Kill Two Fish Dealers,Injure 12 Residents

Soldiers attached to Fisheries Department on Sunday shot and killed two people as well as injuring 14 others. The soldiers, according to the report, fired live bullets while chasing fishmongers in Tooro Semliki game reserve. Police Spokesperson for Rwenzori West region, Lydia Tumushabe, told Daily Monitor one person was shot in the head while another…

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Ignorant Ugandan Women MPs To Go For Mentoring Courses

Political Parties and governments should provide mentoring programmes to encourage women and girls to stand for elective positions. This was one of the four recommendations endorsed by the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians at the ongoing week-long 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo. The lawmakers also sanctioned the establishment of an Alumni and…

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French Army To Train UPDF On Mountains Fighting

The Ambassador of France to Uganda H.E Jules Armand Aniambossou has met with Uganda’s Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) Hon Adolf Mwesige. The meeting, held at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs in Kampala, focused on how to strengthen and improve on the existing relationship between Uganda and France, most especially in…

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Uganda ,Russia sign Nuclear Energy Deal

September 17, 2019, on the side-lines of the 63rd IAEA General conference in Vienna the Governments of the Russian Federation and of the Republic of Uganda signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. On behalf of Russia, the document was signed by Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General – Director…

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Common Wealth Delegates Tour Source of the Nile, Equator

Visiting delegates will tour the Source of the Nile, the Equator and Namugongo Martyrs Shrine as part of the excursion during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. The sites together with Kagulu Hills in Buyende district have been selected as they provide unique tourist value to the visitors. Spouses and accompanying persons, who ordinarily do not attend…

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