Tag: UPDF

Defence Minister: NEC Never Implemented Uganda’s Intelligent Transport Monitoring System

Investigations Sarah Kamanyire -
Minister says National Enterprise Corporation only held discussions with Russian firm Global Security, as Parliament probes the digital number...

Uganda opens first African defence chiefs conference on threats beyond war

East Africa Moses Kabasibante -
Uganda has opened the first African Chiefs of Defence Forces Conference on Military Operations Other Than War, bringing together...

Uganda Deepens UN Peacekeeping Role Through Women’s Training, Drone Technology

Africa Ibrahim Ojuku -
Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening international peacekeeping operations through specialised military training, technological innovation and international partnerships,...

UPDF Suspends All Military Cooperation With Türkiye

Deplomacy Ibrahim Ojuku -
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has immediately suspended all defence and military cooperation with Türkiye, citing unresolved issues...

UPDF Military Police Launch Nationwide Crackdown on Numberless Vehicles

Security Moses Kabasibante -
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Military Police Brigade has launched an immediate crackdown on vehicles operating without number...

Uganda Withdraws from Invictus Games Over King Charles Approval Concerns

Deplomacy Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda has withdrawn from next year’s Invictus Games in the United Kingdom, just two months after the country was...

Retired Generals Kandiho, Bakahumura Held as Military Intelligence Probe Deepens

Investigations Ibrahim Ojuku -
Uganda’s military intelligence investigation has widened with the detention of two retired generals who once headed the country’s top...

Rwanda, Uganda Military Chiefs Renew Border Security Pact to Fight Cross-Border Crime

East Africa Sarah Okello -
Senior military commanders from Rwanda and Uganda have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen security cooperation along the common border,...

Museveni Hails Retiring Generals for Strengthening Uganda’s Peace and Security

Government Moses Kabasibante -
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended retiring Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) generals for their contribution to Uganda’s peace,...

UPDF to Host 18th Inter-Forces Games and Shooting Championship in Gulu

East Africa Sarah Okello -
Uganda’s security forces will converge in Gulu City from August 22 to September 5, 2026, for the 18th Inter-Forces...

Uganda Pledges Stronger Eastern Africa Security Cooperation as Regional Threats Evolve

East Africa Sarah Okello -
Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) as regional security leaders confront a...

Gen Muhoozi Hails Retiring Officers Who Helped Build a Modern UPDF

News Sarah Kamanyire -
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has credited a generation of senior military officers with helping build...