Uganda: President Museveni Voices Support For Military Trials of Civilians

President Yoweri Museveni has written a missive in support of the trial of civilians in military courts. He argued that Court Martials have brought peace to the country by taking… Read more »

Uganda: EU Funds Keep African Security Missions Afloat

In spite of concerns that the European Union was slashing its budgets for African military operations to fund Ukraine's fledgling defence against the Russian invasion now in its… Read more »

Uganda: U.S. Boosts Uganda's Refugee Response With Shs 27bn

The United States government has given the Ugandan government Shs 27 billion (US$7.5 million) to support its response to the Sudanese refugee influx. The new funding brings the… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Strengthens Counter-Terrorism Efforts With Strategic Communications Training

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in collaboration with the European Union and Uganda's National Counter-Terrorism Centre, concluded a three-day workshop in… Read more »

Uganda: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Condemn Ukraine's Support for International Terrorism

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger condemn the Ukrainian authorities' open support for international terrorism, in particular in the Sahel region, according to a letter from the… Read more »

East Africa: Military Spending Rising in East Africa Region

Governments that allocate substantial resources to the military can inadvertently increase the political power of the military. Read more »

Uganda: 10 African Countries With the Largest Armies

In a recent global power ranking of 145 nations, it is evident that the size of a nation's economy or population does not necessarily correlate with the size of its military or… Read more »

East Africa: IGAD Ministers Want Education for Refugees

Education ministers in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) bloc want member states to prioritise high quality education for disaster affected populations, 60% of… Read more »

East Africa: Uganda Forces in Fierce Battles With Al-Shabaab

The al-shabaab militia is launching more attacks on Ugandan forces than at any other African Union forces of the Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Read more »

Kenya: Effect of Kenya Protests On Uganda

Shortly before 3pm on June 25, something unexpected happened in Westlands, an affluent suburb of Nairobi. Cars started making U-turns with motorists warning oncoming traffic about… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Tops Africa in Peacekeeping Operations

Uganda is the leading African nation in peacekeeping operations and one of the top three worldwide according to a new factsheet released by SIPRI, a tracker of military data, ahead… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Leader Says No Talks, Ceasefire Until Paramilitary Forces Defeated

Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Wednesday said there would be no negotiations or ceasefire until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Africa: Arms Race - Made-in-Africa Military Drones On the Rise

As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) become increasingly critical for modern armed forces, African countries are investing in the local production of military drones. Read more »

Sudan: How Sudan's Catastrophic Conflict Is Straining Uganda's Refugee Response

Up until January, this year, Widat Muhammed Ali, 37, was a practicing lawyer in Sudan. She lived happily with her husband of 11 years, who is also a lawyer, together with their… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Airforce Deputy Chief Stephen Kigundu Dead

Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu, the Deputy Commandant of the Air Defense Forces is dead. The Defense Spokesperson, Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye announced Kigundu's demise… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Military Leaders Meet in Eastern DRC to Coordinate Strategy Against M23 Rebels

Stability hangs in the balance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where military leaders from five regional countries have been meeting for days to devise a… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya, 5 Nations Offer Personnel to Help Haiti Fight Gang Violence

Five countries are committed to providing personnel for an international police force to help Haiti battle gang violence, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Wrong On Sudan Situation

When President Yoweri Museveni received a delegation from the Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council recently, he told them to stop fighting their… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Says UPDF Establishment 2021 Key to Uganda's Peace

President Yoweri Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), has presided over the Defence Forces Council at State House, Entebbe. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UPDF Ghosts in DR Congo Awaken

The Uganda Army is once again locked in a propaganda war of words with armed fighters in the DR Congo who claim it is siding with rebels fighting the Kinshasa government. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: What Next for DR Congo?

When President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was on Jan.20, sworn-in for his second five-year term, he said he was aware of the expectations of the Congolese people. During… Read more »

Somalia: AU Mission Closes Military Bases in Second Phase of Drawdown for Somalia

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), with logistical support from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), has completed phase two drawdown, which… Read more »

Uganda: Military Police Equipped With Knowledge of Handling Prisoners

The Commandant Military Police, Brigadier General William Bainomugisha appreciated the Uganda Prisons Academy for training soldiers of Military Police in Prisoners Handling. Read more »

Uganda: Soldiers to Declare Wealth Through Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence

The Inspector of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya, announced that a new portal is being created where soldiers will declare their wealth through the Chieftaincy of Military… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni - Don't Allow Strangers in Churches, Bars

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised parishioners and patrons not to allow people they don't know to access their churches and bars respectively. Read more »