Uganda: Gen Mbadi Roots for Signing of MOU With Togolese Armed Forces

The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, has called for a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UPDF and… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Puts Military Generals On Standby As Tension Grips South Sudan

Uganda 's military adventurism is set to be tested again in South Sudan, as President Museveni put his military generals on standby to come to the rescue- again of his counterpart… Read more »

East Africa: UPDF Participates in Us' Largest Military Drills in East Africa

The Ugandan army, the UPDF was among the participants in the just concluded largest military exercise in East Africa by the United States, African partner nations and multinational… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Recalls 4000 Veterans for Deployment in Somalia

The Ugandan army, UPDF has started the process of recalling veteran to help back-up the soldiers deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping mission, ATMIS. Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Soldiers Off to Kenya for Joint Military Drills

The UPDF contingent has been flagged off to Kenya for joint drills with their 20 other countries code named "Justified Accord" 2023 (JA 23). Read more »

Uganda: MPs Question Salary Disparities in UPDF, Puzzled With Huge Salaries of Generals Who Do "Nothing"

Members of Parliament who sit on the Defence Committee are concerned with the unfairness in salary enhancements of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) which have seen… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Receives Highest Military Decoration in Uganda for Role in Creation of UPDF

President Museveni has together with his younger brother, Gen Salim Saleh been awarded with the "Order of Katonga", the highest military decoration of the Ugandan honour… Read more »

East Africa: EAC Leaders Meet in Burundi, Call for "Immediate Ceasefire" in DRC

East African leaders on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Easter Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the extra-ordinary EAC summit held in Burundi's… Read more »

Uganda: Kony Could Face More Charges As ICC Resurrects Hunt for LRA Leader

The office of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it will consider a move to slap more charges against Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader… Read more »

Rwanda: President Kagame's Son Joins Presidential Guard

Rwandan First Son, 2nd Lt Ian Kagame has joined the elite Presidential Guard in the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF). Read more »

Uganda: Muslims Worried By Increased Scrutiny of Madrasas By Security Agencies

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has decried the increased scrutiny of madrasas by security agencies accusing them of being breeding grounds for terrorism. Read more »

Uganda: How Suspected Suicide Bomber Operated Explosive-Making Lab in Kampala

Intelligence organs have arrested a man in Salaama, a Kampala suburb suspected to be an agent of Allied Democratic Forces and at his two bedroomed house was an explosive making… Read more »

Uganda: Kamapla Deputy Lord Mayor Slams 'Gun Rule' of Nation

Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura, has said the militarization of elections has now taken a new dimension, calling upon Ugandans to rise up and kick "gun rule" out of the… Read more »