Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Calls for Integrity, Accountability As UPDF Concludes Senior Logistics Leaders Retreat

The Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of Special Operations (CDF and SPA/SO), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has called on logisticians in the Uganda… Read more »

East Africa: Uganda's National Defence College Undertakes Strategic Study Tour in Algeria

A delegation from the National Defence College - Uganda (NDC-U) Intake 4/2025-2026 has undertaken an academic and strategic study visit to Algeria, highlighting growing defence… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Officers, Soldiers Rally to Save Lives Through Blood Donation in Nakasongola

The Commander of the Motorised Infantry Division, Major General Charles Byanyima, has commended officers and soldiers of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) for participating… Read more »

East Africa: EAC Forces Launch Regional Security Exercise 'Ushirikiano Imara' in Kenya

Regional security cooperation took centre stage on Thursday as armed forces from East African Community (EAC) partner states convened in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 14th edition of the… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya's Vice CDF Says EAC Security Exercise Strengthens Regional Unity Against Emerging Threats

The Vice Chief of Defence Forces of the Kenya Defence Forces, Lieutenant General John Omenda, has said the ongoing East African Community (EAC) regional security command post… Read more »

Somalia: A Return to Dictatorship Amid Tensions Pushing the Country to the Brink

On May 6, the Somali National News Agency reported that 13 members of what it described as the Khawarij militias, including senior commanders, were killed in a planned military… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Displays Military Might As Museveni Swear-in for Seventh Term

The skies over Kampala on Tuesday afternoon were a spectacle as Uganda held a military parade during President Museveni's swearing-in for a seventh term. Read more »

Uganda: Fact-Check - Video Showing Heavy Military Deployment Ahead of Museveni Inauguration Is Misleading

A video circulating on TikTok purporting to show heavy military deployment ahead of the presidential swearing-in ceremony is MISLEADING. Read more »

Uganda: Border Stability Boosted As UPDF and Tz Army Hold First-Ever Proximity Commanders' Meeting

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral security cooperation following… Read more »

Uganda: NRM, South Sudan's SPLM Sign MOU to Formalise Cooperation

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), the ruling party in neighboring… Read more »

Uganda: Today in History - LRA Rebels Abduct 41 Students From Lacor Seminary

On this day in 2003, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) carried out one of its most chilling attacks on an educational institution in Northern Uganda, abducting 41 students from St… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Passes Out 53 Platoon Commanders in Agago, Urges Stronger Leadership and Discipline

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces has passed out 53 officers who successfully completed the Platoon Commanders' Course at the 5 Infantry Division Training School in Labwordwong,… Read more »

Uganda: Women Leaders Warn of Persistent Political Intimidation After January Elections

Women politicians and activists have raised concerns over continued intimidation, financial barriers and shrinking civic space following Uganda's January 2026 general elections,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Today in History - Cabinet Backs UPDF Withdrawal From Key DR Congo Positions

Cabinet on May 7, 2001 took a major step towards reducing the country's military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo after backing the complete and immediate withdrawal of… Read more »

Uganda: Breaking - Kivumbi Terrorism Case Delayed As Suspects Disown DPP Claims

Proceedings in the high-profile terrorism case involving Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, the Member of Parliament for Butambala County, and 24 co-accused were on Tuesday halted at the… Read more »

Uganda: Ntungamo's Place Names Reveal a Hidden History of War, Survival and Identity

A deeper look into place names in Ntungamo District is uncovering a powerful and often overlooked history, revealing how language, conflict, environment and daily survival shaped… Read more »

Uganda: Defence Warns Convicting Okello Could Alienate Families of the Mentally Ill

Defence lawyers in the trial of Christopher Okello Onyum have urged the High Court to carefully weigh the accused's mental health, warning that a conviction without fully… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Over 200 Civilians Rescued As UPDF and FARDC Raid Major ADF Stronghold in Eastern DR Congo

A joint military offensive by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) has led to the rescue of more than 200… Read more »

Uganda: General Busizoori Urges Dialogue to Resolve Acholi-Madi Land Disputes

The Commander of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division, Major General Felix Busizoori, has called on the Acholi and Madi communities to prioritise dialogue… Read more »

Uganda: Police Receive New Breathalysers

The Uganda Police Force has received new traffic enforcement equipment, including breathalysers, aimed at strengthening efforts to curb drink-driving in the capital. Read more »

Sudan: Uganda Hosts Sudanese Students for Exams Amid War Disruptions

Uganda is hosting thousands of Sudanese students for their national secondary certificate examinations in a major effort to sustain education amid the ongoing conflict in Khartoum. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's IPSO-TC Deepens Military Training Cooperation With US Army War College

The International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) International Peace Support Operations Training Centre on Saturday received a distinguished delegation from the… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Troops Lead Humanitarian Outreach in Somalia's Lower Shabelle

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), operating under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), in collaboration with partner forces, has… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Hosts U.S. Army War College Delegation On Military Transformation, Regional Security

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces has hosted a delegation from the United States Army War College in a high-level engagement focused on military transformation, regional security,… Read more »

Uganda: Govt Orders Reopening of Ggaba Schools Following Deadly Daycare Attack

Government has ordered the reopening of Ggaba Primary and Secondary Schools that were closed following last week's deadly attack at a daycare centre in Ggaba, in which four young… Read more »