Uganda: Tension Mounts in Nsowe Forest As Investors Clash With Pastoralists

Tension is escalating in Nsowe Central Forest Reserve following violent clashes between licensed tree-planting investors and groups of pastoralists accused of illegally occupying… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF and RDF Reinforce Bilateral Cooperation At Musanze Security Talks

The Seventh Proximity Commanders' Meeting between the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 2 and 5 Divisions and the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) 2 Infantry Division concluded on… Read more »

Sudan: Museveni Pushes for Dialogue to End Sudan War As He Hosts RSF Leader Gendagalo

President Museveni has hosted Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at State House, Entebbe, for high-level talks focused on ending the ongoing… Read more »

Uganda: 65 Schools in Adjumani Receive Sports Equipment to Boost Health Clubs

At least 65 primary schools across Adjumani District, enrolling both national and refugee pupils, have received sports equipment aimed at strengthening school-based interventions,… Read more »

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Drops Arrest Bombshell On Otafiire

The Chief of Defence Forces and First Son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has issued a warning that the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, risks arrest if he… Read more »

Africa: Uganda Urges Realism On Somalia, DRC As Sweden Takes Contact Group Leadership

The Ambassador of Sweden to Uganda, Maria Hakansson, has held talks with State Minister for Regional Affairs John Mulimba following Sweden's assumption of the chairmanship of the… Read more »

Uganda: 45 Somali National Army Soldiers Complete Specialized Weapons Training in Shalamboti

Forty-five soldiers of the 62 Battalion under the 06 Brigade of the Somali National Army (SNA) have successfully completed an intensive one-month Organic Support Weapons training… Read more »

Uganda: Maj Gen Francis Takirwa Laid to Rest

The former Deputy Commander of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Forces, Major General Francis Takirwa, has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kashari Sayuni… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda, Japan Join Forces to Rebuild Bridges in Climate and Refugee-Hit Regions

The Government of Uganda, in partnership with Japan, has launched a project to reconstruct and maintain bridges in climate-vulnerable and refugee-hosting sub-regions, including… Read more »

Uganda: Akena Accuses Army of Election Interference, Urges Stronger Democratic Safeguards

Uganda People's Congress (UPC) President General Jimmy Akena has accused the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) of interfering in past elections, describing such involvement as… Read more »

Uganda: Cabinet Approves Household Support for Northern Uganda

Uganda's Cabinet, chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, has approved a government plan to support households in Northern Uganda, aiming to restore livelihoods in areas affected by… Read more »

Uganda: Gen Sande Dies On His Way to Gen Takirwa Funeral

The Commander of the UPDF Armored Division in Masaka, Maj Gen Deus Sande, has died, the military have confirmed. Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Pastor Tells US Court He Was Tortured With a Python

A Ugandan pastor and asylum seeker detained by US immigration authorities has told a federal court that he was brutally tortured in Uganda, including being placed in a pit with a… Read more »

Uganda: We Are Keeping Siege At Bobi's Home for Security Reasons - Police

Police have defended the continued siege at former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, also know as Bobi Wine's home as being for security reasons. Read more »

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Mourns Maj Gen Takirwa As a Loyal and Courageous Patriot

The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has mourned the late Major General Francis Takirwa, describing him as a true patriot who served the country and the Uganda… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame Defends Rwanda's Security Postureat National Dialogue

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday chaired the 2026 Umushyikirano National Dialogue at the Kigali Convention Centre, using the annual forum to confront persistent regional… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Dismisses NUP Missing Persons Claims As 'Drama' Amid Lugbara Community Pressure

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have dismissed claims by the National Unity Platform (NUP) that its members have gone missing, describing the allegations as "drama" and… Read more »

Uganda: Muntu Warns Ugandans of Consequences of Political Choices After Elections

The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) leader and retired army general Gregory Mugisha Muntu has urged Ugandans to reflect deeply on their political choices, warning that… Read more »

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Rebukes U.S. Senator Over 'Demeaning' Remarks On Uganda

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has issued a firm public rebuke to U.S. Senator Jim Risch, rejecting what he described as demeaning and degrading… Read more »

Uganda: Muhoozi Brands Baryomunsi a Traitor, Says He Will Never Be Minister Again

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has launched a scathing attack on the Minister of Information,… Read more »

Uganda: Bobi Wine Says Military Has Occupied His Magere Home

National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the military of forcibly occupying his home in Magere, saying armed personnel… Read more »

Uganda: Gen Muhoozi Withdraws Threats to Cut Military Cooperation With U.S.

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has apologised to the United States following a series of social media posts in which he accused the US Embassy in… Read more »

Uganda: Defence Force Denies Targeting Bobi Wine

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed allegations that the army is hunting for National Unity Platform (NUP) president and former presidential candidate Robert… Read more »

South Sudan: AU Urges De-Escalation, Respect for Revitalised Peace Agreement in South Sudan

The African Union Commission has urged all parties in South Sudan to de-escalate rising tensions and respect the 2018 peace deal amid fresh violence that has forced civilians from… Read more »

Uganda: 40 Years of NRM - Between the 'Fundamental Change' and a Tightened Grip

Uganda this week marked exactly four decades since the National Resistance Army (NRA) marched into Kampala, promising a "fundamental change" after years of instability. Read more »