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The Ugandan military said Tuesday it is on high alert along its border with South Sudan following deadly clashes over the ...
Authorities from South Sudan said they have retrieved five bodies of SSPDF soldiers from the forest, while one UPDF soldier ...
Addressing the retired officers, President Museveni thanked them and other officers who died during the liberation struggle for their contribution to Uganda.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), presided over the retirement send-off ceremony for seven generals at State ...
Two individuals have been arrested and an illegal firearm recovered in a joint security operation conducted by the Uganda ...
Uganda sent troops to support Kiir when civil war broke out in the country in 2013, just two years after it gained independence from Sudan. The civil war between Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek ...
Amid the Rwanda/M23–DRC fighting, there was a “rapid military build-up” by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, the report said. Troops significantly increased ...
Clashes between South Sudanese and Ugandan forces near the countries' shared border this week killed at least six security force members, mostly from South Sudan, officials said.
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is set to meet South Sudanese President Salva Kiir as Kampala moves to ease tensions following deadly cross-border clashes between Ugandan and ...
A total of 411 junior officers and militants from the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Forces have officially retired during a colourful ceremony held at Bombo UPDF Land Forces Headquarters ...
Opposition members boycotted a debate on the Uganda People’s Defence Forces Amendment Bill, saying the state will use the law to persecute any dissenters. Have a confidential tip for our reporters?
This comes in response to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill 2025, which was passed by parliament on Tuesday. In January, t he Supreme Court of Uganda ruled in the case Attorney ...