UPDF decided to have mandatory post-mission training for soldiers because of the numerous violent acts and scammers who often ...

Uganda was the first country to send soldiers to Somalia, spearheading the African ... One which was the security responsibility of the UPDF and it includes the Benadir region which covers parts ...

MILITARY ; Col Chris Magezi has been appointed the acting spokesperson of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).He was appointed by the UPDF Chief of Joint Staff, Maj. Gen. Jack Bakasumba, to run ...

Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) female peacekeepers, serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU ...

Asked about how the Bulo Marer attack might impact UPDF operations in Somalia, Kulaigye said it makes the soldiers more determined to fight al-Shabab. "It gives us more determination to deal with ...

Mogadishu seaport.Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), which forms Sector 1 of Atmis, also deploys over vast territory that covers more than 240km of the long Somali shoreline, its main ...

It is the second time in five years Uganda has deployed troops in another country without seeking approval from Parliament ...

Maj Bilal Katamba has been appointed acting deputy defence public information officer of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces ...

Maj. Bilal Katamba has been named the Acting Deputy Defence Public Information Officer of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces ...

Gen Muhoozi emphasized that corruption and mismanagement compromise both the UPDF's combat readiness and the welfare ... and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Gen Muhoozi noted ...