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The African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs Peace and Security (AUC PAPS) Amb Bankole Adeoye visited sector one headquarters where its commander Brig Keith Katungi presented to him an operation and security brief of his Area of…

The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi has today flagged off Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group (BG) XXXV enroute to Somalia to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).  The event happened at the…

The Uganda peaples' defence forces (UPDF) serving under the African union mission in somalia (Amisom) have this morning joined the rest of their counterparts to mark Tarehe Sita. The day is marked every year on the 6th Feb to remember the…

Brigadier General Keith Katungi has formally taken up office as the new contingent commander of Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Brig. Gen. Katungi succeeds Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa, who has…

Somalia has asked the African Union Commission (AUC) representative in the country to leave within a week after declaring him persona non grata. In a statement on Thursday, Somalia’s foreign ministry said Simon Mulongo whose country of…

President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander-In-Chief of armed forces has appointed his blue-eyed boy Maj Gen Don Nabasa as the new commander of Military Police, Daily Monitor has learned. Maj Gen Nabasa has been a contingent commander in…

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has awarded medals and certificates to Ugandan soldiers for their contribution to the ongoing peace and stabilisation effort in Somalia. The soldiers, from Battle Group 30, were awarded…

At least 160 police officers will be dispatched to Somalia in December to replace their colleagues serving under the Formed Police Unit (FPU) in the Horn of Africa nation. In a statement, police said the officers had completed a 6-month…

The African Peace and Security Council adopted a proposal to deploy a joint AU-UN force to replace AMISOM by the end of this year. Following a meeting last week, the Council said that it was adopting the AU-UN Multidimensional…

The Commander of the UPDF Land Forces Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has concluded a five-day visit to the Ugandan troops in Sector I of the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). During his visit that was concluded on September 26th, Gen…