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After President Museveni on Monday declared a 14-day curfew starting March 31, 2020 in a bid to contain further spread of coronavirus, there have been several reports of security agencies breaking into people’s homes and battering them…

In the past two decades, there has been a marked increase in the involvement of military forces in the development activities that have traditionally been outside the military sphere. And this trend has been particularly evident in third…

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) has today awarded the "PSC" DAGGER Award to four Indian military officers at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters Mbuya. The Indian Military Trainers awarded included…

The Ministry of Health together with World Health Organization (WHO) has trained Chiefs of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and top officials from the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs about Corona Virus (COVID-19) at Mbuya…

The UPDF is investigating circumstances under which a  gang of criminals armed with machetes, bows, and arrows this morning made a suicidal attack on a UPDF detachment in Zombo Town Council. "Three Soldiers died in the attack and a…

The President of the Republic of Uganda and the Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces, Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed satisfaction with the quality of training for the Special Forces. Museveni made the remarks during pass out…

His Excellency the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira has handed over recovered weapons to the Somali National Security Advisor Abdisaid Muse Ali in a…

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) Joint Chief of Staff (JCOS), Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu is visiting Ugandan troops deployed in Somalia under United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Lt Gen…

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen David Muhoozi emphasized the need for Officers and Militants to understand the history of their country as a requisite for being good service personnel.…

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has carried out a demolition exercise at Karama Demolition Ground. The demolition exercise was aimed at demolishing the unwanted explosive ordinances and weapons, those that were used and did not…