Security

UPDF Introduces Arabic and Chinese Language Courses

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) have introduced Arabic and Chinese courses as part of their latest training disciplines. Major General James Birungi, the Chief of Military Intelligence, said on...

President Museveni Holds Talks on Defense Cooperation and Diplomacy with Central African Republic’s Special Envoy

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni discussed defense cooperation and diplomacy with President Touadera's special envoy, Claude Rameaux Bireau, the...

Police Urges Mine and Quarry Owners to Prioritize Safety Measures or Face Closure

Due to the recurring deaths and accidents in mines and quarries, Uganda Police has urged mine and quarry...

AU Special Representative Emphasizes Collaboration to Foster Peace in Somalia

The African Union Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to...

Kibuli CID Doubles Cash Reward for Arrest of Tabula, Mastermind of Former Ndiga Clan’s Death

In a bid to capture the prime suspect in the murder case of businessman and former Ndiga clan...

UPDF and Congo Army hold Special Meeting to Evaluate the Progress of Operation Shujaa

The meeting was held on August 30, 2023, between the Commander of the Defence Forces (CDF), Gen.Wilson Mbadi Mbasu, of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), and his counterpart, Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Christian Tshiwewe Songesa of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This meeting is part of the memorandum of understanding between the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda jointly fight alongside each other against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...

Police Warns NUP to Follow Proper Procedure for Holding Public Meetings

On Tuesday August 28, SCP Fred Enanga, the spokesperson of the Uganda Police Force (UPF), warned organisers of the National Unity Platform (NUP) to adhere to the rightful procedure for holding public meetings. Enanga stated that rallies, processions, demonstrations, acts of incitement to violence or other activity that may lead to incidences likely to cause breach of peace or several insecurity were prohibited. “We wish to remind the organisers to adhere to the rightful procedure for holding public meetings like having...

Tanzanian ADF Commander Killed in UPDF Operation

A Tanzanian national identified as Fazul has been killed together with one other Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) member in the general region of Alungupa, North Kivu Province, by a joint Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in Operation Shujaa. According to Major Bilal Katamba, the Public Information Officer, Mountain Division/Operation Shujaa, Fazul, who was operating in Mwalika Valley, was put out of action on August 24, 2023. "The joint Uganda Peoples'...

Brig. Gen. Bakahumura Urges UPDF Drivers to Be Exemplary on the Road

Brigadier General Charles Bakahumura, the Chief of Logistics and Engineering, has instructed Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) drivers to always be disciplined and follow traffic laws to avoid road accidents. The remarks were delivered by Colonel Dalington Mugisha's on Gen. Bakahumura's behalf at the pass-out ceremony of sixty-nine (69) UPDF soldiers who had completed a six-month driver’s refresher course at the School of Supply and Transport at Jinja Cantonment, Gadaffi Barracks. "Have discipline and follow traffic rules to avoid traffic offences...

UPDF Urges Newly Passed-Out Troops to Embrace Rigorous Training to Pacify Karamoja

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has urged the newly passed-out troops to embrace intensive training in order to enhance operation efficiency and effectiveness so as to pacify Karamoja and foster socio-economic transformation in the sub-region. The remarks were delivered by Maj. Gen. Don William Nabasa, the UPDF 3 division commander, while officiating at the pass-out of 336 troops who completed a three and a half-month refresher course in combat readiness and effectiveness for the intake of 02/2023 at Kolinyang in Napak...

Operation Shujaa Successfully Rescues 30 Abductees from ADF

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), working with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) under Operation Shujaa, have rescued 30 abductees from ADF rebels. According to Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF Spokesperson, the abductees were rescued on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, after the FARDC base in Erengeti got reliable information about their location. "The joint UPDF/FARDC Operation Shujaa came into contact with the ADF terrorists in the general areas of Maxabo in North Kivu, and one rocket-propelled grenade launcher...