Security

Over 70 Suspects Arrested in Connection to Stone-Throwing Incidents Along Northern Bypass

The Uganda Police have arrested over 70 suspects in connection to paver (stone) throwing along the Northern Bypass on Kiira Road. According to Luke Owoyesgire in a Statement released on...

Joint Security Forces Recover Bombs in Kampala Raid, Hunt for ADF Terrorists Underway

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force have sealed off Kwata Zone, Komamboga, Kawempe Division,...

Manhunt Ends as Teenager is Arrested for Dismemberment, Murder of Nansana Resident

Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested a teen who brutally murdered a woman from Nansana in Wakiso district. The suspect...

UPDF and Zimbabwean Defence Forces Agree to Increase Collaboration on Regional Security

The Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) have agreed to enhance their collaboration....

US and Uganda Strengthen Collaboration for Peace Resolutions

The United States and Uganda have announced their continued commitment to collective collaboration. The U.S. Ambassador to Uganda,...

Rwanda Should Permanently Reopen Katuna Border

The announcement to temporal reopen the Katuna border caused a wave of excitement in the business world in the areas of proximity with the media giving the development attention in a high gear. Several papers crafted eye catching headlines including the Explorer. The Rwandan government however, issued a travel advisory for its citizens who intend to visit Uganda warning them of fears for torture and incarceration. Some media reports and social media publications point at this fact to...

Security Issues Terror Alert over Suspected Al Shabab Agents

Security agencies have issued a terror alert to citizens over suspected Al-Shabaab terrorist’s agents planning to cause attack to Ugandans.

America’s War on Terror is moving to Africa

Looking somewhat messy and sometimes confused, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (or just Islamic State) (ISIL) group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, issued his first video message in five years on April 29th this year. His tone was mostly gloomy. His followers have largely been vanquished in battle and his “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria lost its last bit of territory in March this year. The fanatic whose “armies of God” popularized the beheading videos also...

Gen Muntu to Launch ANT Party

The Alliance for National Transformation formally notified Police of their plans to hold their respective meetings from Nsambya and carry out a launch of the Political Party from Serena International Conference Center.