Browsing: Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has announced that 65,000 Ugandans have been disqualified during the initial phase of its nationwide recruitment…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A new report co-authored by four Ugandan policy researchers and activists raises significant concerns regarding the escalating role of the military in…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is set to conduct a comprehensive nationwide recruitment exercise, seeking to enlist 11,500 qualified citizens into…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan security forces have successfully neutralized a second female suicide bomber in Kampala, averting a potentially devastating attack in a densely populated…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025, a contentious piece of legislation that reintroduces the…
GULU, Uganda — Female soldiers within the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have received a stern warning against violating dress codes and engaging in extravagant…
MBALE, Uganda — A family in Buwere village, Manafwa District, has received 29.184 million Ugandan Shillings (approximately $7,800 USD) in compensation for damage caused to their…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A single tweet from Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the influential son of President Yoweri Museveni, has plunged Uganda into a heated discussion about the…
MUBENDE, Uganda — Colonel James Kasule, the 2nd Deputy Divisional Commander in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has been arrested to assist investigators in unraveling…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A contentious narrative has developed following an explosion near the Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine on Tuesday morning, with the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)…