The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), Gen Dau Aturjong, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral military cooperation between the two nations. Lt Gen Okiding was accompanied by Uganda’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Brig…
The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF), Gen Dau Aturjong, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral military cooperation between the two nations. Lt Gen Okiding was accompanied by Uganda’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Brig…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), operating under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), in close coordination with the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF), have launched a major offensive to recapture Bariire town from Al-Shabaab militants. The operation began on the morning of Friday, 1 August 2025, targeting Bariire – a…
The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has commended the leadership of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for prioritising ideological training for its personnel. This was conveyed by the Joint Staff Political Commissariat, Maj Gen Henry Masiko, on behalf of the CDF, while officiating the pass-out ceremony of…
The management, staff, and pupils of St Maurice Kitasa Primary School have commended the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) for renovating one of the school’s oldest and most dilapidated classroom blocks, giving the 76-year-old Catholic-founded school a fresh lease of life. The renovation, which included re-roofing, reconstruction, and painting, was carried out as part of…
The Mountain Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has partnered with the Tooro Kingdom to clean up Fort Portal City in a joint campaign aimed at promoting environmental conservation, civic responsibility, and tourism. The initiative, part of the Baragirakiki Tourism and Environment Campaign, saw soldiers, kingdom officials, civil society organisations, and members…
Security forces have arrested two individuals and recovered an illegal firearm following a joint operation by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force. The arrest occurred at around 10:00 a.m. on Friday, 1 August 2025, at Waligo Checkpoint in Lamwo District, as the suspects attempted to cross into South Sudan. The primary…