The Sector One Commander of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Brigadier General Jackson Kayanja, has commended Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) troops serving under the mission for maintaining high standards of discipline and professionalism while conducting operations in Somalia. Brig Gen Kayanja made the remarks during a two-day tour of…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out 62 soldiers who completed the Maritime Basic Induction Course at the Maritime Sustainment Base Ntokolo in Magamaga, Mayuge District. Officiating at the ceremony, the Joint Staff Training and Doctrine, Brigadier General Wycliffe Keita, described the course as part of the UPDF’s deliberate strategy to strengthen security…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has joined the nation in paying final respects to the late Gen (Rtd) Hon. Moses Ali, the former Second Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani West Member of Parliament, with national leaders honouring his decades of service to Uganda as a soldier, liberation fighter and statesman. Representing President Yoweri Kaguta…
The Government of Uganda has commenced the distribution of emergency food relief to households in the Karamoja sub-region following a prolonged dry spell, with the exercise officially launched in Kotome Parish, Lodiko Sub-county, Kabong District. The relief operation was flagged off by the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hon. Sam Engola, as part…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, today hosted a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Special Forces Command (SFC) Headquarters. The ICRC delegation was led by Mr. Kedir Awol Omar, Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation, and included Ms.…