UPDF Level II Hospital in Mogadishu Receives Medical Boost from Bancroft

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Contingent in Somalia, operating under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia, has received a fresh supply of medical equipment and resources from partners Bancroft to support its Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) efforts at the Level II hospital in Mogadishu. Brigadier General Joseph Musoke Ssemwanga, Sector One commander,…

UPDF National Referral Hospital Hosts High-Level Delegation from Washington

  The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces National Referral Hospital hosted a high-level delegation from the United States, reaffirming the long-standing medical partnership and ongoing cooperation in military healthcare between the two countries. The U.S. delegation was led by the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs Dr Stephen Ferrara. Maj Gen Dr. Ambrose Musinguzi, the…

CDF Hosts Danish and Dutch Ambassadors, Hails Collaborative Partnership

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba today hosted a joint meeting with Her Excellency Signe Winding Albjerg, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Her Excellency Frederieke Quispel, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, at the Special Forces Command Headquarters. During the meeting, the…

AU Honours Ugandan Peacekeepers in Somalia

The African Union has honoured troops of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ Battle Group XLI under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia. The troops were decorated with medals and awarded certificates in recognition of their distinguished service during their peacekeeping tour of duty in Somalia. At the same function, the outgoing contingent…

Gen Kainerugaba, Belgian Ambassador to Uganda Discuss Bilateral Relations

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this morning hosted His Excellency Hugues Chantry, the Ambassador of Belgium to Uganda, at the Special Forces Headquarters in Entebbe. The meeting, which follows a previous engagement in September of last year, underscores the continued high-level dialogue between the two nations. The leaders discussed areas of…