The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division Female Netball Team has been crowned champions of the North East Regional Sports League after an impressive campaign in Kumi District, earning qualification for the National Netball Playoffs. The Moroto-based side emerged victorious after outperforming 12 teams from across the North Eastern region, including teams from…
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) female soldiers serving under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have been encouraged to set personal and professional goals aimed at improving their careers and livelihoods. While addressing the female personnel in Mogadishu, the Uganda Contingent Administration Officer, Colonel Hamza Kasajja, emphasised the importance of self-development…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Artillery Division, together with attached units from the Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD) and the Army Aviation Command (AAC), has conducted its second route march exercise aimed at enhancing combat readiness, physical fitness, and teamwork among troops. The 20-kilometre march was led by the Commander of the Artillery Division, Major…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces) 4th Infantry Division has received its substantive Deputy Division Commander, Colonel Richard Kidega Obura, who assumed office during a handover ceremony held at the Division Headquarters in Gulu City. The ceremony was presided over by the Division Commander, Major General Felix Busizoori, who oversaw the formal…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group 43 (BG XLIII), which served on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), has been commended for its contribution and operational achievements in the ongoing peace and security efforts in Somalia. The commendation was made by the Commander…
Part of the proceeds from the recent Gen MK 52nd Birthday Run have been directed to support the Uganda Child Cancer Foundation (UCCF), following the charity event held last month. The 10-kilometer marathon, which took place on April 26, 2026, at the Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala, brought together thousands of participants under the theme…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) on Thursday bade farewell to the late Brig Gen Winston Byaruhanga during a burial ceremony held at his ancestral home in Rukoni Village, Kibatsi Sub-county, Kajara County, Ntungamo District. Representing the Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi,…
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (MODVA) Mrs Rosette Byengoma, closed a three-day retreat for board members and experts of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) National Referral Hospital (NRH) at Serena – Kigo in Wakiso District. The retreat, held from 25 to 27 May 2026, was convened under the…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 3 Infantry Division has passed out 48 officers who completed the Platoon Commanders Course (PCC) Intake 17/26 at a ceremony held at the division headquarters in Moroto. Speaking at the pass-out ceremony, the 3 Infantry Division Commander, Major General Wilberforce Serunkuma, commended the strategic leadership of the UPDF and…
The 14th edition of the East African Community (EAC) Command Post Exercise (CPX), codenamed Ushirikiano Imara, has concluded at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi, Kenya. The exercise, which commenced on 14 May 2026 at the Humanitarian Peace Support School in Embakasi, Nairobi, was conducted under the theme, “Enhancing Regional Cooperation and Readiness for Peace,…