The Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Hon Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has today launched the 45th Tarehe Sita celebrations at Kihihi Grounds in Kanungu district, Kigezi sub-region. The event honors the historical support the area provided to the liberation struggle, particularly through the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA). The celebrations are themed…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, visited the UPDF Entebbe Air Base today to inspect a demonstrator L-39 Skyfox aircraft presented by its manufacturer. A delegation from the aircraft manufacturer, Aero Vodochody, led by Mr. Vladan Resner and comprising Mr. David Jahoda and Mr. Vladimir Tovarek, took the CDF through the detailed…
124 soldiers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Engineers Brigade completed specialised training in land law and estate management at the Uganda Military Engineers College in Lugazi. The programme focused on strengthening the management of public land and reducing disputes linked to land use within the force. Presiding over the closing ceremony, the College Commandant,…
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,…
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…
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…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, working in collaboration with the Regional Immigration Office in Mbarara, has handed over five Congolese soldiers to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). The handover took place at Kasindi, Lhubiriha, along the Uganda–DRC border at Mpondwe. The FARDC soldiers identified themselves as Sergeant Kabangu Nsingi…
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has paid tribute to the late Brig Gen (Rtd) Ali Nasuru Izaga, describing him as a pivotal figure in restoring peace and security in Uganda, particularly in the West Nile region. His message was delivered by Maj Gen Dick Olum, the chairman of the security supervisory mechanism…
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…
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…