The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has passed out officers and militants who completed a one-year Russian Language Course, Intake 01/2025/2026, at the School of Defence Intelligence and Security (SODIS) in Migyera, Nakasongola District. The course brought together personnel from various UPDF formations and was designed to equip participants with Russian language skills to support…
The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs in charge of Veteran Affairs, Hon. Dr Huda Oleru Abason, has inspected veterans’ savings and credit cooperative organisations (Saccos) benefiting from the Food and Feed Security Project supported by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs. The inspection covered Kwania North Veterans, Apac District Veterans Commercial…
The Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Susan Nakawuki Nsambu, has challenged senior officers of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to translate the knowledge, discipline and leadership skills acquired at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi, into improved service delivery and stronger wildlife conservation. The Minister made the remarks while officiating at…
Sixty-two officers of the Special Forces Command (SFC) have been decorated to their newly promoted ranks in recognition of their service, commitment and professional conduct. The officers — 15 senior and 47 junior — were decorated during a ceremony presided over by the SFC Commander, Maj Gen Asaph Mwetise Nyakikuru, at the SFC Headquarters in…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Motorised Infantry Division has commenced a refresher course at the Division Headquarters in Nakasongola District for newly recruited soldiers of Intake 3/2026 to consolidate their military skills and prepare them for future operational assignments. While opening the course, the Division Commander, Major General Charles Byanyima, described the refresher course…
Forty personnel from the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) have completed a two-week course on Psychological and Integrated Influence Operations at the Mission’s Force Headquarters in Mogadishu. The participants were drawn from AUSSOM Sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, alongside police officers from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana. The course…
The Director Women Affairs of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Brig Gen Charity Bainababo, has urged female peacekeepers to harness technology and uphold accuracy in their work to strengthen peace support operations. Brig Gen Bainababo made the remarks while delivering a lecture to participants from different countries attending the United Nations Command, Control, Communications,…
Uganda is hosting a two-day meeting of Commandants of Senior Command and Staff Colleges from East African Community (EAC) Partner States, in Kampala to review the status of cooperation in training. The meeting is being held under Article 2 of the EAC Protocol on Cooperation in Defence Affairs and forms part of the EAC Defence…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 5 Infantry Division has today opened special-to-arms training for soldiers from Intake 01/26-27 to strengthen their military skills and confidence and prepare them for deployment in the operational environment. The training was opened at the 5 Infantry Division Training School (5IDTS), Labwordwong, in Agago District. The trainees are among…
Wazalendo SACCO has showcased its institutional transformation, financial growth and investment initiatives at the National Cooperatives Conference held at Makerere University Business School. The conference brought together stakeholders from government, academia and the cooperative sector to discuss sustainable growth, innovation and professional leadership. Speaking at the conference, the Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without…