General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations (SPA/SO) today welcomed H.E. Moussa Saleh Batraki, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), at Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo. The meeting, also attended by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt…
The outgoing Deputy Ambassador of the European Union to Uganda has praised President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s leadership, noting that the country’s socioeconomic transformation over the last four years has had tremendous impact on the livelihoods of Ugandans. Ambassador Guillaume Chartrain made the remarks during a farewell meeting with the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) will host the 18th Edition of the Interforces Games and Shooting Championship from 22 August to 05 September 2026 in Gulu City, under the theme “Building Synergy through Sports.” In addition to hosting, UPDF teams will actively compete across all disciplines alongside sister forces, namely the Uganda Police Force,…
The Government of Uganda will host the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) Troop-Contributing Countries (TCCs) from 29th to 31st July 2026 in Kampala. The event will begin on Wednesday, 29 July with the Chie Defence Forces’ meeting, followed by the Ministers of Defence meeting on Thursday 30…
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has arrived in Kigali for an official working visit. During his stay, Gen Kainerugaba is slated to hold discussions with the senior leadership of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and is also scheduled to meet with Rwandan President H.E.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Mountain Warfare Training School (MWTS) in Karugutu, Ntoroko District, passed out 742 recruits, 32 of whom were women, after the basic military training course. The recruits were drawn from the districts of Bunyangabu, Ntoroko, Kabarole, Kasese, Kamwenge and Bundibugyo. Representing the Commander Land Force (CLF), the Deputy Commander Land…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) conducted a series of command handover ceremonies in Jinja, with the Chief of Joint Staff, Lieutenant General Jack Bakasumba, presiding over the functions at the Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), Kimaka and Headquarters Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability (HQ URDC). At the Senior Command and Staff College, Brigadier General…
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 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.…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces His Excellency Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid tribute to the late Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali, describing the former Second Deputy Prime Minister and Adjumani West Member of Parliament as a steadfast patriot whose legacy was defined by the…