Uganda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Nimisha J. Madhvani, has commended the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) for its pivotal role in fostering peace and stability in Uganda and the wider Great Lakes region. Speaking during a courtesy visit by Cohort 3 course members and staff from the National Defence College –…
A delegation from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces is currently in Kigali, Rwanda, for a study visit on the management and operations of military museums. The visit, which began on February 17 and concludes on February 21, 2025, aims to enhance Uganda’s efforts in establishing a National Military Museum. The UPDF team is led…
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s delegation, led by Maj Gen James Birungi, the Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, toured several key Algerian military installations on Wednesday with the view of identifying areas of cooperation. The installations included the Higher Warfare College, Staff and Command School, and the Clothing and Bedding…
The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Sam Okiding, has called upon Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Defence Attachés and Advisors to serve as dedicated representatives of Uganda’s interests in their countries of assignment. Speaking on behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Lt Gen Okiding addressed the opening of…
Uganda has received a consignment of Hepatitis C drugs from Egypt, sufficient to treat 500 patients. The consignment of drugs was handed over on Monday morning at Entebbe International Airport by General Mohamed Ashraf of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), which oversees the factory that manufactures the drugs, and received by the SFC Commander,…
The Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this afternoon met with Mr Ando Naoki, the Senior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Their discussion centred around JICA’s remarkable work in Uganda, past and future projects, including infrastructure development in Kampala, such as Lot…
The UK High Commissioner to Uganda, H.E Lisa Chesney, has hailed the historical relations between the United Kingdom and Uganda, expressing pride in being the custodian of these relations. Having just completed her first month in the role, H.E. Chesney noted that she has received the warmest welcome of her diplomatic career in Uganda.…
The European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region, Ambassador Johan Borgstam, met with Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). The leaders discussed regional security, Operation Shujaa’s progress, and future EU-Uganda cooperation. Ambassador Borgstam praised the UPDF’s vital role in maintaining regional stability, acknowledging…
Susan Ngongi Namondo, the outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda, this afternoon paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. During the visit at the SFC Headquarters in Entebbe, Her Excellency Namondo expressed her appreciation for the working relationship between Uganda and…
European Union Heads of Mission in Uganda have highlighted the essential contributions of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to regional peace and stability. This commendation came during their recent visit to UPDF Colleges in Jinja, where they met with the Commandants of the National Defence College – Uganda (NDC – U), Senior Command…