Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) is conducting its annual Lessons Learnt workshop today at Singo Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSO-TC) under the theme Aligning Pre-Mission Training to Meet ATMIS Operational Requirements in ever Changing Environment. Officiating at the opening of the 3-day workshop, the Commander Land Force Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga applauded PSO-TC for…
Uganda’s newly appointed Defence Advisors (DAs) to different missions abroad have been urged to uphold and maintain the different interests that the country has in their new areas of responsibility. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vincent Bagire made this call today while officiating at the opening of an induction…
Fortportal City: The Deputy Director Public Health and Coordinator Contingence plan against Ebola Viral Disease in UPDF; Lt Col Dr Francis Xavier Bakehena, has reassured UPDF troops operating in Eastern DRC that their health is guaranteed in as far as Ebola outbreak in DRC is concerned. The assurance was made at the closing ceremony of…
Commanders of the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) recently conducted a two – day (30 – 31May) work shop at Rider Hotel in Mukono. The workshop aimed at addressing and increasing compliance in licensing of fisheries activities. The workshop therefore designed a participatory licensing strategy that can be implemented to enhance the fisheries…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) Sector Commanders are attending a two-day workshop at Ridar Hotel in Seeta – Mukono district. The workshop organised by the Responsible Fisheries Business China Project, aims at designing a participatory licensing strategy that can be implemented to enhance the fisheries output for the coming years.…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) together with sector actors and other stakeholders is involved in a week-long event that provides an interface for knowledge exchange and dialogue on pertinent water and environment resources. The event, to run from 20th to 25th March 2022 at the Ministry of Water and Environment, auditorium in Luzira, is…
Ugandan Defence Attachés (DA) and Advisors have been cautioned to safeguard the country’s interests in their respective areas of responsibility. This was revealed today by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hon Vincent Waiswa Bagiire at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA) headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala. He implored participants…