The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has redeployed troops to strategic positions along the Yumbe–South Sudan border ...

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is struggling to attract suitable trainees from ...

“The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recruitment exercise in western Uganda has kicked off at Kabale Main Stadium.

The deployment of the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has been controversial since it began in March amid renewed ...

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF, has started recruiting 969 youths from all the ...

The exercise was conducted at the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions, the Armoured Brigade in Masaka, the Motorised ...

We are ready to crush anyone who attempts to incite or engage in violence during the 2026 general elections.” That is the warning from the leadership of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces ...

The High court in Kampala has dismissed a bail application filed by veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, who are facing charges of treason. In his ...

Somali National Army (SNA) forces recently captured the strategic town of Bariire in Lower Shabelle, unveiling a cache of advanced weapons and military equipment previously unknown in the hands of ...

President Museveni, the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), has approved the retirement of 24 senior army officers in the largest single batch of retirements under his ...

Bariire is the second town in the country’s lower Shabelle region to be liberated by the UPDF from the violent militant group after Sabid-Anole fell in June 2025.

Members of the Bangladesh Army have raided a hideout of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) in a remote hilly area of ...