 COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) produced a wayward article written by Wycliffe Muia and titled “Uganda’s Special Forces Command: The elite unit with a license to kill” in their recent publication. This is not an exposĂ©, but it is a relic of the colonial imagination, written …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have agreed to strengthen joint security operations on their shared Lake Edward following a deadly attack by suspected Congolese militia. Kiconco Tabaro, spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) Second Division, said in a statement …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said Thursday it has heightened security along the shared border lake with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following last week’s deadly attack by suspected Congolese militia. Kiconco Tabaro, spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) Second Division, told Xinhua …
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Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday presided over the commissioning of 352 officer cadets of intake 04/22-25 and professional Cadet short course intake 08/25 at the Uganda Military Academy Kabamba, Mubende District. In his address, President Museveni who is also the Commander-In-Chief of the Uganda …
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Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who also serves as the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, has visited the headquarters of China’s leading Defence contractor, China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO). The …
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KAMPALA | Xinhua | A total of 1,800 soldiers from the Central African Republic (CAR) have arrived in Uganda for military training as part of ongoing efforts to build the CAR army’s capacity, a Ugandan military spokesperson said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, Uganda’s military spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said on Thursday that it lost two soldiers and killed three Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in clashes on Wednesday in the jungles of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In a statement issued in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Ugandan and South Sudanese armies have agreed to step up cooperation to address recurring border skirmishes, some of which have turned deadly, the Ugandan military said. Uganda’s top military chiefs met with a visiting South Sudanese delegation in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, to discuss security …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 100 people have been arrested in the Sebei sub-region for attempting to fraudulently join the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) during the just concluded recruitment exercise. Maj. Isaac Oware, the Public Relations Officer for the UPDF 3rd Infantry Division, says the suspects were arrested …
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Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six applicants were on Wednesday, 13th August 2025, detained at Nebbi police station during the UPDF recruitment exercise in Nebbi district for alleged impersonation, while others with mismatched particulars on their documents were dismissed. The UPDF Public Information Officer (PIO) for the West Nile …
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