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.

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua district have arrested two suspected robbers found in possession of suspected ...

Currently, Lt Katungi is undertaking PhD in peace and security studies, and he is expected to graduate next year in Germany ...

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.

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 visit by the two top Ugandan military leaders comes after the armies of the two countries clashed at the common border.

Omara, who works as a casual labourer at a store in the Jinja Camp area, was wearing a full UPDF combat outfit at the time of his arrest.

More than 16,000 people have been displaced following recent clashes between the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and ...

The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is set to meet South Sudanese President Salva Kiir as Kampala moves to ease tensions following deadly cross-border clashes between Ugandan and ...

Somali National Army, in collaboration with Uganda People's Defence Forces, liberated strategic Bariire town in Lower ...