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 ...

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

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 ...

More than 60,000 Ugandans have been disqualified from the ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise by the Uganda People’s ...

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.

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.

In this underground trade, SMGs and AK-47s are called Boro Gach, revolvers or pistols are Choto Gach, and bullets are Bichi, ...

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