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

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

In Maracha District, 37 of the 57 shortlisted recruits passed, including one female. Terego District had 58 slots but only 29 ...

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

South Sudan and Uganda will jointly investigate recent deadly clashes on their border, the South Sudanese army said Sunday, after six people died in fighting. Uganda has a history of involvement in ...

Col Santurino Mashereka Tumuranzye, the UPDF 3rd division training officer said that they struggled to meet the target after realizing that most of the candidates who were shortlisted lacked the ...

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

The visits by the two top Ugandan military leaders come 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.

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.