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	Billions Requested by UPDF as Additional Funding to Facilitate South Sudan Peacekeeping Operation

Billions Requested by UPDF as Additional Funding to Facilitate South Sudan Peacekeeping Operation

The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) has formally requested an additional Shs 39.1 billion to support its recently launched peacekeeping operation in South Sudan.The request, presented to the Parliamentary Com

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UPDF Responds to Claims of Using Chemical Weapons in South Sudan

UPDF Responds to Claims of Using Chemical Weapons in South Sudan

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that claim the Ugandan Air Force used chemical and barrel bombs on rebel positions in South Sudan.In an official statem

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Gen Muhoozi Under Fire as he Gets Proved Wrong By South Sudan, Dismissing His Claims of Deployment

Gen Muhoozi Under Fire as he Gets Proved Wrong By South Sudan, Dismissing His Claims of Deployment

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has been left red-faced after South Sudan dismissed his claims that Uganda deployed troops to Juba.The statement from South Sudan contradicts Gen

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More UPDF Troops Enter South Sudan

More UPDF Troops Enter South Sudan

More Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops have been sent to South Sudan to support commandos who arrived in Juba last week under Operation ‘Mlinzi wa Kimya’.Officials told ChimpReports on Tuesday tha

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South Sudan: 21 Civilians Killed in Nasir Airstrike.

South Sudan: 21 Civilians Killed in Nasir Airstrike.

At least 21 civilians, including two women and two children, were killed in an aerial bombardment in Nasir town, Upper Nile state, on Sunday night, local officials and residents told Radio Tamazuj. One survivor remains in critical condition.Witnesses accused the South Sudan People’s

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Uganda Among Hardest Hit by Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, Threatening Health Programs & Public Welfare

Uganda Among Hardest Hit by Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, Threatening Health Programs & Public Welfare

Uganda is one of the top 26 countries that face significant risks due to the reductions in U.S. foreign aid, particularly impacting health sector financing.According to an analysis from the Washington, D.C.-based

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South Sudan Acknowledges Presence of Ugandan Troops in Juba

South Sudan Acknowledges Presence of Ugandan Troops in Juba

By: Ginaba LinoSouth Sudan’s government has confirmed the presence of Ugandan troops in Juba, citing a longstanding military pact between the two nations.Informat

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Uganda Spared from U.S. Travel Restrictions in Trump Administration’s Draft List

Uganda Spared from U.S. Travel Restrictions in Trump Administration’s Draft List

Washington, D.C. — Uganda is notably absent from the list of countries whose citizens will be restricted by the Trump administration from traveling to the United States.The proposed plan, which is still under review, categorizes affected nations into three tiers: a “Red List” of 11 c

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Museveni on Spot as Widow of Late UPDF General Desperately Cries Out for Help

Museveni on Spot as Widow of Late UPDF General Desperately Cries Out for Help

Maria Mosiku, who identifies herself as one of the widows of the late Major General James Kazini, has made an emotional appeal to President Yoweri Museveni and the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) for assistance. She says she is struggling to raise Kazini

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MP Odur Questions Muhoozi’s Authority as Defense Minister Denies Knowledge of UPDF Deployment

MP Odur Questions Muhoozi’s Authority as Defense Minister Denies Knowledge of UPDF Deployment

Erute South MP Jonathan Odur has raised serious concerns over the government’s handling of Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) deployments after Defense Minister Jacob Oboth admitted he was unaware of troop movements to Juba, South Sudan.Reacting to Oboth’s statement in Parliament, O

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