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21 Aug '25
The UPDF vehicle after the accident.One person died and ten others, including Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers, sustained injuries on Tuesday after a military vehicle overturned along the Bikurungu–Rweshama Road in Bikurungu Town Council
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18 Aug '25
Technical institutes in Tororo district are experiencing a significant student dropout rate as many learners abandon their studies to join the armed forces.According to Denis Mwesigwa Sserwanja, chief head trainer at Tororo Technical Institute, dozens of
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12 Aug '25
From January 12 to February 9, 2026, Ugandans will head to the polls to elect leaders across various levels, including Presidential, Parliamentary, and Local Government CouncilsBobi Wine, Yvonne Mpambara and President Yoweri MuseveniFrom January
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11 Aug '25
Moroto, Uganda | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) is struggling to attract suitable trainees from North Karamoja.The recruitment exercise commenced on Tuesday with the districts of Kaabong, Karenga, Kotido and Abim. Howeve
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11 Aug '25
President Museveni engages with fishing communities at Jinja State Lodge recently.KAMPALA — President Museveni has admitted that corruption has deeply penetrated State House and the broader government system, with some of his own officials accused of ex
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08 Aug '25
Gen Elwelu in his ceremonial uniformOne of Uganda’s most prominent and controversial military figures, Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu, is officially retiring from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) after 39 years of military service, dating ba
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07 Aug '25
He is the general who took bullets meant to sile
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06 Aug '25
IRAN has executed a nuclear scientist accused of passing sensitive information to Israel's Mossad amid an intensifying crackdown on alleged foreign spies.Roozbeh Vadi reportedly worked as a nuclear expert at the Atomic Energy Organisation of
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06 Aug '25
Minister Sam MayanjaUganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly called for the arrest of State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja, in a move likely to ignite fresh political ten
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04 Aug '25
Putin appears unmoved in the face of Trump’s deadline diplomacy and social media brinkmanshipThe muddled US-Russia equation under Trump is symptomatic of a larger leadership dilemma.US President Donald Trump faces a daunting series of foreign p