The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force contingent serving under the United Nations Guard Unit in Somalia has marked a change of command, with Lt Col Peter Barigye handing over leadership of UNGU XI to Lt Col Nathan Akankunda, the incoming commander of UNGU XII.The handover ceremony was presid
AT least 21 people have tragically drowned after a boat capsized in the Nile as rescuers frantically work to find the remaining passengers.The passenger ferry was carrying 30 people when it overturned in the Tayba-Al-Khawad area of Sudan on Wednesday.The ship on Nile River, Khartoum
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) could withdraw completely from Somalia by the end of 2026 unless urgent and serious discussions address the persistent funding shortfalls for the African Union mission combating Al-Shaba
President Yoweri Museveni’s attempts to bring stability and lasting peace back to Uganda are a clear example of his legacy. After the country gained independence in 1962 and struggled to get going for the next two decades, he stepped in and played a key role in putting an end to the bloody wars
Brig. Gen. Jackson Kayanja takes command of the Ugandan contingent in Somalia, succeeding Brig. Gen. Joseph Ssemwanga Musoke in the African Union mission.MOGADISHU, Somalia — Brig. Gen. Jackson Kayanja has assumed command of the Ugandan military contingent serving under the African Union
Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to asylum seekers from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying those countries are no longer considered to have active armed conflicts and that dwindling donor funding has made it difficult to support new arrivals.Uganda’s Mini
The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under the United Nations Guard Unit Eleven (UNGU-XI), Lieutenant Colonel Peter Ruyogoza Barigye, has paid a courtesy visit to the Uganda Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia.The visit aimed to reinforce coordination between U
The UPDF has confirmed that five of its soldiers under theAfrican Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia died after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed.The incident that happened near Mogadishu International Airport early Tuesday morning saw a UPDF Mi-24 co
As a cloud filled with smoke hovers above the Aden Ade International Airport in Somali capital Mogadishu. Details coming in indicate that 5 UPDF officers have perished in the helicopter crash which involved a Ugandan military chopper.The helicopter was pa
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) recently concluded a post-mission ideological course for Battle Group 40 (BG 40) and United Nations Guard Unit X (UNGU X) at the International Peace Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-CT) in Singo.
