Ask Al-Shabaab or ADF If You Doubt Our Capabilities” – UPDF to Bobi Wine
Uganda’s military warned on Saturday against what it called inflammatory political rhetoric that could spark violence ahead of the country’s 2026 general election.In...
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Kenya receives advanced Israeli SPYDER air defense system.
Kenya has secured its national airspace by procuring the Israeli-made SPYDER air defense system, which empowers the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to intercept and destroy ho...
Kenyan doctor held by Al-Shabaab appeals to UN, President Ruto for release
A Kenyan doctor Ambrose Kimiti who was part of a United Nations (UN) medical evacuation team operating in Somalia, has released a video message appealing to UN Secretary-...
Gen. Kayanja takes over UPDF contingent in Somalia.
Brig. Gen. Jackson Kayanja takes command of the Ugandan contingent in Somalia, succeeding Brig. Gen. Joseph Ssemwanga Musoke in the African Union mission.MOGADISHU, Somal...
Uganda bars new Somali, Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees as aid funding falls
Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to asylum seekers from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying those countries are no longer considered to ha...
U.S. Launches a Series of Airstrikes in Somalia, Civilians Reported Killed
The US has launched at least five more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace, a heavy US air war...
Five Soldiers Reportedly Perish In UPDF Helicopter Crash
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...
Museveni Calls for Increased Financial Support to Somalia
President Museveni has reiterated the urgent need for African solidarity and increased financial support to Somalia, as a key pillar for sustainable peace and stability...
Museveni Orders Investigation into Kawempe Election, Questions Why UPDF and JATT Were Involved
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed a thorough investigation into allegations of vote rigging and election malpractice in the Kawempe North by-election. Concern...
UPDF Returns from Somalia: What’s Next?
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...