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

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

The deployment of the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has been controversial since it began in March amid renewed ...

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF, has started recruiting 969 youths from all the ...

The exercise was conducted at the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Infantry Divisions, the Armoured Brigade in Masaka, the Motorised ...

We are ready to crush anyone who attempts to incite or engage in violence during the 2026 general elections.” That is the warning from the leadership of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces ...

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.

The visit by the two top Ugandan military leaders comes after the armies of the two countries clashed at the common border.

President Museveni, the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), has approved the retirement of 24 senior army officers in the largest single batch of retirements under his ...

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.

More than 16,000 people have been displaced following recent clashes between the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and ...