Gen. Kale Kayihura to Museveni: Thank you for securing the future of our people

Gen Kale Kayihura and President Museveni Gen. Kale Kayihura has commended President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for establishing a secure and ...

Museveni meets UPDF, DRC senior army officers over ADF

by WINNIE NAKAMATTE | REPORTER

31/08/2023

Museveni meets UPDF and DRC officers President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met senior army officers from the Uganda People’s Defence ...

The bases handed over on Tuesday include Cadale in the Hirshabelle State which was occupied by the Burundi National Defence Forces (BNDF) and Albao in Southwest State

SOMALIA: UPDF hands over two more Forward Operating Bases

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

29/06/2023

The bases handed over on Tuesday include Cadale in the Hirshabelle State which was occupied by the Burundi National Defence ...

A soldier serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia jumps off a military vehicle near the scene of a suicide explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, November 11, 2021 [File: Feisal Omar/ Reuters]

Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

26/06/2023

A soldier serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia jumps off a military vehicle near the scene of a ...

Gen Museveni on UPDF base attack in Somalia : 800 Al-Shabaab militants attacked our army

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

29/05/2023

Gen Yoweri K. Museveni is the President of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has said the Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF ...

Hon. Oboth Oboth (L) interacts with Kasilo County MP, Hon. Elijah Okupa after the meeting

How UPDF bosses shared Karamoja relief food

by OUR REPORTER | UG STANDARD

01/03/2023

Hon. Oboth Oboth (L) interacts with Kasilo County MP, Hon. Elijah Okupa after the meeting The Uganda Peoples Defence ...

For the past two weeks ATMIS Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) engineers, officers and partners from Bankroft Global Development have detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) implanted by Al-Shabaab militants, graded and compacted the road with tractors to ensure it is accessible, safe, and secured for movement of people and goods.

BREAKTHROUGH: UPDF troops clear Buufow-Janaale main supply route in Somalia

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

26/02/2023

For the past two weeks ATMIS Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) engineers, officers and partners from Bankroft Global Development have ...

President Yoweri Museveni has been awarded the Katonga medal, the highest military decoration in Uganda.

Museveni outlines nine tasks ahead to fully achieve strategic goals

by LILIAN MUWONGE | UG STANDARD REPORTER

06/02/2023

President Yoweri Museveni has been awarded the Katonga medal, the highest military decoration in Uganda (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA — President Museveni ...

Ambassador Thomas- Greenfield extended USA’s appreciation to Uganda and her Sector 1 UPDF-ATMIS Contingent in Somalia for supporting Somali Security Forces (SSF) beyond its own mandate and for evacuating casualties and the dead from the battlefield and especially in the hard -to-reach areas

US top diplomat to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield commends UPDF for serving beyond it’s mandate in Somalia

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

29/01/2023

Ambassador Thomas- Greenfield extended USA’s appreciation to Uganda and her Sector 1 UPDF-ATMIS Contingent in Somalia for supporting Somali Security ...

This photo shows soldiers operating near Kibumba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nov. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani)

EAC force to meet M23 amid alleged DR Congo ceasefire violation

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

29/12/2022

This photo shows soldiers operating near Kibumba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Nov. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Alain Uaykani) The ...

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