The Chief of Defense Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations on Thursday visited the joint forces operating in Eastern DRC. The joint operation forces, known as Operation Shujaa, comprise the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). […]
The joint operation between Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Congolese Army (FARDC) known as Operation Shujaa against the terrorists Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) currently on going in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday rescued 40 people mostly women and children from the ADF after a fierce fighting in […]
The joint Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), have captured one of the commanders of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group. Al Iraq Anywari, alias AA who is an expert in improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was captured during an operation on Saturday in Ituri province […]
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in its joint operation with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), yesterday on Monday April 8, 2024, put out of action an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)commander and the outfit’s medic known as ‘Dr’ Musa. ‘Dr’ Musa was killed in action by a joint mobile squad […]
The government of France through the French Development Agency (ADF) has funded the further distribution of the clean drinking water from Katosi Water Treatment Plant to an additional 450,000 households. The Ambassador of France in Uganda, Xavier Sticker said that the development will see 1,500 prepaid standpipes installed in the informal settlements in the north […]
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have reported the fatal shooting of two suspected rebels affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the capture of their commander within the Kibale Forest National Park, located in Kamwenge district. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF spokesperson, confirmed the incident in an interview with Uganda Radio Network (URN). […]
The group of convicts was arrested in October 2018 by the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) following the murder of Assistant Superintendent of Police Muhammad Kirumira. The International Crimes Division of the High Court has found seven out of the twelve people who were arrested for terrorism shortly after the murder of former Buyende District […]
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has allegedly gunned down over 11 suspected terrorists including a group that murdered two tourists in Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. The UPDF launched the manhunt on October 17, after the attackers also killed the driver of the tourist vehicle, which they also set ablaze […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has named the foreign tourists who were among the three people killed in an attack at Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday. In the statement published by the UWA Manager Communications Bashir Hangi, he said that the tragic incident occurred at Nyamunuka along Katwe Road, involving two tourists and their guide. […]
The Australian based Ugandan Cardiologist Dr Aggrey Kiyingi has today died in exile. Dr. Kiyingi’s death has been announced by his wife, Mayimuna Nakayiira Kiyingi on Saturday September 30, 2023. “It’s with immense sadness and a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the passing of my beloved husband, Dr Aggrey Kiyingi. He […]