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UPDF starts using new structure

Uganda, April 9 -- The army has officially begun using new formations and titles, more than a month after adopting the Uganda People's Defence Forces Establishment 2021. This newspaper exclusively re... Read More


Ugandans trapped in Myanmar freed

Uganda, March 30 -- Twenty-three out of more than 30 Ugandans held in captivity in Myanmar have been freed, Uganda's Ambassador to Malaysia who has been spearheading the rescue efforts has confirmed. ... Read More


Dip in crime: Is CID shake-up paying off?

Uganda, Feb. 28 -- Tom Magambo's arrival at the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Kibuli, a Kampala suburb, was greeted with suspicion, envy and even doubt by some career police officers. ... Read More


What new UPDF structure means

Uganda, Feb. 20 -- The army has adopted a new organisational structure that re-hats command and control of all its elements under the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) who in turn will superintend an expa... Read More


UPDF: Evolution of army in Uganda

Uganda, Feb. 20 -- The formal organisation of a centralised military for a future Ugandan state began during the British colonial period under Col Henry Edward Colville who formed the six-company Ugan... Read More