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President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned new military facilities, equipment and training infrastructure developed under Uganda’s defence cooperation with Russia, as the government seeks to strengthen the operational capacity of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The launch took place...

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chaired the final session of the conference on Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW) and stressed the need for joint efforts to implement the recommendations from the four-day...

Photo courtesy of The Observer Two state informers have pleaded guilty to involvement in operations that led to the deaths of two people in separate bomb incidents at Munyonyo and Kalerwe in Kampala. The two suspects, Lyavaala and Walusansa, were convicted on Monday by a court chaired by Brig...

NRM’s Daniel Kananura has told the High Court in Wakiso that heavy military deployment in Bweyogerere and Kireka parishes scared away some of his supporters during the January General Election. Kananura, who is challenging the election of NUP’s George Musisi as Kira Municipality MP, told court...

The Special Forces Command (SFC) has been crowned champion of the 2nd Edition of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Inter-Forces Drill Competition held at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. SFC secured the top prize of UGX 50M after an impressive performance, improving on its showing in the...

NB: Nina Akili Ndogo Sana. Mgambo (askari wa akiba) anajitolea kufanya operations pamoja na Polisi sometimes usiku wa manane ila Polisi analipwa mshahara na akizeeka anapewa pension mgambo hapewi. Kama mgambo hana mshahara wala pension ya uzeeni basi mtoto wake mmoja au wawili wasaidiwe...

NB: Nina Akili Ndogo Sana. Usimdhihaki, Usimchukie, usimtukane wala kumdhuru Mtumishi wa chombo chochote cha Usalama (Police, Military) kama hajawahi kukutendea ubaya au kukuonea. Some few of them are very good people. Poleni sana askari Polisi wa Tanga. Ni jambo jema kuwa hakuna aliyepoteza...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war, with two killed and another missing in an attack on a base in Jordan after days of intensifying exchanges of fire. Friday’s drone and...

At least 20 Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers were injured on Saturday after a military truck transporting them to their duty stations overturned in Agago, northern Uganda. The soldiers were among hundreds who passed out from Labwordwong Military Training School on Thursday and...

Dar es Salaam - 5 July 2026 In the crowded stalls of Kariakoo and the quiet compounds of Mwanza, Tanzanians are counting down to July 7 in whispers. Saba Saba (the date that once commemorated the founding of the nationalist movement that gave birth to this country) has, this year, become a...

The Democratic Front (DF) has strongly condemned the military raid and closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda media outlets, describing the action as a violation of constitutional guarantees on freedom of expression and press freedom. In a statement issued on Sunday, the political party...

Hali si shwari kabisa huko Mashariki ya Kati, hususan kwenye mvutano kati ya Marekani, Israel, na Iran. Kwa wale ambao wamekuwa wakifuatilia, huenda mnajua kuwa kulikuwa na usitishaji vita (ceasefire) wa muda kuanzia mwezi Aprili, lakini mambo yamebadilika ghafla. Usiku huu, mambo haya...

Kenya’s military spending has reportedly risen by over KSh 190 billion, according to SIPRI data, largely driven by ongoing security threats linked to Al-Shabaab in Somalia. The sustained increase reflects a regional security environment that has remained volatile for years, with cross-border...

Kumbe kazi siyo ndogo, hii bill kama Trump atatia saini kutakuwa na kilio na kusaga meno. Mswada wa Marekani unaagiza kutathmini ushirikiano wa Tanzania na China kijeshi, kiuchumi na kisiasa. ================= BACKGROUND On December 4, 2025, the State Department announced a review of the...

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Col Deo Akiiki as Uganda’s new military attaché and defence advisor in Washington, D.C, replacing Col Peter Sonko Buwungo. Col Akiiki brings a solid mix of operational and administrative experience to the role. Since February...

On 13 March 2026, the Chief of the Defence Forces, General (Gen) Charles Kahariri, was conferred with the prestigious Legion of Honour during a ceremony held on board the French amphibious assault ship DIXMUDE. Also honoured was Major General (Maj Gen) Joyce Sitienei, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor...

Kulingana na taarifa rasmi za kijeshi la wanamaji la Marekani US NAVY zilizotolewa kuhusiana na tukio la kuzuka kwa moto ndani ya meli ya USS Gerald R. Ford (CCVN-78): Moto huo ulitokea tarehe 12 Machi, 2026. Moto ulianza majira ya jioni wakati meli hiyo ikiwa katika doria za kawaida (routine...

Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi, the wife of Zimbabwe’s Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, has been removed from her post in military intelligence and reassigned to a less influential position. Observers interpret the move as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s strategic effort to limit Chiwenga’s sway...