Now 87 years old, Al J Venter has spent the majority of his life as a war correspondent, and shows little sign of slowing down –…
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The airborne service of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), its Air Force (UPDF-AF) recently added a multi-role, twin-engined, turboprop to its inventory. A UPDF statement…
Recently, Turkish company Raff Military Textile announced it would join the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TEM) on its 21 to 25 July trip to Kampala, in Uganda.…
The most recent Statistics South Africa census found that 3.9% of South Africa’s population were born outside of the country. Yet, despite immigrants making up a…
Two Ugandans recently were killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, adding to the mounting toll of African casualties in that conflict. The two men, Michael Atuhaire…
Aero Vodochody has taken its L-39 Skyfox (L-39NG) on an African tour, where it has been promoting the jet trainer and light attack aircraft to multiple…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague confirmed 39 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) founder and leader…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) is $53 million better off in defence and engineering equipment compliments of a Russian Federation donation. The equipment and facilities…
The capture of Goma and Bukavu early this year by the March 23 Movement (M23)/Alliance Fleuve Congo has drawn sustained national, regional and international attention. It…
East African country Uganda and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) this week committed to “deepen” defence co-operation by way of a new bilateral agreement. The…
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has emerged as another user of the United Arab Emirates-built MCAV-20 armoured vehicle, joining a growing number of African nations…
A Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Mi-24 helicopter detached to the African Union (AU) mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport on Wednesday…
The United States has provided a $5.5 million United Nations Level 2 hospital to help support the Ugandan military. The 22-bed facility, equipped with specialised suites…
Twiga’s new 920 Gun Boat is the latest addition to its line of virtually indestructible rugged military patrol boats that have been gaining traction in the…
Recent protests show that citizens can demand accountability from their leaders instead of waiting for coups to fix broken governments. Despite decades of democracy, many African…
