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While addressing the media yesterday Forum for Democratic Change ( FDC ) deputy secretary general Harold Kaija requested Uganda People’s Defence Forces to plan its exit from Somalia citing out that Uganda despite being instrumental in peacekeeping in the region, the benefits to the citizens were minimal from the mission. “ What are the benefits to the people of Uganda ...

Details have emerged of the Islamist al-Shabab fighters attack on an African Union (AU) military base in Somalia on Friday. A spokesperson for the force said, adding that there were heavy casualties on both sides. “There was an attack this morning at our base… by elements of al-Shabab,” the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) deputy spokesman Deo Akiiki said. The army base ...

The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) in Somalia have conducted activities to celebrate the 42nd Tarehe Sita. They are in Somalia serving under African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The activities were carried out in the Mogadishu and Ceeljaale regions of Somalia. UPDF Contingent Commander Brig Gen Peter Gaetano Omola in Mogadishu led the troops to clean Marina Market. ...

UPDF soldiers have been in Somalia since 2007 fighting off Al Shabaab insurgents. They are however happy after members of parliament on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee went there for a five-day visit. The MPs are there together with the State Minister for Defence in charge of Veterans Affairs, Oleru Gudu Abason. They are in Mogadishu to evaluate the ...