BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Thursday, November 14, 2024 Human trafficking used to be a crime heard of from faraway countries, but now it has come closer to home raising alarm among the leaders in the Arua district and Arua City. The leaders who are involved in human rights protection called …
Read More »FRESH BREED OF PROFESSORS JOIN UGANDA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 The Uganda National Academy of Science (UNAS), an independent, non-profit and nonpolitical organization that prides in advancing academic excellence and societal transformation through evidence-based research and policy formulation has received a boost of new breed of scientists whom it has enrolled into …
Read More »SOLAR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS POWERING FOOD SECURITY FOR REFUGEES IN WEST NILE
BY DOREEN BAZIO ADJUMANI: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024 In West Nile, a sub-region of Uganda that is prone to drought and adverse vagaries of weather, the food security situation is worsened by the hosting of a large number of refugees in the country. Many households receive only 30% of food …
Read More »GULU UNIVERSITY FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR SH1.651BN FOR 55 FISH PONDS AFTER FIVE YEARS
Abundoned 6 in 1 fish cages floating on River Nile in Obongi districtBy Dramadri Federick ARUA: Friday, October 11, 2024 At Namsaiya cell, Roma ward in Obongi town council, a water logged area is shrouded in thickets as it straddles the shores of River Nile. It is where one of …
Read More »The Hidden Toll of Open Cast Gold Mining on Health, Environment: The Case of Uganda and Burundi
Whether in Uganda or Burundi, gold mining remains predominantly artisanal and rudimentary. Many miners do not care about their health, less about the environment. By Richard Drasimaku and Renovat Ndabashinze November 15, 2023 This story was produced with support from the Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund and the Pulitzer Center From the far …
Read More »MUNI UNIVERSITY UNVEILS SH114.256 BILLION IDI AMIN MEMORIAL PROJECT PLAN
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Thursday, August 24, 2023 The Muni University in Arua, host of the inaugural Idi Amin memorial lecture to be held on September 1, 2023, has unveiled a sh114.256 billion (USD30.88 million) memorial project plan that is expected to enhance the furtherance of the university’s mission to …
Read More »NUBIANS TO HOLD FIRST NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY IN ADJUMANI DISTRICT
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2023 The Nubian community in Uganda is planning the first national parliamentary sitting as efforts by the Arua Nubian leadership to unify the scattered community starts to bear the first fruits. The national assembly will be hosted in Adjumani district from September 1 …
Read More »FENI, YOUR HOME REGION MINDS ABOUT YOU!
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SUNDAY, AUGUST 06, 2023 The West Nile Development Association (WENDA), an umbrella organization for the local governments in West Nile is organizing a grand reception in honour of Larry Feni, the swimming hero who won double gold at the special summer Olympics in Germany recently. The …
Read More »CLAMOUR FOR THE RETURN OF WHITE RHINOS TO AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE GETS LAUDER AT MADI CULTURAL GALA
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MADI-OKOLLO: Thursday, August 03, 2023 It was once the trampling ground of the bulky beats which got extinct in the anarchic days of early 1980s but the clamour to have the iconic White Rhinos back to the Ajai wildlife reserve just got louder during the recent cultural …
Read More »THE UGANDAN MASSACRE SURVIVOR FEEDING AMERICA: HOW AUGUSTINE GUMA BECAME A FLEDGING ENTREPRENEUR
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Monday, July 31, 2023 Augustine Guma was only 15 years old when tragedy befell Ombaci on Wednesday June 24, 1981. He survived the massacre and after the war he went back to school while at the same time doing petty business to pay his fees. In …
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