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 …
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August, 2023
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17 August
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 …
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6 August
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 …
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3 August
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 …
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July, 2023
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31 July
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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6 July
UGANDA SECURES MALARIA VACCINE ALLOCATION FROM GAVI
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023 Uganda is among twelve countries across different regions in Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the vaccine alliance, GAVI, have announced in a …
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3 July
THE QUEST FOR THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE WHITE RHINOS IN AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, JULY 02, 2023 While growing up as a child, Ben Afidra Amorimvapi, a resident of Degiya village, Olali parish-Ogoko Sub County developed fondness for White Rhinos. With his village home sitting on what was a controlled hunting area of Ajai wildlife reserve, Amorimvapi points to …
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June, 2023
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29 June
ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS IN CONGO BASIN CHALLENGED ON INVESTIGATIVE, DATA JOURNALISM TO HALT DEGRADATION
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Dr Severin Kalonga, the project lead for Forest Landscape Restoration in Africa initiative of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) has emphasized the role of environmental journalists to help halt and reverse the negative trend of degradation and biodiversity loss in …
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4 June
Over 500 Obstetric Fistula patients treated at TEREWODE Women’s Community Hospital last quarter
By Timothy Eodu Over 500 Fistula patients across Uganda have been treated between April 2021 to June 2022 quarter, according to a report published by TEREWODE Women’s Community Hospital. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries. A hole between the birth canal and bladder and/or …
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1 June
Napak registers 72% access to maternal health services in 2022.
By Edward Akaki Napak district registered a 72% improvement in access to maternal health services last year. This was confirmed to our reporter by the District Health Officer Dr. Timothy Teko who attributed this to the improved coverage by health workers to the hard-to-reach areas through community outreaches.Dr Timothy said …
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