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30 July 2025, 1:46 pm
Acholi leaders urge tree planting to combat climate change
By Okello Gift Acholi cultural leaders are urging communities to intensify tree-planting efforts to combat widespread deforestation and environmental degradation in the region. Speaking to our reporter on Tuesday, Rwot Kasimiro Ongom of the Patongo clan in Agago District noted…
22 July 2025, 4:02 pm
Pader Environmental Officer urges tree planting to combat climate change
Okello Gift PADER, UGANDA — Janet Cathy Aciro, the Pader District Environmental Officer, has urged the community to intensify tree planting efforts to help mitigate the increasing effects of climate change in the region. Her remarks came on Thursday during…
22 July 2025, 3:31 pm
Pader authorities launch campaign to combat wetland encroachment
By Okello Gift Residents of Pader District have been warned against illegal encroachment on wetlands, with local authorities cautioning that violators will face legal consequences. Martine Okello, the District Forestry Officer, told our reporter on Friday morning that an increasing…
2 July 2025, 4:46 pm
Why gender-based violence persists: voices from Uganda and beyond
By Joyce Adokorach Supported by VIKES and UMWA Gender-based violence remains a hidden crisis in Uganda and around the world. In this episode, we ask: why does the violence persist? We hear from survivors, activists, and experts who argue that…
30 June 2025, 5:58 pm
Activists stress nurturing boys as allies in fight against GBV
By Joyce Adokorach Supported by VIKES and UMWA In Uganda and beyond, gender-based violence remains a painful constant despite the existence of legal and policy frameworks that have facilitated campaigns aimed at ending the scourge. In Uganda specifically, one of…
27 June 2025, 6:12 pm
New political party gains momentum ahead of Uganda’s 2026 elections
By Gift Okello As Uganda prepares for the 2026 general elections, the newly registered People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party is rapidly gaining momentum, with over 6,000 members already registered nationwide. Speaking to journalists at her residence in Gulu on…
11 June 2025, 10:27 am
Aspiring Gulu Woman MP severely injured in road crash
By Emmy Daniel Ojara Nancy Atimango, an aspiring Woman Member of Parliament for Gulu district in northern Uganda, is severely injured following a serious road crash which occurred on Tuesday evening, 10th June 2025 at around 3pm. Atimango was travelling to…
10 June 2025, 11:13 pm
14 days with rebel leader Joseph Kony, how women cheated death to bring peace.
By Emmy Daniel Ojara zaagulu@gmail.com This thing it happened in 2007, when Kony was still in the bush and was still fighting the government. It was one of the ways in which the President (Yoweri Museveni) envisaged that we could…
4 June 2025, 1:53 pm
Let the ballots decide: FDC`s Amuriat and Nandala refuse consensus on presidency
By Emmy Daniel Ojara Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party bulls, Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Nandala Mafabi, have all declined to step down in favour of the other as they seek election of the party`s top leadership. While in Amuru…
4 June 2025, 1:28 pm
ICC ppeals Chamber upholds confirmation of charges against Joseph Kony in absent…
By Emmy Daniel Ojara On 3rd June 2025, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) delivered its judgment in the appeal of the defence for Joseph Kony against the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber III of 29…