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By Macdonald Adrabo and Sabir Musa Arua Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has confirmed that maintenance works on Arua-Lia-Odramacaku road will start next week as government plans to tarmac it in the next Financial Year 2024/2025. The road that connects Arua town and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is commonly […]

By Ojok Robert Mone Gulu City Uganda walkers’ association is championing the activism to protect Nile waters against pollution and encroachment. The 700-kms walk started from Uganda-South Sudan Border town of Elegu in Amuru district last week. They will walk through the districts that share boundaries with the river up to […]

By Samson Ganiko Obongi At least 130 South Sudanese refugees and the host community members in Palorinya refugee’s settlement Obongi district have completed a 3 months hands on skills training to improve their livelihoods. The beneficiaries were trained in carpentry & joinery, plumbing, hair dressing, electronic installation, garment cutting among […]

By Idarus Pajobo Arua Health experts in Arua city and district have warned against stray Animals especially dogs in Public places which they say are the ones that cause rabies disease through bites. Rabies is a preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of rabid animal; the rabies […]

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Disposal of Medical agents within the environment has been identified as one of the high risk factors influencing increase in Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) in Humans. According to centers for Disease Control(CDC) and prevention, Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to […]

By Sunday Amandi Arua city The leaders of the Lugbara cultural institution have called for patience among the Lugbara people, as they continue with the struggle to get a new agofe to head the institution. Agofe is the paramount chief of the Lugbara people, and the position is very vital […]

By Kaleb Yiiki Arua Education Service Delivery at Ariwa, Odoubu and Ocea Primary Schools in Terego District are grossly affected due to Lack of capitation grants.These three Border Schools of Terego district With Madi Okollo District have not received Government Capitation Grants for at least three consecutive Quarters. When Radio […]

By Godwin Abedican Arua The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), together with partners like ZOA, The Hague Academy for local governance,, Light for the World, Association of Micro Finance Institutions of Uganda and VNG international under an ongoing five years project “We Are Able” have launched a […]

By Joseph Abiria Arua Cases of food insecurity continue to hit hard in some house holds across West Nile region . 45% of house holds in West Nile face  food insecurity  meaning that they are vulnerable to hunger. Unlike in the past where West Nile used to be  a food […]

By Nancy Aol Adjumani Adjumani district has started feeling the pinch of the El Nino Phenomenon with over 1000 households affected in Nyumanzi Refugee settlement, this was confirmed after an Assessment done by a Joint team including the UNHCR, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Adjumani […]