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This photo taken during one of the cleaning exercises in Arua City (All photos by Onzoma Albert) By Onzoma Albert Arua City Arua City’s Environment Department is advocating for the enforcement of the National Waste Management Regulations, 2020, emphasizing the Polluter-Pays Principle. This regulation mandates that individuals and businesses responsible […]

One of the vehicles destroyed. (Photo by Vurra Custom Police) By Martin Anguyo Arua City The fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken a worrying turn after an angry mob in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, attacked humanitarian workers involved in the response, accusing them […]

Odramacaku border market booming across Democratic Republic of Congo side following its closure on Ugandan side (All photos by Onzoma Albert). By Onzoma Albert Arua City Traders at the Odramacaku border market near the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border in Arua City are demanding the full reopening of the […]

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing leaders from SADC at a summit in Durban, South Africa, August 17, 2026. /South African Presidency CGTN AFRICA South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on regional leaders to work together to address migration after weeks of anti-migrant protests forced more than 176,000 […]

Rev Fr Emmanuel Katongole URN Pope Leo XIV has appointed a Ugandan priest, Fr Emmanuel Katongole, as a Consultor to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican body that guides the Catholic Church’s work on peace, migration, health and ecology. The appointment, announced by the Holy See Press […]

Mercy Kainabwiso has been sent on mandatory leave by Minister Norbert Mao URN The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has directed the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, to immediately interdict the Registrar General of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Mercy Kainobwisho, […]

Late Alex Mukulu URN President Yoweri Museveni has approved a state burial for celebrated Ugandan playwright, actor and director Alex Edward Kabangala Mukulu, who died recently at the age of 72. Mukulu will be laid to rest on August 20, 2026, at Kijabijjo in Gayaza, with the government and his […]

Hon. Bakoko while speaking to the boda boda leaders as other party officials keep watch. Photo by Morish Dramadri The Arua City NRM party chairperson and former minister for Gender, Labor and social development, Hon. Bakoko Bakoru Zoe, has refuted allegations by boda boda riders that he embezzled more than […]

Muni University officials during media briefing at the University Boardroom By Dramadri Federick Muni University in Arua City has received 20 billion shillings from the government to kick-start the construction of a multibillion-shilling teaching and research hospital expected to transform medical training and specialized healthcare services in the West Nile […]

Uriama Self-Empowerment Foundation and Peace for Women West Nile staffs during the launch of the 3rd edition of the charity run in Arua City (All photos by Onzoma Albert). By Onzoma Albert Arua City Uriama Self-Empowerment Foundation (USEF), in partnership with Peace for Women West Nile non-governmental organizations, are organizing […]