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By Abedcan Godwin The deceased Muni University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christine Dranzoa has been described as an icon of girl child education in the sub-region.Dranzoa, died on Tuesday28th June 2022 at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala where she had been admitted for an unknown illness. Her death was announced through […]

By: Abedican Godwin Arua The Kony war victims in their association Kony War Victims Association from West Nile on Monday June 20th 2022, held a demonstration declaring a hunger strike until they are compensated for the losses they incurred during the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency which took place in […]

By Robert Ojok Despite tourism being the second largest foreign exchange earner in Uganda, it is threatened by many challenges including hunting and human wildlife conflicts.Over one million tourists visit Uganda every year, attracted by its many national parks boasting of a rich array of wildlife, bringing with them over […]

By URN Business has slowed down around Bunagana Border on the Ugandan side in Kisoro District due to fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese government soldiers. The business community say the clashes have taken a huge toll on their businesses.   On Monday, M23 rebels took control of the Bunagana border […]

By Dibaba URN/Dibaba Teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union UNATU have gone on strike. The teachers declared a nationwide strike at all levels demanding equality and harmonization of the salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects. The strike follows the government's decision to increase the salaries of science teachers […]

By: Kei Emmanuel Duku.   Members of Parliament have asked the minister of Finance Matai Kasaija to operationalize Tree planting Funds in the next financial year. This, according to the MPs will aid in the planting of trees both at national and local level. In the past fifteen years, Uganda has […]

By: Godwin Abedican Arua Uganda Export Promotion Board has encouraged farmers in Arua district to venture in to commercial agriculture to break the chain of subsistence farming.In an engagement with farmers in arua district on 30th May 2022, the farmers were advised to move from Small Scale Farming to Large […]

By Joseph Abiria The Mp of Aringa North Constituency, Godfrey Onzima has responded to his rating by parliament for the one year. Hon. Onzima of Aringa North, Jessica Ababiku, the woman mp of Adjumani and Mario Kania, the Mp of Terego East were rated among the best MPs from West […]

Arua By Joseph Abiria Reach a hand with support from the agakan foundation has embarked on plans of helping vulnerable teenage mothers who got pregnant at the height of the covid 19 pandemic. During a hand over of some assorted food items to the beneficiaries at oil headquarters, Khalifa Drajiru […]

By: Godwin Abedican Arua The leaders of Arua district on Tuesday may 10th 2022,  suspended ongoing construction works at the district police headquarters located at the borders of Alio, Amisi and Tivu villages in Arua district, citing shoddy work and failure by the contractor to hire the locals as laborers […]