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NGO trains entrepreneurs on digital economy
GULU– Pollicy, a feminist-led civic organization focused on influencing a data culture, promoting the use of shared data platforms, building analytical capacity, and advocating for digital rights and improved data, has launched the…
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Over 6,000 Nwoya farmers stuck with ready mangoes
NWOYA– Over 6,000 fruit farmers in Nwoya district do not have market for their ready mangoes as there is no juice-processing factory in the district to add value to the fruits. The…
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Cattle compensation exercise on-going in affected districts
OTUKE– The government has started compensating 92,000 claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso sub-regions after their heads of cattle and other domestic animals were looted during the insurgency in northern Uganda. Deputy…
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Museveni commits to end Apaa clashes, blames leaders
OTUKE– President Yoweri Museveni has committed to ending the violent clashes in the Apaa area. The area is claimed by both the Acholi and Madi communities, alongside Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA], a…
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ICC assures of compensation of LRA victims in Northern Uganda
LIRA– The International Criminal Court [ ICC ] has assured victims of the two decades Lord`s Resistance Army [LRA] rebellion in Northern Uganda of compensation. Updating stakeholders on the progress of Dominic…
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Gulu City VSLAs become cooperatives
GULU– Two Village Saving and Loan Associations [ VSLAs ] comprising of women traders in Gulu City have been transformed into cooperatives in a bid to formalise their operations. Gulu Women Produce…
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Museveni to meet Acholi MPs over Apaa land conflict
GULU-President Museveni is set to meet leaders from Acholi Sub-region this Saturday, following the rising insecurity there, especially in the conflicted Apaa land area. This is according to Anthony Akol, the Chairperson…
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Police block Acholi MPs from accessing contested Apaa land
Police in Adjumani district on Thursday afternoon stopped Members of Parliament from Acholi Sub-region from visiting the contested Apaa area claimed by both the Acholi in Amuru district and Madi in Adjumani…
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Lira City: Govt releases Shs 3.9bln to clear salary arrears of teachers
LIRA– The government has released Shs 3.9 billion to pay and clear accumulated salary arrears of secondary and primary school teachers in Lira City. About 1,200 teachers in Lira City recently went…
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Some relief as rains reduce Fall Armyworms in Pader
PADER– Pader district leaders are still pondering how farmers whose farmlands were invaded by the Fall Armyworm [FAW] can be helped, even though the recent heavy rains in the district have caused…
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