West Nile
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Okoro Coffee Growers Cooperative Union to spend over Shs 2.56bln in FY 2025/2026
ZOMBO, September 18, 2025 – Members of the Okoro Coffee Growers Cooperative Union [OCGCU] in Zombo district have approved a budget of Shs 2,563,200,000 for operations in the 2025/2026 financial year. The…
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Adjumani forest vanishes, fueling climate and livelihood shocks
ADJUMANI, September 11, 2025 — Once a lush forest reserve spanning approximately 48 hectares, the Adjumani District Forest Reserve has now become the epicentre of a storm brewing between government authorities, landowners,…
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Moyo cooperative faces setbacks amid hope for recovery
MOYO, September 7, 2025 – Established in 1999, Amatura Produce and Marketing Cooperative in Moyo Sub-county, Moyo district has been a cornerstone of agricultural development in the region, promoting market access and…
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Greater Nebbi Farmers embrace Napier grass to promote sustainable livestock farming
NEBBI, August 26, 2025 – At least 50 farmers from the Greater Nebbi sub-region, covering the districts of Nebbi, Zombo, and Pakwach, have taken up the cultivation of Super Napier grass [Pennisetum…
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UPDF accused of aiding illegal logging and charcoal trade in Zoka Forest
ADJUMANI, August 19, 2025 — The situation in the Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani has escalated into a complex issue of illegal lumbering and charcoal burning, raising significant concerns among local…
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Nebbi district stuck with over 300 cattle abandoned by Balalo
NEBBI, August 14, 2025 – Nebbi district is grappling with over 300 cattle left behind by Balalo herdsmen following the enforcement of President Yoweri Museveni’s Executive Order No. 2, issued on 1…
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PDM: SHACU to probe officials over ghost enterprise groups
NEBBI, 6 August 2025 –– A team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit [SHACU], led by Maj. Martha Asiimwe, has informed Nebbi district leaders of plans to launch a nationwide investigation into…
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Gov’t commissions Nyagak III Hydropower Project in West Nile
ARUA, August 4, 2025 — Government has officially commissioned the 6.6-megawatt Nyagak III Hydropower Project in Zombo district, a milestone development aimed at accelerating industrialisation in the West Nile Subregion where agricultural…
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Adjumani revives environmental committees to combat natural resource depletion
ADJUMANI, August 2, 2025 — Adjumani District Local Government, with support from the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative [URRI], has reactivated its District and Sub-county Environment and Natural Resource Committees [DENRCs]. These committees,…
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Uganda: Austria bolsters supports refugees and host communities with US$ 1.8mln for WASH services
KAMPALA, August 1, 2025 –– Austria has strengthened its commitment to improving the well-being of refugees and host communities in Uganda by contributing US$1.8 million [Shs 6.66 billion] to support Water, Sanitation,…
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