Amuru District
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farm credit giving Omoro and Amuru women farmers a lifeline
OMORO – Dero-she capital, a local community-based organization (CBO) is helping more than 170 rural women in Amuru and Omoro districts to profitably engage in agriculture by extending farm credit to them.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
National Drug Authority impounds counterfeit drugs worth millions of shillings in Acholi sub region
GULU – The National Drug Authority (NDA) has closed 110 drug shops and impounded counterfeit drugs in Acholi sub-region worth Shs 55.2 million. The three-day operation was held in the region from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UPDF foils planned attack on Apaa residents
AMURU – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has foiled a planned attack on residents of Apaa by a group of people from Adjumani district for invading Apaa township. The group comprising…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Broken bridges cut off three parishes in Amuru
AMURU – More than 6000 residents of Oguru Kal village in Pabo Town Council ,Otorokume and Olinga parishes in Pogo sub-county in Amuru District are struggling to access local markets after the…
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Newcastle disease outbreak confirmed in Amuru district
AMURU – Amuru district veterinary department has confirmed Newcastle poultry disease outbreak. Newcastle disease is a highly contagious disease of birds caused by a para-myxo virus. Birds affected by this disease are…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bolt to digitize Boda-boda transport service in Gulu City
GULU – Boda-boda cyclists plying the various streets in Gulu City have been tipped to embrace digital tools in order to earn more money. This follows the launch of a European mobility…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru Women petition District Chairman over illegal sale of Amuru Hot Springs
AMURU – Women from Amoyokuma, sub-ward, Amuru Town Council have petitioned Michael Lakony, the LCV Chairperson, Amuru district to intervene as they struggle to recover land they claim to be communally owned.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
APG withdraws ultimatum after reaching agreement
AMURU – Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has withdrawn the 7-day ultimatum given to the government to find a long-lasting solution to the disputes and violence that has left more than 20 people…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Locals Demand Training from UWA to Drive Away Elephants
AMURU – Amuru and Nwoya Districts of Northern Uganda have for long been affected by wild animals mostly elephants which stray from Murchison Falls National Game Park. At least a handful of…
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Cooperatives Are Key In Modern Farming Methods
AMURU – After the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) and Uganda People’s Defense Forces’ (UPDF) insurgency, the biting poverty at the time forced those who had returned from the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs)…
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