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Pakwach: Lake Albert floods submerge homes and commercial buildings
PAKWACH, November 11, 2024 — Flooding caused by rising water levels in Lake Albert has submerged homes and commercial buildings in Panyimur Town Council, Pakwach district, leaving residents and business owners in…
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UPDF destroys illegal fishing gear worth Shs 137mln
BULIISA, November 11, 2024 — Fishermen operating along various landing sites on the shores of Lake Albert in Buliisa district were left counting losses after illegal fishing gear worth Shs 137 million…
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Floods hit Butiaba Town Council, disrupting learning and other economic activities
BULIISA, November 8, 2024 — Several schools in Butiaba Town Council, Buliisa district, were left without students yesterday due to the devastating floods caused by rising water levels in Lake Albert. Among…
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Minister calls for Uganda, DRC dialogue on fishing
KAMPALA, September 5, 2024 – Uganda’s State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa has called for more dialogue between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo regarding fishing on lakes Albert and Edward.…
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Fishermen given ultimatum to register their boats
BULIISA, July 26, 2024 – The Ministry of Works and Transport has given fishermen on Lake Albert and other lakes in the country a three–month ultimatum to register their fishing boats, saying it…
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Fishing on Lake Albert: Congolese fishermen get back confiscated fishing gear
BULIISA, July 5, 2024: Congolese fishermen whose fishing gears were impounded by the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unity [FPU] have a reason to smile after government returned their fishing gear. Major Frank Kanzira,…
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Buliisa fishermen irked over “hurry up” fishing ban
BULIISA, May 29, 2024 – Fishermen operating on the shores of Lake Albert in Biliisa district have protested government’s decision to ban the “hurry-up” fishing method, claiming that scoop net fishing method [locally…
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UPDF burns illegal fishing gear on Lake Albert
KIKUUBE, May 22, 2024 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] guarding Lake Albert has burned illegal fishing gear worth Shs 265 million. The equipment destroyed belonged to fishermen…
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Govt decries immature fish on local market, calls for sustainable harvesting of mukene
KAMPALA, February 13, 2024 – Government is concerned about immature fish entering the country through Elegu border in Amuru district. Elegu border is shared between Uganda and South Sudan. This was revealed…
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Shs 2.5bln needed to secure EACOP
KAMPALA, January 12, 2024 – Government is seeking Shs 2.5 billion to deploy the Uganda People’s Defence Force [UPDF] to secure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP ]. This was…
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