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News
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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National
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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East Africa
Underground ivory trade threatens dwindling hippo population in Uganda and DRC
ARUA, September 25, 2023 – The hippopotamus in Africa’s Great Lakes is on the verge of extinction. The number of hippos is reducing in Lake Albert, at Murchison Falls National Park in…
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Central
New research okays use of solar lights for fishing
ENTEBBE – New scientific research has established that the usage of solar lights by the fishing communities on Lake Victoria and Lake Albert in fishing is safe and environmentally friendly. Fishing lights…
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News
FPU burns illegal gear on Lake Albert
HOIMA – Fishing communities on the shores of Lake Albert in Hoima district are crying foul following the recent burning of their fishing gear and immature fish. The fishing equipment and about…
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Bunyoro-Kitara parliament rejects Bagungu secession plans
HOIMA-Representatives in Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom parliament have unanimously made a resolution rejecting plans of Bagungu, a tribe in the kingdom, to break away to form their own parallel Bugungu Kingdom [Obutebegwa Bwabugungu]. The…
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Energy & Mining
Gov’t renews Oranto Petroleum license to drill more oil wells in Albertine Graben
KIKUUBE-Oranto Petroleum Limited resumed its activities to explore the commercial viability of oil reserves established at Ngasa oil field in the Albertine Graben after the government renewed its license. Oranto Petroleum Limited…
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Energy & Mining
Construction of oil facilities in Albertine Grabben at 30 percent
KIKUUBE-The construction of different infrastructural facilities in the Albertine Grabben to be used in the production of Uganda’s first oil by 2025 has taken shape with 30 percent progress, according to officials.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Fishermen on Lake Albert accuse UPDF officers of torture and harassment
NTOROKO-Residents in Kanara town council and Butungama Subcounty in Ntoroko district have accused the Uganda People’s Defense Forces [ UPDF ] Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] officers of harassment and torture of their…
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News
Local communities on shores of Lake Albert get Shs 1.6bln water project
KIKUUBE-The local communities on the shores of Lake Albert in Buhuka parish in Kyangwali Sub-county in Kikuube district have a reason to smile as they will no longer use contaminated water, following…
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