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VIDEO: Women strip to protest land give-away in Amuru Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Plans to demarcate 10,000 hectares of land for sugar production in Amuru district turned sour when the locals stripped in protest. Land Minister Betty Amongi was in the area to oversee the surveying of the land. …

VIDEO: UPDF states position on Apaa clashes The Uganda People’s Defense Forces has refuted allegations that it is fueling the ongoing clashes in Amuru, northern Uganda. The UPDF say they are only helping police to stabilize the situation and should not be dragged into politics by local leaders. Share on: …

By Dicta Asiimwe Mayur Madhvani is the Managing Director of Madhvani Group which owns Kakira Sugar Works in Uganda. He spoke to Dicta Asiimwe about plans to expand to Amuru, sugar production in East Africa, and the complex sugar trade between Uganda and Kenya. Some analysts have blamed shrinking demand …

By Agnes E. Nantaba If demarcation of Amuru land is good, involve people not army, says Uganda Land Alliance Executive Director, Edmond Malilo Owor. Five people were on Sept.8 seriously injured in clashes with security forces as they protested the opening of boundaries in Apaa parish, Paboo Sub-county, Amuru District. …

By Morris DC Komakech Research shows that Bruce Martin was awarded the entire East Madi Wildlife Reserve in 2010 Many people have identified some distortions by Prof. Morris Ogenga-Latigo on Amuru Game Reserves, which have profound implications on current Apaa debacle, if not corrected. In his article that was published …

By Joseph Were As big money grows bigger, the poor must undress or else the powerful will undress them On April 14, a group of elderly women stripped before a huge gathering called over a government plan to re-demarcate land for a national game park in Apaa village, Labala parish, …