Tag Archives: Karamoja

  Moroto, Uganda | URN | The 2026 Regional Focus of the Global Report on Food Crises, published by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) estimates that 2.1 million people in Uganda faced high levels of acute food insecurity during the assessment period from August 2025 to February 2026. This …

  ‘The IPC findings will guide investments in food security, nutrition and resilience under Uganda’s NDP IV, aligning collective action with national priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2026–2030’   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has called on development partners and international agencies …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | A section of leaders from the Karamoja have called on the government to find a solution to the long-standing water crisis in the Karamoja Sub-region that has affected agribusiness and livestock production. The call was made on Thursday as the Ministry of Science, Technology and …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is turning to drought-resilient cassava varieties to help Karamoja communities cope with prolonged dry spells and increasing climate variability. Through the Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Project (UCSATP), NARO has established a 200-acre cassava multiplication and demonstration facility at Nabuin …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Women in the Karamoja sub-region have called upon the government and development partners to address the recurring violence against women, girls, and children if the peace currently being enjoyed in the region is to be sustained. The call was made during a women’s dialogue at …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Consumers in Karamoja are increasingly questioning the safety of vegetables brought into the region from outside, amid concerns that they have little information about how the produce is grown, what chemicals are used, and whether adequate safety controls are followed before the food reaches local …

  Abim, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Absa Bank Uganda and World Vision Uganda have commissioned new water and sanitation facilities in Abim District, extending the impact of the Absa KH3 7 Hills Run in addressing barriers that affect girls’ participation in education across Uganda. The facilities include changing rooms and …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | More than 40 farmers in the Karamoja sub-region are counting losses after a prolonged dry spell destroyed more than 200 acres of wheat they planted in the region’s first major attempt to grow the crop. The wheat project was introduced this year by the government …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Indigenous communities in the Karamoja sub-region are asking the government to train and recruit native teachers to teach children in lower primary schools, saying the shortage of teachers who speak local languages is undermining learning. Karamoja is home to 11 minority ethnic groups, including the …

  The cattle in Karamoja have survived generations of drought and hardship. The question now is whether they can survive a changing climate   NEWS ANALYSIS | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Before sunrise, Christine Jemkeia walks towards the Akura Oyan Dam in eastern Uganda’s Amudat District, following a routine that has …