Tag Archives: Northern Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in Northern Uganda are reaping big through the making of face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. Up to 35 former child soldiers who attained vocational training in fashion design and garment technology have been contracted by …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Archdiocese is set to launch a project aimed at mass commercialization and industrialization of cassava growing in Northern Uganda. The Acholibur Parish project headed by the Gulu Arch Diocese Archbishop Dr John Baptist Odama will officially be launched on Saturday in Acholi Bur sub-county …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients seeking diagnostic treatment aided by Computerized Tomography (CT) Scans in Northern Uganda are unhappy due to limited access to radio technology services. CT scan machines are used in the diagnosis of illnesses like muscle and bone disorders, such as bone tumours and fractures. It …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power consumers in Northern Uganda will continue experiencing unreliable electricity supply until April when alternative power line from Achwa 2 hydroelectricity plant is switched on. Power consumers in the region currently rely on an erratic power line from Jinja which snakes to Tororo, Soroti and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The National Drug Authority (NDA) has confiscated over 200 boxes of assorted medicines during a five-day enforcement operation conducted in 16 districts in northern Uganda. The authority also issued closure notices to 164 drug outlets that have been operating without necessary requirements, across the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 900 South Sudan Refugees crossed to Northern Uganda as of September 30th, a report from the Office of Prime Minister and United Nations Human Rights commission UNHCR has revealed. The joint border monitoring report released on October 10th reveals a slight rise …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda premier league clubs are shifting their talent search to northern Uganda because of the emerging talent from region. Edward Golola, the Vipers FC head coach, says a few players from northern Uganda who have had the opportunity to exhibit their talent at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 717 personnel have been recruited to join the Local Defence Unit from Northern Uganda. The recruits were drawn from Gulu, Omoro, Amuru and Nwoya districts in a drive held between July 15 and July 17, 2019. They are part of the 2,000 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rural households in Northern Uganda that had access to mobile money services didn’t report a reduction in the number of meals they had in the past week when there was a food squeeze, a new study has said. Also, people who had access …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 million Shillings has been lost by the UMEME due to power outages in Northern Uganda in a space of eight months. The northern Uganda towns of Gulu, Lira, and Kitgum, among others, have faced dire power outages in the recent past, mainly …