Adungu

By Gloria Laker Aciro
GULU- Following the 20-year war between the Lords Resistance Army and the government of Uganda, thousands of people have either been killed or injured by explosives like land mines, hand grenades and mortars. In Gulu, women collecting firewood and people farming in gardens have ended up being hurt by the land mines [...]

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 By Gloria Laker Aciro
KAMPALA- Displaced people living in the outskirts of Kampala say they will not return home under the return exercise because the multi-million dollar government Peace Recovery Program PRDP does not cater for them. The future welfare of urban IDPs remains  uncertain because of lack of communication and coordination within the office of [...]

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 By Gloria Laker Aciro
GULU- Hundreds of Acholi war victims formerly displaced into camps are increasingly returning home and according to United Nation Development Program UNDP, there are still a number of challenges facing the resettlement of the people in their original homes.

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By Gloria Laker Aciro
GULU- Rural women in the war ravaged Acholi and Lango sub-regions of northern Uganda are to receive radios, which they will use to engage in productive livelihoods. This is seen as one of the many ways in addressing the challenges of dependency on relief aid associated with camp lives.

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By Gloria Laker Aciro
APAC- In an effort to end the conflict in northern Uganda, all avenues are being sought to restore peace in the region with the community getting actively involved in the process.

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By Dan.M.Komakech – Pader
The UPDF’s 5th division PRO Captain Deo Akiki while on a security address talkshow on Radio Palwak FM said there was no single LRA rebel that had crossed into Uganda. Earlier this month the Red Pepper reported that the LRA rebels had invaded and crossed into Uganda from Sudan creating fears amidst [...]

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Peter Labeja – Radio King
GULU – Land owners in Gulu district on which some IDP Camps were established have started to press local authorities for their land. Residents are forced to leave, while they claim that going back to their land is impossible.

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Bob Ogwang – Radio Apac
APAC – The local government of Apac has been selected to pilot the implementation of a rural information system. The mayor Apac town council Jimmy Okello revealed this recently while addressing members of the farmer group at Nami Hotel in Apac.

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By Bob Ogwang – Radio Apac
APAC – Farmers under the umbrella organisation of Apac Sub-county Agricultural Development Association (ASCADA) have received varieties of seeds from CESVI, an organization working with farm inputs in the district.

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by Dominic Ochola – Radio King
GULU – Police in Gulu is investigating the disappearance of a one-day old baby from Gulu regional referral hospital. Everlyn Lakot (25) said her baby disappeared when she was accompanied by her sister in-law to the bath room.

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