Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security authorities in Adjumani district are holding two people in connection to deadly clashes that claimed the life of one person and left two others severely injured last week in the disputed Apaa area in Ngoro village, Itirikwa sub county. The suspects, a 50-year-old woman …
Read More »One dead, two injured in Apaa land dispute
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and two others are nursing severe injuries following a tribal clash between the Acholi and Madi ethnic communities occupying the disputed Apaa land in Adjumani district. The incident happened on Wednesday in Ngoro village, Itirikwa sub-county, five kilometers outside Apaa …
Read More »Can everlasting peace reign in disputed Apaa township?
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It has been close to three months of relative calm in Apaa township, a disputed fertile strip of land at the borders of Amuru and Adjumani districts in Northern Uganda. But Abraham Opiro, a resident of Lulai Parish in Apaa village is skeptical that this …
Read More »Pastoralists eviction in Northern Uganda delayed by 10 more days
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastoralists who have been operating in Northern Uganda have an additional week to fully meet conditions set by President Museveni before facing eviction from Acholi sub-region. President Museveni issued a two-month eviction ultimatum in November last year and set out key conditions for the pastoralists …
Read More »Climate change affects honey production in Acholi sub region
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beekeepers in the Acholi sub region are noticing a reduction in the quantity of their honey due to extreme weather patterns. Over the past few years, many parts of the country have experienced prolonged rainfall which caused flooding while others experienced drought. For instance in …
Read More »Apaa conflict: Acholi leaders threaten to pitch camp in contested land
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi leaders have threatened to pitch camp in the contested Apaa township between Adjumani and Amuru districts until the government finds a lasting solution to the land dispute in the area. The resolution was arrived at on Monday during a joint consultative meeting of the …
Read More »Residents want Apaa township turned into semi-autonomous sub county
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents want Apaa township turned into a semi-autonomous sub county to curb conflicts over ownership of the area. Ancestral ownership of Apaa township which borders Amuru and Adjumani districts measures approximately 42 square kilometres and is highly contested between the Madi of Adjumani and Acholi …
Read More »Chief Justice Owiny Dollo speaks out on Apaa
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dollo Chigamoyi has cautioned Members of Parliament and Acholi elites against inciting violence in Apaa Township. Owiny Dollo warned that everyone should desist from preaching and inciting violence among the people in a move to avenge rights violence and …
Read More »Acholi MPs disagree over planned nude protests in Apaa
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub region have disagreed over a proposal by Apaa Township residents to undress in protest over the conflict in Apaa. Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament proposed that the solution to the armed conflicts and violence …
Read More »Speak up against impunity, LOP tells Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga has challenged cultural and religious leaders to speak up against human rights violations in the country. Mpuuga started off his outreach programme on Friday, 22 October 2021, with meetings with religious leaders under the Acholi …
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