Tag Archives: Acholi

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A select committee from the Acholi sub-region has started fresh verification of all pastoralists commonly known as Balaalo in the region in a bid to ascertain their rightful numbers, location, and particulars of land they are occupying. The four-day exercise which kicked off on …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Acholi Subregion are expected to tap knowledge on some of the latest innovations in farming as the Northern Uganda Agricultural Expo returns to Gulu City. The second edition of the agricultural exhibition kicked off on Wednesday in Pece Stadium in Gulu City …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A section of chiefs opposing the leadership of the Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II have been temporarily suspended from the Acholi Cultural Institution. The chiefs were suspended following a Council of Chiefs resolution held on June 8 this year during an …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Chiefs opposed to the Acholi Paramount chief, David Onen Acana has denied receiving funding from interested individuals to oust him from office. On June 20 this year, the chiefs passed a resolution to oust Rwot Acana and his Deputy the Lamogi Clan Chief …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has justified the cooperation agreement he signed with the ruling National Resistance Movement Party (NRM) as the best idea for harmonizing Uganda’s political divide. Mao, the President of the opposition Democratic Party (DP) was in July …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The coffee yield in Acholi sub-region has stagnated for the past three years.  The government introduced Coffee growing in Acholi in 1999 as an alternative cash crop to cotton, in a bid to fight household poverty. However, when the war by the Lord’s Resistance …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Acholi clan chiefs opposed to the leadership of the Paramount Chief of Acholi David Onen Acana II has rejected calls for negotiations insisting that he must vacate the cultural institution. The previous week, the council of chiefs resolved in an impromptu …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political and cultural leaders in Acholi Sub-region have called on the rival faction of cultural leaders and Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II to reconcile in a bid to promote harmony at the cultural institution. The call follows a recent resolution made by …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is mounting at the Acholi Cultural Institution following a decision by the council of chiefs to vote out the Acholi Paramount Chief, David Onen Acana II. The council of chiefs made the decision in an impromptu council meeting held in Gulu City on …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Acholi have called on the government to review the Parish Development Model (PDM) so that it suits the real needs of the sub-region that is still recovering from the two decades of insurgencies. The clerics said although the PDM is a good …