Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees in Bidi Bidi Base camp in Yumbe district have decried lack of beans and peas to supplement their food. Currently, the World Food Program-WFP through Office of the Prime Minister gives Rice, Maize Grains and Sorghum due to shortage in supply of beans. The …
Read More »Refugees warned against indulging in political campaigns
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees living in West Nile host districts have been warned against meddling in the ongoing political campaigns. The warning comes following reports that some of the refugees in Yumbe, Terego, Madi Okollo districts and those living in the urban centers of Arua city and Koboko …
Read More »OPM reduces refugee numbers at food distribution points over COVID19
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Refugee Desk Office in the Office of the Prime Minister has introduced measures aimed at reducing possibility of spreading COVID19 at its food distribution points in West Nile. Solomon Osakan the Refugee Desk Officer in Charge of West Nile Region says they have slashed the …
Read More »5,000 South Sudanese flee fresh fighting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of South Sudanese refugees have crossed into DRC, while some are heading to Uganda, following fresh fighting between the government and a new rebel group, the National Salvation Front. According to reports from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 5,000 people …
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