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OUT OF SEVERE ILLNESS, A CHURCH WAS BORN IN DRC

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ITURI: THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025 The year 2020 began like a normal year for Flavia Candiru, a resident of Ozoo Pedele in Aru territory in Ituri province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A sudden severe illness shrouded in mysterious origin changed the whole story and with it …

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FOCUS ON GOD, NOT MATERIAL THINGS: ARUA CHRISTIANS TOLD AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024 In rural North-western Uganda and parts of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it is not unusual that the Christmas period generates tensions and pressures among the community. Many Christians backslide in faith due to over emphasis on the pursuance of material things …

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Second Edition of Uganda Conservation Media Awards Celebrates Outstanding Contributions to Wildlife Conservation

November 18, 2024 Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), in partnership with WildAid, hosted the second edition of the Uganda Conservation Media Awards on October 16, 2024, recognizing the critical role of the media in promoting wildlife conservation and raising public awareness on environmental issues. The awards are the only of their …

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ARUA PROPHETESS AYIKORU ROOTS FOR STRONG FAMILIES AS FOUNDATION FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 It was a moving message during a deliverance session at the Odia based revival church in Arua district on Wednesday to assuage many heartbroken couples seeking emotional and spiritual support. Prophetess Grace Ayikoru emphasized the importance of Christians strengthening the bond within …

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NUBIANS TO HOLD FIRST NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY IN ADJUMANI DISTRICT

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2023 The Nubian community in Uganda is planning the first national parliamentary sitting as efforts by the Arua Nubian leadership to unify the scattered community starts to bear the first fruits. The national assembly will be hosted in Adjumani district from September 1 …

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CLAMOUR FOR THE RETURN OF WHITE RHINOS TO AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE GETS LAUDER AT MADI CULTURAL GALA

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MADI-OKOLLO: Thursday, August 03, 2023 It was once the trampling ground of the bulky beats which got extinct in the anarchic days of early 1980s but the clamour to have the iconic White Rhinos back to the Ajai wildlife reserve just got louder during the recent cultural …

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THE QUEST FOR THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE WHITE RHINOS IN AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: MONDAY, JULY 02, 2023 While growing up as a child, Ben Afidra Amorimvapi, a resident of Degiya village, Olali parish-Ogoko Sub County developed fondness for White Rhinos. With his village home sitting on what was a controlled hunting area of Ajai wildlife reserve, Amorimvapi points to …

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RESEARCHER CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF CHARISMATIC NUBIAN FLAPSHELL TURTLES

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023 Once considered extinct, Africa’s largest soft-shell turtle known as the Nubian Flapshell turtle has made an unexpected comeback in river Nile sections in Uganda’s West Nile and parts of South Sudan. However, the river shores along Enyau, a tributary of river Nile …

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LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS FOR EX-POACHERS HELPING TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY IN QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU KASESE: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 While a 14-year old pupil in primary five in 1994, Julius Tumushabe got lured into poaching by peers and turned his back on school. On his debut day, he went out into the wilderness of the sprawling Queen Elizabeth National park in …

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CLIMATIC CHANGE IN KARAMOJA (MOROTO), ITS EFFECTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION

By Edward Akaki – Moroto, Karamoja On a humanitarian ground, everyone deserves a right to life, health and clean water and sanitation, afact that thousands in Karamoja see as a myth due to changing climatic conditions. The suffering and pain in Uganda’s north-eastern pastoralist region, is visible in massive crop …

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