Agroecology, a remedy to mycotoxins in Northern Uganda
To address productivity declines and aflatoxins, farmers in Northern Uganda are gradually turning to an integrated system that incorporates several agroecological principles.
Category: Special Reports
World refugees day 2023 calls for ‘inclusion and hope’ amid ongoing conflicts and displacement
Worldwide, there are over 100 million displaced people with 35.3 million of them being refugees.
How Ugandan women are helping men fight wildlife crimes
At least 20 women have been cited for playing a significant role in fighting wildlife crimes. This includes 8 women in Kihii sub-county, Kanungu and 12 in Kamdini sub-county, Oyam district.
Press Freedom 2023: Uganda ranks 133rd as Africa becomes new disinformation and propaganda lab
Journalists in Uganda face intimidation and violence on a nearly daily basis.
Exclusive: Minister Amongi’s political decisions to quit Oyam South
Betty Amongi has been the Oyam South MP since 2011 and sources say she’s quitting for Lira City Woman MP seat in 2026.
Report: 7,398 teenage pregnancies recorded in three months in Lango
Oyam district is the leader in teenage pregnancies in the new report and is followed by Alebtong.
The inside story: Why Yahweh Pentecostal Ministry is arm-twisting PAG Uganda over property claim
Bernard Etam, a pastor attached to the defunct PAG Lira, now known as Yahweh Pentecostal Mission could not also hide his frustration.
List of 24 countries barring women from conferring nationality to their children
A total of 12 countries have taken steps to remove gender discrimination from their nationality laws – crucial to ensuring that children are not left stateless if their fathers are stateless or unable to confer their nationality,” the global refugee agency stated.
Wildlife scouts manning Queen Elizabeth National Park ‘proud of the job’ amid key challenges
Twinomugisha Deusdedit, the assistant warden community conservation for Queen Elizabeth national park responded to some of the issues raised by the wildlife scouts’ chairpersons in Kanungu and Rukungiri districts.
Allianz: Expected rise in strikes, riots, and protests to test business resilience
Since 2017, more than 400 significant anti-government protests have erupted worldwide. It is unsurprising then that ‘political risks and violence’ ranks as a top 10 peril in the Allianz Risk Barometer in 2023.
Refugees in Adjumani embrace cassava growing
Ms. Regina Yangi, 51, is a refugee from Maaji III refugee settlement who fled South Sudan in 2016. She said for close to five years she did not have access to land but she has been renting expensively.
Journalism knows no gender: Read what Lango female Journalists say
Egonyo says most females journalists tend to either drop out along the way or they are financially constrained or having phobia.