East Africa News

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has launched a fundraising campaign aimed at mobilizing resources for conservation of Silver-back Gorillas. UWA- Bwindi, in partnership with  “GORILLAS  our friends FOREVER” Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-Evan), and local …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU                   ARUA: TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022 Prof Christine Dranzoa, Muni University’s top ranked scientist and Vice chancellor has passed on. A natural and biological scientist, Dranzoa’s areas of specialty included biodiversity conservation, ecology, tourism, and gender and community development. At the time of her demise at about 3:30am last …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU MOUNT KEI: FRIDAY, Jun 24, 2022 This story was produced with support from the Rainforest Journalism Fund in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. A rough, dusty road from Yumbe town in West Nile sub-region of Uganda passes through Mount Kei national forest reserve (formally known as Mount …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 Barirega Akankwasah, the Executive Director of the National Environment Management Authority has said that the Tilenga Bio-diversity protection and conservation program would leave the Murchison Falls National Park in a better state. Calling it “a pilot on biodiversity offset” project in Uganda’s …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022 On December 10, 2022, all eyes of mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will gaze towards Nairobi, the Capital of Kenya, as the Africa Fighting Championship (AFC) debut their maiden tournament on the continent. AFC owned by the First Course Entertainment is an …

Young girls from harvesting firewood BY FEDERICK DRAMADRI              ARUA: THURSDAY, JUNE 02, 2022 In the West Nile sub-region, the districts of Terego, Madi Okollo, Obongi, Yumbe, Koboko and Adjumani are hosting refugees. Together with those that are densely populated, these districts are experiencing rapid …

BY DANIEL BWAMBALE KAMPALA: TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2022 At the height of the Cold War -1965 to 1975- TAZARA, a proposed 1,860 kilometers (km) railway from Dar-se-Salaam to Zambia was mooted. Zambia, a landlocked country was so desperate to export its copper outside the links through Apartheid South Africa. Presidents …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 Dr Charles Niwagaba, Makere University’s second-best scientist and Uganda’s overall third is not new to winning awards and recognition. From a village in Kabale, Western Uganda, his rise through the academic ranks has been glittery. He joined Kigezi College Butobere in 1989 …

BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022 To effectively combat the rising threat of terrorism, Kenya needs enhanced collaboration between state security and private security actors, Josephine Kuluo, a Lawyer and Consultant with Skywatch Security ltd has said. “There should be a robust intra relation between the national security …

  BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022 Dr Charles B Niwagaba, the designer of the sh580m sludge and waste water treatment plant in Yumbe district has ranked third among 500 most productive scientists in Uganda by the Alper-Doger Scientific Index. Dr Niwagaba, a Makerere University scientist is an …