Felix Warom Okello

3 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Felix Warom Okello

What you need to know:Experts say lumbering and charcoal trade is depleting forest cover in West Nile Sub-region, South Sudan and DR Congo Illegal logging and charcoal burning is rife in Uganda’s West Nile sub-region and areas bordering it in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. East Madi Wildlife Reserve and Zoka Central Forest in West Nile sub-region have been severely ravaged by these criminal activities.

3 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Felix Warom Okello

For Mr Abdallah Asiku, who has been driving from Arua to Moyo districts for the past 15 years, the nightmare of using a murram and pot-holed Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road could end once the construction works are completed. Recounting how tiresome it is to drive on the road, Mr Asiku at the weekend said: “In a month, I spend over Shs600,000 in repair of my car that always gets spoilt on the road. I have been getting little profit on this road but I kept on driving because it is my source of survival.

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Felix Warom Okello

What you need to know:Capt. David Kamya, the 4th Infantry Division Public Information Officer, confirmed the news to The Monitor on Friday afternoon The Commanding Officer of the UPDF 409 Brigade at Bondo Army Barracks in Arua District, Col David Byaruhanga, has passed away. Capt David Kamya, the 4th Infantry Division Public Information Officer, confirmed the news to The Monitor on Friday afternoon. "It is true.

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Felix Warom Okello

What you need to know:The awards were organized by WaterAid in partnership with the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE-Uganda), Right to Play International (RTP), and FHI 360 as part of the Sexual Health and Reproductive Education (SHARE) Project, held in Adjumani and Buyende districts Three journalists from Nation Media Group (NMG) were awarded for their exceptional reporting on adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality, and related issues.

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Felix Warom Okello

What you need to know:The leaders have outlined plans for a Luo convention to discuss developmental projects. Presidential Adviser Grace Kwiyucwiny acknowledged the challenges faced by the Acholi people and stressed the need to reverse trends that perpetuate poverty. A momentous occasion unfolded in Zombo District as cultural leaders from Acholi embarked on a historic journey, crossing the Pakwach Bridge to meet with their counterparts in the Alur Kingdom.