Controversial Giligili piece of land likely to be settled in court
The tag of war is between Arua local government and Arua District Council. If the Local Government wins, the land would...
HIV/AIDS is “killing life in Palabek” refugee settlement of South Sudanese people.
Officials in Uganda’s refugee-hosting-Lamwo district suspect HIV/AIDS prevalence amongst South Sudanese refugees is on the rise. The situation is worrying, they...
Recent South Sudan peace deal is finally bringing hope.
There is hope following the latest peace deal in South Sudan. Near-five-year recent violent conflict had brought life close to a...
Radio as a community builder
Syndicate (©The Niles)
For more than 21 years, refugees from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo have lived peacefully alongside...
Creating self-reliance for both refugees and host communities, in Uganda
Whilst budgets of humanitarian agencies that are working with refugees shrink, designing ingenious ways of helping over one million displaced people...
Agriculture as tool for nurturing co-existence
Uganda government agricultural project, Abi Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Abi ZARDI,) is introducing a scientific and a “better way"...
Local solutions for local problems
After insurgences, Northern region of Uganda appears peaceful. But Gender based violence is silently eating families up – and no one...
Teacher: They tell us do what you can
Uganda’s pupil-teacher ratio is estimated at 46 as of 2016, according to United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute...
Bidibidi on the brink of a catastrophe, amid limited resources
One of the world’s largest refugee settlements, Bidibidi, is facing acute lack of water. The populations say their problems are exacerbated...
We get to school as early as 3am – students.
New year is a reminder of new school term, in East Africa. In Bidibidi refugee settlement, which is located in Northern...