Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief David Onen Acana II has embarked on a protest walk to the disputed Apaa Township over what he describes as continued human rights abuses on residents in the area. The protest walk comes just a week after four people were killed …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Adjumani district officials are protesting President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to suspend the eviction of settlers on Apaa land, the contentious land bordering Amuru district. Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja issued a 90-day ultimatum to residents of Apaa to vacate the area …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu Archdiocese Archbishop Dr. John Baptist Odama has asked the government to dialogue instead of using force to settle the Apaa land dispute. Archbishop Odama’s call comes just days after the government ordered all locals occupying the contentious 40 square kilometers of land to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi has blamed political leaders for exacerbating conflicts between Madi and Acholi communities over Apaa land. Apaa land turned contentious when government in 2017 demarcated boundaries between Amuru and Adjumani districts. Apaa village was placed under …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and two others are nursing severe injuries following a tribal clash between the Acholi and Madi ethnic communities occupying the disputed Apaa land in Adjumani district. The incident happened on Wednesday in Ngoro village, Itirikwa sub-county, five kilometers outside Apaa …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed in renewed tribal clashes between the Acholi community in Apaa township and Madi people from neighboring Adjumani district. Local authorities say an unspecified number of Madi assailants armed with machetes crossed Juka river into Goro B on Sunday with an …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equal Opportunities Commission – EOC has started inquiries into grievances on the contested Apaa land. Dispute over the 827 Square kilometres of Apaa land started in 2012 when Adjumani district council gazetted the area as East Madi Game Reserve. The move was opposed by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new committee appointed to look into the Apaa land dispute plans to camp in the area. President Museveni recently appointed Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah and Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda to lead yet another investigation into the contentious Apaa boundary dispute between the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Adjumani district have asked the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to relinquish the leadership of a new committee probing the Apaa land dispute. The dispute started in 2012 when the Adjumani district council gazetted the area as East Madi Game …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has appointed Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah to chair yet another committee to investigate the Apaa boundary dispute in Amuru-Adjumani districts. The Apaa boundary dispute started in 2012 when Adjumani district council gazetted the area as East Madi Game Reserve, a move …
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