GOMA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) held a funeral on Wednesday for the victims of recent bombings at several sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country’s eastern province of North Kivu. On May 3, at least five rockets fell in and around …
Read More »80 victims of Capital Chicken ponzi scheme file cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kira road police station and Kampala Central Police Station have received over 80 complaints from victims of the Capital Chicken Ponzi scheme. URN understands that one of the complainants lost as much as 420 million Shillings. The number is expected to be more than 80 …
Read More »UN launches flash appeal for victims of Libya flooding
United Nations, US | Xinhua | UN humanitarians and partners issued a flash appeal worth 71.4 million U.S. dollars on Thursday to meet the urgent needs of Libyans suffering from devastating floods. The funds are for 250,000 people targeted out of the 884,000 people estimated to be in need over the …
Read More »Provide relief for victims of Karamojong attacks – Acholi Paramount Chief
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwot David Onen Acana II, the Paramount Chief of Acholi Cultural Institution, has called on the government to provide relief items to people in Agago district. The cultural leader visited families who have been orphaned and widowed as a result of the atrocities committed by …
Read More »Mbale landslide victims decry starvation
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Landslide victims in Mbale District are struggling to find food and water. The affected people were displaced from their homes by landslides, which hit the district last week. The landslide victims have pitched camp at Buyango community primary school in Buyango village, Buyango parish in …
Read More »THE INDEPENDENT: Ongwen victims wanted tougher sentence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Dominic Ongwen’s victims wanted tougher extension: But why were they mourning alone? THE LAST WORD The new religious crusade: How the Christian faith has influenced Western intrusions into other countries to promote democracy ANALYSIS …
Read More »Third body of Kasese mudslide victims recovered
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rescue teams have recovered the remains of a yet to be identified woman, one of the victims of mudslides in Bwera-Kitholu sub-county, Kasese district, four days after the incident. The landslides followed heavy rains that burst the banks of River Tunga and River Lhubiriha. The …
Read More »LRA victims call for psycho-social support
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army Insurgency in Agago district have asked government to extend psycho-social support to speed up their healing. The victims say the war has greatly affected their social lives, even more than a decade after guns fell silent with majority …
Read More »Bududa landslides: 12 bodies recovered so far
Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of bodies of the Bududa landslides victims recovered has now reached 12. This follows the recovery of 3 more bodies on Monday using an excavator following landslides that hit Naposhi and Namasa in Bushika Sub County on Tuesday last week. More than 30 …
Read More »Two more bodies recovered, over 30 still missing in Bududa Landslides
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two more bodies of the fresh Bududa landslide victims have been recovered. This brings to six the number of bodies of the landslide victims that have been recovered. More than 30 other people are still unaccounted. The landslides occurred on Tuesday following heavy …
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