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In 2021, French energy giant TotalEnergies began constructing a 700-acre industrial area in Buliisa district as part of the controversial East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project that will host …
Floods and elephants: How EACOP project is fueling wildlife conflict, biodiversity loss Read More
Photo by Molly Blackbird on Unsplash Maria and Nana [not real names] have been friends since childhood. They literally did everything together from fetching water and firewood to playing war …
Betrayed by my friend: How a teenager contracted HIV Read More
In November last year, Uganda’s National Forestry Authority (NFA) Executive Director, Tom Obong Okello revealed during the COP27 – a global climate conference – that Uganda would be launching a …
“Permits for polluting more”: Experts slam carbon markets in climate fight Read More
For Africa to rapidly move from fossil fuel dependence and have a “genuine” energy transition, the continent needs to shift away from outdated models to modern, integrated energy solutions that …
Africa’s vast mineral potential will boost energy transition – Report Read More
Esther Amono, a mother of four children, moves around her house in her wheelchair. She has spinal muscular atrophy and cannot walk, so her family members help her. Though the …
A Double Setback for Persons with Disabilities Read More
Human-wildlife conflicts rising as animals look for food elsewhere The Pearl of Africa, Uganda, is a convergence zone for five of Africa’s important ecological zones and is home to an …
Invasive plants taking over Uganda’s National Parks as climate change bites Read More
Every time Fred Ggwayambadde harvests honey from his beehives, or crops from his garden, he thanks the trees. But three decades it was a different story. Hemmed by large farmlands, …
Ggwayambadde plants trees to protect his bees and crops Read More
PHOTO: Construction Works for the Tilenga Project Industrial Area – Photo by PAU Floods first swept through Sam Akuguzibwe’s three-acre farm in May last year. Total had been constructing an …
Oil curse visits Uganda early as EACOP tree clearings trigger heavy floods Read More
PHOTO: A man tends to his mairungi/miraa garden -Photo by Simon Wokorach Yumbe: In the Western part of the District Headquarters, Mohammed Yada would sit as he adores his sprouting …
Harsh weather conditions fuel narcotic cultivation and jinx mental health rehabilitation struggles in the North Read More
PHOTO: Grazing cattle in Okidi Parish, Attiak Sub-county -Photo by Chowoo Willy For years, whenever the dry season sets in, Karamojong cattle herders knew it was time to move to …
Acholi, Karamoja leaders moot ‘cross-border resource agreement’ to end regional conflicts Read More