By Mike Rwothomio
The three-day Zombo Agricultural Trade Show and Coffee Conference 2026 has officially kicked off at Kyambogo University Paidha Campus playground in Paidha Town Council, bringing together a sizable number of agricultural development partners, exhibitors, farmers, government institutions and other stakeholders to showcase agricultural innovations and explore business...
By Mike Rwothomio
Zombo District Local Government has officially launched a three-day Agricultural Trade Show and Coffee Conference scheduled for 11–13 November 2026 at the Kyambogo University Paidha Campus playground.
The announcement was made at a press conference held in the district boardroom at the district headquarters on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
Running under the theme...
By Mike Rwothomio
Leaders, alumni, parents and education stakeholders have issued a strong collective appeal for a comprehensive mega-renovation of the aging and dilapidated infrastructure at Uringi Secondary School in Nebbi District.
The call was made during the school’s 58th anniversary celebrations held on Saturday, 10 October 2026.
The landmark event drew hundreds of former...
By Mike Rwothomio
Preparations are intensifying for a major anniversary celebration at Uringi Secondary School in Nebbi District, scheduled for Saturday, 10 September 2026.
The event will mark the institution’s 58 years of existence and bring together alumni, parents, teachers, community members and other education stakeholders to reflect on the school’s enduring contribution to...
By Mike Rwothomio
Leaders are accelerating preparations for the 2026 Agricultural Trade Show and Coffee Conference, a three-day event scheduled for 11–13 November at the Kyambogo University grounds in Paidha Town Council, Zombo District.
The gathering is expected to bring together smallholder farmers, traders, agro-processors, researchers, government officials and private-sector...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Alur Kingdom has issued a strong call for enhanced support and collaboration with local governments in Zombo, Nebbi and Pakwach districts to equip traditional chiefs with the skills needed to deliver evidence-informed, culturally appropriate HIV and tuberculosis stigma reduction and prevention messages.
Prince Lawrence Opar Angala, the Prime Minister (Jadipu) of the Alur...
By Moses Akuma Odims
On this International Day of Peace, observed under the United Nations theme “Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day,” the people of West Nile and the wider Great Lakes region have both a solemn responsibility and a unique opportunity.
Peace is not a distant ideal reserved for conference halls in New York or Geneva. It is built daily in the...
By Mike Rwothomio
His Royal Majesty Ubimu Phillip Olarker Rauni III, King of the Alur Kingdom, together with Kingdom Prime Minister Prince Lawrence Opar Angala, Deputy Prime Minister Prince Vincent Ocaya Orach, Zombo District Local Council V Chairperson Hon. James Oruna Oyullu, security leaders, and local officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment, have jointly initiated a...
By Moses Akuma Odims
We have the fertile soil. We have the coffee, the cocoa, the energetic youth, the 180 megawatts of power waiting to be used, and five industrial parks already marked on the map in Moyo, Yumbe, Koboko, Madi-Okollo and Nebbi. We sit on the doorstep of Congo and South Sudan — two of the biggest markets on this continent.
With all this, West Nile has no excuse to be...
By Mike Rwothomio
Officials representing various Luo cultural institutions, including Ker Alur, Ker Kwaro Acholi, Batooro Babiito, Banyoro Babiito, Babitokati and Mujwarakondo, have met at Karuziika Palace in Fort Portal City ahead of the burial of Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV.
The pre-burial meeting brought together the Luo cultural groups as preparations intensified for the...
By Mike Rwothomio
The Alur Kingdom on Friday, 4 September 2026, enstooled Thowarac Samuel Cimvor IV as traditional chief of Acer Chiefdom in a colourful ceremony held at Kaal Lengi Acer in Ndhew Sub-County, Nebbi District.
Alur Kingdom Prime Minister (Jadipu) Prince Lawrence Opar Angala presided over the cultural rites on behalf of Kaal Atyak Winam, under the leadership of His Royal Majesty...
OPINION
By Moses Akuma Odims
West Nile stands at an interesting moment.
We are more than four million people — resilient, diverse, hardworking — hosting both nationals and refugees. We have fertile soils, we border three countries, we have the Albert Nile, we have tourism potential, we have growing power supply and we have Muni University.
Yet the numbers still worry us....