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Armed men attack presiding officer, tick over 200 ballots in Oyam
Several cases of violence have been reported in the ongoing Oyam North by-election. Unidentified armed men are said to have stormed Wang Lobo polling station in Otwal sub-county in Oyam district and put Mr. Walter Wacho, a presiding officer at gunpoint before forcefully ticking some ballot papers. These are said to have ticked 5 booklets…
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Civil society commends installation of electric wires around the Virunga National Park
The New Civil Society of the Ruwenzori sector welcomed, on Wednesday July 5, the end of the installation by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) of electric wires around the Virunga National Park (North Kivu). The installation that was launched last November was completed last week. According to the arrangement, this initiative…
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The South African President is on an official mission in Kinshasa
Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President in office arrived on Wednesday June 05 in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a two-day official visit focused on economic cooperation between the DRC and South Africa. In his agenda, several memorandums of understanding should be signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa. On…
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Pakwonga Jupanyanvor residents worried as theft of livestock deepens
Residents of Pakwonga Jupanyanvor in Wagungu Chiefdom DRC are spending sleepless nights over the rising cases of theft of livestock. The night thieves mainly target Chicken, goats, and pigs. The area chairman Mr. Osaga told Terra Fm in an interview that many goats have so far been stolen since the beginning of this Month, leaving…
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Agreement to end militia hostilities in Irumu launched
Work to evaluate the Aru protocol agreement signed at the beginning of June by the local armed groups that signed the act of commitment to cease hostilities, notably FRPI, FPIC, CODECO/urdpc and MAPI, was launched this Tuesday, June 27, 2023 in Gety Etat, chief town of the Walendu Bindi chiefdom in the Irumu territory, 60km…
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G5 president breaks silence on why the organization was formed
The President of G5 an organizations that brings together ethnic tribes of Alur, Nyali, Hema and other communities Dr. VITAL TUNGULO has come out in open to clarify that, G5 is not a political party, but a structure that brings together the communities that are victims of the massacres in Ituri. The Doctor made the…
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Ugandans sue Total Energies in France for reparations
Twenty-six Ugandans on Tuesday sued French oil giant, TotalEnergies in Paris, France, for reparations over alleged human rights violations at its massive megaprojects in Uganda, as climate protesters targeted its UK headquarters. Joined by five Ugandan and French aid groups, people from the affected communities say the energy firm caused “serious harm,” especially to their…
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Eni signs $300m deal to sell non-core oil assets in Republic of Congo
Italian oil and gas company Eni has agreed to divest stakes in several non-core oil permits in the Republic of Congo (Congo) to Anglo-French oil and gas company Perenco for a figure in the region of $300m. The deal value includes firm and contingent consideration, and the transaction is subject to approval from relevant local and regulatory…
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Hoima MPs amplify land management problems at Lake Albert Bunyoro
Members of Parliament (MPs) called on the Minister of the Presidency, Hon. Milly Babalanda to draw the President’s attention to the land issue in the Bunyoro region. They also said that complaints against the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) soldiers for alleged harassment also required a great deal of attention and investigation. Both challenges are crippling…