On Wednesday June 28, 2017, Acholi Times received a statement from members of the Acholi diaspora community addressed to  the international community including but not limited to the US president, the UN Secretary General,  the European Union, the British government  and a host of international leaders and organisations. The statement was also addressed to the […]

I read with interest the article “Recreation Centre with World’s Biggest Hut to be built in Gulu” written in Acholi times on 14th June by Moses Odokonyero. It interests me for various reasons; for its potential- a recreation centre has the potential to create jobs and add value to our home, our city and thus […]

By Tom Maliti of the International Justice Monitor  Dominic Ongwen’s lead lawyer confronted an Acholi chief with allegations that he was a collaborator of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), allegations that were made against him even as he was involved in peace negotiations between the Ugandan government and the rebel group. Krispus Ayena Odongo on […]

By Tom Maliti  of the International Justice Monitor Rwot Oywak of Koyo Lalogi in Pader district has told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that Dominic Ongwen was among the people who beat him for letting a 60-kilogram sack of rice drop, the rice being part of the foodstuffs looted when the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked the Pajule […]

By Tom Maliti  of the International Justice Monitor  A survivor of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attack on the Lukodi camp for internally displaced people (IDP) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that government soldiers assigned to protect them fled when rebels attacked the camp. Witness P-024 told the court on Friday that Ugandan army […]

                  Northern Uganda offers opportunities that we can all harness to better ourselves, our families, communities and the region.  But with opportunities comes competition. More Indians, South Sudanese, Chinese, other nationals, as well as Ugandans from other parts of the country are, for example, setting shop in […]

Retired commissioner secondary education Francis Agula has passed on,  Acholi Times has been told. Mr Agula was also the director of Trinity College, a secondary school in Gulu. Agula unsuccessfully contested for  the Nwoya district Chair seat in elections earlier. A source said Agula passed on at about  midday today at Independent Hospital in Gulu […]

Decked in army camouflage and talking tough, Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has threatened to mobilise Gulu residents to carry out night patrols against persistent and increasing attacks against residents. ”People are being hit left, right and centre; it is no longer a coincidence. It is a way of life. If by next weekend there […]

Gulu Deputy Town Clerk John Oola has been murdered by suspected thugs, police in Gulu has said in a statement released Tuesday morning on the social media platform Whatsapp. The statement by the Aswa region police spokesman said the late John Oola was hit by  unknown people at around midnight near Bright Valley Primary school […]

The recent attempt by the state to have Makerere University researcher Dr Stella Nyanzi subjected to a psychiatric assessment has helped put in the public domain the less discussed subject of mental. Although an important part of our overall health, mental health in Uganda does not get sufficient attention in the public domain to generate […]