VIDEO: Man Arrested in Northern Uganda For Brutally Assaulting His Grandmother

Helpless old lady Anek Lucy recuperating after being beaten up by grandson she raised since he was one week old(Photo credit: supplied)

April 14, 2020(SSNN) — A young man who was later identified as Okello Ocii has been apprehended by the Ugandan police after trying to escape a scene that has gone viral within the last twenty four hours on social media. Okello, who was captured on a live video brutally beating up an old woman, identified as Anek Lucy, has been […]

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S. Sudan’s citizen nabbed with fake dollars in Uganda, awaiting trial in court

  January 23rd, 2020 (SSNN)—A South Sudanese national has been reportedly arrested and awaiting trial before a Ugandan court after being discovered carrying devices used to counterfeit fake foreign currency notes. According to Ugandan media, the South Sudanese national identified as Duach Chuol Kaylech was arrested while trying to cross the Malaba border point from Kenya via Uganda to South […]

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Museveni in the bush on six-day mission to honor heroes and freedom fighters

January 6th, 2020 (SSNN)—The Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, began a six-day march through the jungle on Saturday to retrace the steps of his guerrilla forces when they seized power three decades ago. Museveni is one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders. He seized power in 1986 after taking part in rebellions to end the rule of Idi Amin and Milton Obote, […]

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Civil society groups in Uganda elect new leaders, urge Kiir-Machar to form Unity Government in February

December 28th, 2019 (SSNN)—The Network of South Sudan Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCOU) has elect new leaders at the 6th Annual General Assembly Meeting held on December 27th , 2019 in the Ugandan Capital, Kampala and urged President Salva Mayardit and Opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar to form a Unity Government in February without further delay. Speaking to the […]

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Civil society groups condemn violence between refugees and host community in Uganda

  Dec 15th, 2019 (SSNN) – The Network of South Sudan Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCOU) a leading member of Refugees-Led Organizations Network in Uganda – has condemned violence between South Sudanese refugees and the host community especially the Madi tribe of Uganda. Last week, an incident occurred when a Madi man was killed in a nearby camp by […]

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Kampala’s meeting between Kiir and Machar adjourned – Opposition Official

Nov 5th, 2019 (SSNN)-The 3rd round of face-to-face meetings between President Salva Kiir Mayardit and Chairman and Commander in Chief of the SPLM/A-IO, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has been postponed until Thursday, November 7/ 2019, said the SPLM (IO) Director for Information and Public Relations, Puok Both Baluang in a statement released on Tuesday. “On the 3rd Face-To-Face Meeting Between […]

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