Category Archives: Natural Resources

UPDF Warns Charcoal Dealers Against Violating Presidential Directive

Major General Keith Katungi, commander of the 5 Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has issued a stern warning to charcoal traders defying the Presidential Executive Order banning charcoal trade in Northern Uganda.   This caution came during a meeting held at the 103 Infantry Battalion headquarters, where ten vehicles impounded for illegal…

UPDF Steps Up Security In Abim Gold Mines Amid Illegal Mining Surge

His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the closure of illegal gold mining sites in Okemer, Abim District, directing the 5 Infantry Division of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to enforce a strict ban on illegal miners.   This initiative aims to provide the government with sufficient time to regulate and formalise mining…