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Intel Analysis: South Sudan Crisis: How and why did we get here?
South Sudanese Celebrating Independence Day Point of Note: This report was compiled based on by the Africa Leadership Institute (Peace...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Mar 25, 202514 min read


Opinion: Uganda At War In South Sudan&DRC: Let’s Deploy Security To Fight Corruption
Ugandan Security Personnel Standing Watch Photo Credit: Tuko.co.ke Introduction On the 17th Day of March 2025, South Sudanese Minister for Information Hon. Micheal Mukuei publicly stated that the Government of South Sudan has declared war on the so called ‘white army rebels. Uganda who is a major ally to the Government of Sudan pledged support for the peace process. A few days before the Parliament of Uganda officially approved the deployment of the Ugandan People’s Defense F

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Mar 18, 20255 min read


From Aid to Trade: MUSEVENOMICS, Trumps 2.0, Global Donor Restructuring, Aid Dependency Economics and The Potential Looming Crisis in the Karamoja NGO Sector
Introduction On Friday the 7th February 2025 President Trump publicly stated his intentions about the USAID agency. His 3-word statement...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Feb 14, 20256 min read


Karamoja Election 2025-2026: What Factors May Potentially Affect The Outcome?
Introduction Karamoja sub-region has always baffled many Ugandans. The lore and history has always interested many in the government and...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Jan 11, 202513 min read


Intel Analysis: General Elwelu Special Assignment. What does it mean for Teso and Karamoja Sub-regions?
Introduction On 15th July 2024 President Museveni, in a strategic move, appointed General Peter Elwelu to the position of Presidential...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Aug 3, 20245 min read


Interview: Understanding The Turkana Youth Movement
Introduction Last week, in light of the Gen Z protest movement in Kenya, youth in Turkana shocked the Ateker region by seriously...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Jul 16, 20243 min read


Intel Analysis: The Karachuna Boda Boda War and the origins of the recent killings in Moroto District
Introduction Karamoja today is a region bursting with promise. With significant improvements in the security situation that had exploded...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Jul 6, 20245 min read


Part 2: Snapshot Of The Karamoja Regional Development Plan
As promised here we are. In this part we are going to focus on an executive summary of the plan and what it means. For Part 1 please...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Jul 3, 20245 min read


Analysis: First 100 Days of the new Minister for Karamoja Affairs
Introduction 111 Days ago, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni surprised the country by reshuffling his cabinet of Ministers. A move that...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Jun 30, 20246 min read


An interesting look at the New 10 Year Karamoja Regional Development Plan. (Part 1)
Introduction On a sunny October afternoon, at modest and less known office of the National Planning Authority in between the hustle and...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Jun 8, 20245 min read


Karamoja’s Kabaka: Are our elders fighting back? A historical analysis and possible remedies
This week, in what can only be described as an utter shock. The vast majority of Karimojong woke up to news of a King of Karamoja. “A...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Oct 22, 20238 min read


The role of Ateker communities in the independence struggle against colonialism and the way forward
Background of Torit On August 18th 1955 Members of 2nd Company Eastern Equatoria Corps of the British Colonial Authority, led by Daniel...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Oct 4, 20239 min read


Karamoja: Are we planning to fail or failing to plan? Looking at Govt and NGOs from 2019 to date
Written by Karamoja Youth Agenda Secretariat and Published on Karamoja Trumpet Newsite Background On June 15th the United Nations Food...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Aug 24, 202310 min read


Karamoja Intel Report: Is it time President Museveni met directly with Ngikarachunak(the youth)?
WRITTEN FOR KARAMOJA TRUMPET BY KARAMOJA YOUTH AGENDA SECRETARIAT with Support from the Africa Leadership Institute (Peace and Conflict...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Aug 17, 20237 min read


The Human Cost of Mining in Karamoja Part 1: Blood Marble A Case Study of Tororo Cement
THIS IS A NEW SERIES WHERE WE SHALL BE WRITING ABOUT INJUSTICES IN THE MINING SECTOR AND HOPE THE POWERFUL ARE HELD TO ACCOUNT BACKGROUND...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
May 3, 20237 min read


WATER, GRAZING, GUNS AND GOLD: Kenya-Uganda Diplomatic Tensions Over Armed Pastoralists 2019 to date
This week Uganda Security Forces, led by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, under what is termed ‘intelligence led disarmament’...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Apr 15, 20239 min read


CHANGING THE LENS: WHY DISARMAMENT IN KARAMOJA IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE GUN (Part 1)
This year the Government of Kenya launched its most serious attempt at curtailing banditry. This is in line with its neighbor Uganda who...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Apr 11, 20235 min read


WEEKLY ROUND UP NEWS FROM THE ATEKER CLUSTER
ARTICLE BY KARAMOJA TRACKER PEACE INIATIVE A NON-PARTISAN INITATIVE AIMED AT MONITORING ACTIVITIES OF STATE AND NO-STATE ACTORS IN THE...

Karamoja Trumpet News Team
Apr 8, 20234 min read
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