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Wild Animals Kill Three, Disable Three Others In Nine Months In Abim District Only

By Jennifer Acheng Wild animals straying from Kidepo Valley National Game Park have reportedly attacked and killed at least three people in Alerek sub county Abim district within a space of only nine months. Three others have also reportedly been left disabled…

Alerek, Chamkok Sub-County Leaders Bicker Over Okemer Gold Mining Site Ownership

By Jennifer Acheng There is a brewing contest over the ownership of the area where the newly discovered Okemer gold mining site in Abim district lies. Exif_JPEG_420 Early this month hundreds of locals from within and outside the district thronged the said…

Miners In Abim Initiate Process To Formalize Their Readmission To Okemer Gold Mining Site

By Joshua Imalingat A section of prospective artisanal and small-scale miners in Abim district has initiated a process to formalize their readmission to the newly discovered Okemer gold mining site. Gold mining pits left behind by miners at Okemer gold mining site…

Abim Residents Face Hunger As Wild Animals Ravage Crop Gardens

By Jennifer Acheng Residents of Alerek sub-county in Abim district are crying foul, following the persistent destruction of their crop gardens by stray wild animals. Courtesy Photo For the last three weeks, wild animals said to be elephants and wild pigs from…