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West Nile sub-region 1960s - 1970s 1. + 2. - Original West Nile District until 1950s 1. - West Nile district 1960s - 1970s 2. - Former East Madi District (later Adjumani District) since 1960s. West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region of ...
Lugbara occupy the West Nile region of Uganda (Arua City, Arua, Maracha, Terego, Madi-Okollo, Yumbe and Koboko districts of Uganda to be specific). The Lugbara are divided into many dialects which are easily understandable to each other. These include: Ayivu, Maracha, Terego, Vurra and Aringa.
Mount Wati is one of the highest mountains in West Nile. [1] It is located in Terego District, near the border with Maracha. The peak of Mount Wati also known as Eti or Iti is referred to as Ortega Peak. The ranges next to it include Offude Hills near Tara Subcounty. Rebels used to hide on Mt. Wati and monitor advancing government soldiers.
The group first appeared in 1890. [7] The administration of the Protectorate of Uganda first encountered the Yakan group in 1919, in the West Nile District. [8] The group was associated with a man named Rembe, who was most active in spreading the group in Lugbaraland from 1914 to 1920.
The district is bordered by South Sudan to the north and east, Adjumani District to the south, across the waters of the White Nile, and Yumbe District to the west. The South Sudanese state of Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria form the northern border, and a road runs from Moyo to the town of Kajo Keji in Central Equatoria .
Most prominent among them was the Uganda People's Army (UPA) in Teso and Lango sub region, the West Nile Bank Frontiers (WNBF) in the West Nile region, the Uganda People's Democratic Army, the Holy Spirit Movement and the LRA in the Acholi region. These rebellions sprung up in defiance and from disapproval of the conduct and legitimacy of the ...
Bidibidi Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp located in Yumbe District's West Nile sub-Region in Uganda.It is one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, housing approximately 285,000 refugees fleeing conflict in South Sudan as of late 2016.
The slightly younger Karuma Complex dated to 2,990 million years ago is found in a tract of country extending north-east from the eastern shores of Lake Albert to the Victoria Nile. [1] The Watian Group rocks in the West Nile region date to the Mesoarchean, 2.9 billion years ago and metamorphosed to granulite grade on the sequence of ...