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 Angu Neza [Sightseeing]
-GOD is great, first and foremost! Arua is a sweet and excellent (First Class) Business Hub at the Heart of West Nile (Northwestern Uganda). It connects East Africa to the rest of the Black Continent through the KAN (Koboko-Arua-Nebbi) Corridor. Transferred from Belgian colonialists to the British in 1914, the locality got its name from a medium-sized rock elevation west of Barifa Forest and directly south of Arua Avenue (Inzikuru Road). A "small prison" nearby was the stopover point for culprits eg tax defaulters that Belgians arrested en route to the bigger prison in Aru (DR Congo); Aru-a translated from Lugbara is "in prison".
+GOD is great, first and foremost! Secondly, JESUS is the Way. Arua is a sweet and excellent (First Class) Business Hub at the Heart of West Nile (Northwestern Uganda). It connects East Africa to the rest of the Black Continent through the KAN (Koboko-Arua-Nebbi) Corridor. Transferred from Belgian colonialists to the British in 1914, the locality got its name from a medium-sized rock elevation west of Barifa Forest and directly south of Arua Avenue (Inzikuru Road). A "small prison" nearby was the stopover point for culprits eg tax defaulters that Belgians arrested en route to the bigger prison in Aru (DR Congo); Aru-a translated from Lugbara is "in prison".
 
-Foreigners allowed; strangers welcome to visit Arua!
+Arua is the centre of Lugbaraland; a magnet and melting pot for all Lugbara in the diaspora. 
 
-I was born in Jinja and grew up in Kampala, but had a very ignorant disdain against Arua (I had no desire to visit throughout the 90s). However, since the world did not end in Y2K as prophesied by Computer Bug Doom's Day theorists (who were 100 percent dead-wrong), I decided to make the first pilgrimage I can remember (using Nile Coach) to the land where my ancestors are resting (Mother told me she brought me to Arua when I was a handheld baby, but my oldest memory in this life is in Jinja). Every year after Y2K, I returned to Arua until moving permanently in Twenty13; I wanted to demystify all the lies (like mudsoil huts and murram roads-only) I heard about Arua. Furthermore, I used to think beautiful women only originate from India, Ethiopia or Rwanda and Teso, but met some stunners in Arua too; they come out during crusades and other events unless you see them in the markets. My first crush in West Nile was Cynthia Letasi (now Mrs. Mungufeni) who changed my worldview between 2001 to 6 like a Kumari (She spoke Lugbara so fluently without shame and inspired me to study my own mother tongue); she literally drained amalala ga kibuga [Luganda for: city haughtiness] out of me. Afterwards, every woman I saw who looked like her became my favourite eg Tonto Dikeh (who I saw on the new Top TV), Betty Mpologoma (who started her career in 1999), Sheebah Karungi, Pretty Banks, Queenie plus even Scarlet Johansson who featured in a 2003 movie that portrays exactly how Xnthi made me feel in the same year it came out. 
+Foreigners allowed; strangers are welcome to visit Arua!
 
-Koboko broke away from Arua in 2005 while Maracha (where I come from) and Terego left in 2006 until the latter returned in 2010. Other clans including my mother's clan (Ayivu) also asked for districts, but the spirit of Arua cannot be divided by politicians. All the other places around Arua are like 12 gates. For me, Arua stands for freedom from incarceration: African, refreshing, unchained, amazing!
+I was born in Jinja and grew up in Kampala, but had a very ignorant disdain against Arua (I had no desire to visit throughout the 90s). However, since the world did not end in Y2K as prophesied by Computer Bug Doom's Day theorists (who were 100 percent dead-wrong), I decided to make the first pilgrimage I can remember (using Nile Coach) to the land where my ancestors are resting (Mother told me she brought me to Arua when I was a handheld baby, but my oldest memory in this life is in Jinja). Every year after Y2K, I returned to Arua until moving permanently in Twenty13; I wanted to demystify all the lies (like grassroofed mudsoil-and-stick-huts plus murram roads only) I heard about Arua. Furthermore, I used to think beautiful women only originate from India, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Teso, but met some stunners in Lugbaraland too; they come out during crusades, promos and other events unless you see them in the markets or church. You wonder where they stay and if their origins are from near Arua. My first crush in West Nile was Cynthia Letasi (now Mrs. Mungufeni) who changed my worldview between 2001 to 6 like a Kumari (She spoke Lugbara so fluently without shame and inspired me to study my own mother tongue); she literally drained amalala ga kibuga [Luganda for: city haughtiness] out of me. Afterwards, every woman I glanced at who looked like her became my favourite eg Tonto Dikeh (who I saw on the new Top TV), Betty Mpologoma (who started her career in 1999), Sheebah Karungi, Pretty Banks, Queenie plus even Scarlet Johansson who featured in a 2003 movie that portrays exactly how Xnthi made me feel in the same year it came out. 
 
-The first time I went to the summit of Arua Hill as a teenager, I literally drooled because of the unexpectedly-wide view of Barifa Forest as seen from above compared to the limited appearance from ground level in Anyafio. I made a vow in my heart to discover the Best (Superfly) Things about this hood and document them. 
+Koboko broke away from Arua in 2005 while Maracha (where I come from) and Terego left in 2006 until the latter returned to Arua in 2010 (while I was working for Electoral Commission in Tara Subcounty which is next to Terego). Other clans including my mother's clan (Ayivu, from which the City was cut out) also asked for districts, but the spirit of Arua cannot be divided by politicians. All the other places around Arua are like 12 gates. Arua is the only regional city in Uganda colonised by Belgians who first set up their West Nile administrative headquarters in Alikua (Maracha); I used to find iron sheets from Belgium sold in Arua shops unlike KLA which had Roofings. Meanwhile, Madi Okollo (South of Vurra) is the only district with two names by 2026. For me, Arua stands for freedom from incarceration (mental imprisonment): African, refreshing, unchained, amazing! Draw a circle around Arua Hill from Ora Bridge in Madi Okollo!
 
-Arua Hill has a 360-degree panoramic view of Lugbaraland from Ayivu to DR Congo, Maracha, Terego, Vurra and beyond. Locals and foreigners, young lads and adults, solo climbers and couples or families and other categories tour the hill. Others sit quietly and listen to headphone music or read while another batch take photos or exercise. Watch brown kites glide around the masts like pro-pilots (I once saw pigeons with feet tags from Israel walking on the hill, probably migrating or imported), savour the oxygen from tree leaves while you watch Barifa Forest (where Arua Hill SC used to host its Ugandan Football league games in the early 2020s) plus the horizon, consume tasty food or watch Bollywood movies on your smartphone! Many times when I looked East, I would wish I had a binoculars that could view River Nile beyond the horizon (like on Mt. Oce in Moyo) or go to the shore of a lake nearby (Rokoze is miles away in Maracha). Then in Twenty25, I hardened my heart and visited Abairo Falls in Oluko; it literally fulfilled my dreams like a mini-Murchison Falls and small Rift Valley with a superhigh Rwenzori Wonderland-like view in the South and East. The sunsets are transcendentally golden around here and invisible air vitamins from the splashing waterfalls can heal your stress. Arguably the Best Waterfalls near Arua City though not wide like Miriadua in Kijomoro (Maracha), Abairo was acquired by the Arua City Council in order to turn it into a global tourist attraction. Ziplining is another activity that can be introduced...
+The first time I went to the summit of Arua Hill, I was a teenager (Above 16). I literally drooled because of the unexpectedly-wide view of Barifa Forest as seen from above compared to the limited appearance from ground level in Anyafio. Like Saul (who turned into Paul) on the road to Damascus, I made a secret vow in my heart to discover the Best (Superfly) Things about this hood and document them. 
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+Arua Hill has a 360-degree panoramic view of Lugbaraland from Ayivu to DR Congo, Maracha, Terego, Vurra and beyond. Locals and foreigners, young lads and adults, solo climbers and couples or families and other categories tour the hill. Others sit quietly and listen to headphone music or read while another batch take photos or exercise. Watch brown kites glide around the masts like pro-pilots (I once saw pigeons with leg tags from Israel walking on the hill, probably migrating or imported), savour the oxygen from tree leaves while you watch Barifa Forest (where Arua Hill SC used to host its Ugandan Football league games in the early 2020s) plus the horizon, consume tasty food or watch Bollywood movies on your smartphone! Many times when I looked East, I would wish I had a binoculars that could view River Nile beyond the horizon (like on Mt. Oce in Moyo) or go to the shore of a lake nearby (Rokoze is miles away in Maracha). Then in Twenty25, I hardened my heart and visited Abairo Falls in Oluko; it literally fulfilled my dreams like a mini-Murchison Falls and small Rift Valley with a superhigh Rwenzori Wonderland-like view in the South and East. The sunsets are transcendentally golden around here and invisible air vitamins from the splashing waterfalls can heal your stress. Arguably the Best Waterfalls near Arua City though not wide like Miriadua in Kijomoro (Maracha), Abairo was acquired by the Arua City Council in order to turn it into a global tourist attraction. Other activities that can be introduced include ziplining, archery, etc...
 
 To get to Arua, either you fly in via Arua Airport for less than 2 hours from Entebbe Airport or use the roads: It takes at least 7 hours to travel from Kampala City to Arua. In the early 2000s, the road from Karuma to Arua was murram and I would find trouble breathing in dust while cruising through the game park, but ease up close to Pakwach. Gaagaa introduced a revolution whereby instead of leaving at 5:30 am before sunrise, people could travel at 7 or 8 am. Other companies like Nile Coach had to adjust too.
 
-One day while travelling by coach with two Bantu youngmen beside me around the early 2010s, they kept belittling West Nilers; I did not say anything in defence, but commented on other topics during the daytime-journey. I believe their contemptuousness was based on hearsay and prejudice mixed with ignorance. When we crossed Pakwach Bridge, I shamelessly told the first-time travellers to Arua that am from this side, but they refused to believe because I spoke their language well. I did not argue with them about West Nile's low status in the other parts of UG (Knew the reputation well), but after gliding past the Arua Hill Roundabout, the pair confessed that Idi Amin was the only president who left his hometown in a good state: At least, it looked urban, not rural and some roads were tarmacked. I had kept quiet about how Arua looks on the ground all along so that they could judge for themselves like I was pleasantly surprised at the turn of the new millenium.
+Famous people who have visited Arua include Daniel Arap Moi (President of Kenya) at Adriko's Factory, Aki and Popo (short Nigerian actors) went to Ediofe, Forest Whitaker (American filmstar who won the Oscar Award for Best Actor for portraying Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland during 2006), etc.
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+One day while travelling by bus with two Bantu youngmen beside me around the early 2010s, they kept belittling West Nilers; I did not say anything in defence of my people, but commented on other topics during the daytime-journey. I believe their contemptuousness was based on hearsay and prejudice mixed with ignorance. When we crossed Pakwach Bridge, I shamelessly told the first-time travellers to Arua that am from this side, but they refused to believe because I spoke their language well. I did not argue with them about West Nile's low status in the other parts of UG (Knew the reputation well), but after gliding past the Arua Hill Roundabout, the pair confessed that Idi Amin was the only president who left his hometown in a good state: At least, it looked urban, not rural and some roads were tarmacked. I had kept quiet about how Arua looks on the ground all along so that they could judge for themselves like I was pleasantly surprised at the turn of the new millenium. I even witnessed some roads going through several pothole-patching makeovers before everything was removed and new longer-lasting layers tarmacked. Nevertheless, some roads were never finished due to corruption eg Mango Road.
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+Back when airtime was sold on scratchcards, I was sent with my half Lugbara, half Itesot 2nd cousin to buy a card. We walked towards Mvara on Oluko Road and he kept abusing people in English like they had never been to Kampala. Somewhere near Missions Cafe (before it was opened), a senior citizen rose up as if coming to beat him, but I calmed him down by speaking Lugbara and telling him to forgive the young man. What is it with city lads undermining people who live far away from urban centres? Is it because of tall buildings or just in-born arrogance? The food is not different, people are similar (just fewer) and many commodities come from the same manufacturers.
 
 Arua City Tower is the Tallest Monument in East and Central Africa, but 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa after Senegal's African Renaissance Monument. It was commissioned on MTN Uganda's 27th birthday in October 2025, a month after Arua hosted the national World Tourism Day celebrations at the Golf Course. It includes digital advertising screens, small museum, coffee restaurant and an observation deck offering panoramic views of the city as well as nearby DR Congo.
 
-Three things I admire about Arua are: Ori Yo [No Fear]; Young Mothers and Mputa [Nile Perch].
+Three things I admire about Arua in my spirit are: Ori Yo [No Fear]; Young Mothers and Mputa [Nile Perch (fish)].
 
 Lugbara is the predominant local language. Arua is the Regional City of West Nile since 2020. Arua Hill Stadium and Business Park is a different, head-turning and multi-purpose venue under construction that will feature a 20,000-seat stadium, shopping mall, Arua Hill Hotel, banks and hospital. 2ambe Health Club has a fenced artificial football turf with floodlights for nighttime activities. Martin Anguandia (Unique Rider) in Ambeko (Between Mvara and Muni) made a small 4-wheel car using a Senke motorcycle engine and has driven it to Koboko. He also assembled a pedal-assist electric bike that he wants to equip with a solar panel. Island Resort Beach (Ogurugu) behind Otokoa Market provides boat rides and fishing in a 100-metre long pond. Meanwhile, Aqualand Farm in Ombaci also has several fish ponds, but no rides. Drone fishing can be another activity introduced. Visit Adriko's Factory near Enyau River or Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) at the Ombaci Earth Satellite Station next to Nile University! Cassava Enyasa [Slap food] is the staple food in Lugbaraland since colonial days. Za [Meat] feasting (Yamari Wedding Banquets) never end. Mangoes ripen in May and December. Butterfly migration and fireflies at night are superb spectacles during mid-year. There is also weekly birdwatching eg gaagaa (black and white crows), small redbirds, vultures, brown kites, marabou storks, etc. Three rain seasons include: Spring (March to May), Summer (June to August) and Autumn (September to November) plus a Dry Winter with little to no rain from December to February.
 
 Why do Lugbara want to study French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian plus Chinese, but ignore their own language? Why can't I master Lugbara? Is it because our land or civilisation is not considered more interesting than the others? I want to be delusional and actually think Lugbara is more interesting and Arua is the destination to be.
 
-Madi-Lugbara Community Museum at Social Centre on Ediofe Road offers you a glimpse of shared local culture while the (Sultan) Isara Memorial Cultural and Community Library in Eruba (Vurra) opens your mind to new possibilities in this world.
+Madi-Lugbara Community Museum at Social Centre on Ediofe Road offers you a glimpse of shared local culture while the (Sultan) Isara Memorial Cultural and Community Library in Eruba (Vurra) opens your mind to new possibilities in this world. The Lugbara cultural symbol is a leopard with 300 spots while each clan has its own totem eg Aringa (Ram), Ayivu (Bull), Maracha (Grasshopper), Terego (Rat) and Vurra (Pumpkin) while the Madi have: Moyo and Adjumani (White Rooster), Obongi (Fish Eagle) plus Madi Okollo (Goat).
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+Does Arua have electricity? Yes! West Nile Rural Electrification Company (WENRECo) headquartered on Rhino Camp Road was formed in 2003 to replace UEB and powered the town from Osu Village near San Siro and Pangisa Ward at Aci Engine (with a noisy diesel generator-set later taken to Moyo). Supplemented by another plant in Ewuata on Nebbi Highway (which got four new generators in 2021 at the same time Uganda Airlines got Bombardier jets); WENRECo also supplied hydropower from Nyagak Dam in Zombo before West Nile was connected to the National Grid with power from Karuma Dam. When WENRECo started, it supplied 18 constant hours of power from 6am until midnight; more stable than the load-shedding in Kampala (Capital City of UG).
 
 Architecture (Tallest Buildings in Arua): Desert Breeze (10-storey Extension), Noble Unit Building (9 floors on Adumi Road), Arua Hospital Doctors Quarters (8 house-stomaches or floors), Shopping Centre blocks (7 floors), Aza Plaza (6 storeys), Sinai Plaza, Le Tsuba (Tap of Luxury), Orasea Complex (5 floors), ML Building, John Boboli Koboko Building, Nyadri Block, Star Plaza (4 floors), Tropical Suites Hotel, Concord Business Centre, KKT Plaza on Duka Road (3 floors), RICE West Nile on Awudele Crescent, ASIL Complex, Rippons Motel Building, Rose Villa Hotel, Golf View Inn, Wazalendo Complex, Electoral Commission West Nile Regional Centre, etc...
 Brands: Springs, Omia Agribusiness Group, Terah Fish, Sunshine Mineral Water, WENRECo, Mungufeni Foundation, etc...
 Cathedrals: Emmanuel (Mvara), Ediofe (Vatican City of Arua)...
 Churches: St. Philip's (Golf Course), Christchurch Ediofe, St. Chrysostom Adalafu, Christ the King, Arua Pentecostal Church, SDA Church (Arua Hill), Agape...
 Ecotourism: Oluko Falls (Abairo and Oluporoporo) in the East with plunge pools for swimming offers a different gamepark-like experience from the urban view near the city. Other places are: Ragem Beach meanders, Ogurugu Beach in Dadamu, hiking plus biking trails, nature walks, Barifa Forest with Playground and Leisure Park...
-Events: Duluka, Eucalyptus xylophone or banana-stem percussion music festivals, Okuza, West Nile Corporate Comedy, Anyoya Festival, Koro Dance, Adi [Lugbara legend]...
+Events: Duluka, Eucalyptus xylophone or banana-stem percussion music festivals, drumming, Okuza, West Nile Corporate Comedy, Anyoya Festival, Koro Dance, Adi [Lugbara legend]...
 Healthcare: Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Rhema Hospital, Kuluva Hospital (with 5 MW Hydropower Dam), Pioneer Hospital, MBN (Clinical) Labs, Novafinia...
-Heritage: Lugbara Kari (Chiefdom) Palace in Giligili on Ovisoni Bypass, Madi-Lugbara Cultural Foundation (MALUCUFO) Museum, Lugbara Kari Cultural Centre...
-Hospitality: Hotel Pacific (Oldest Hotel in Arua City), Desert Breeze, Le Tsuba Hotel, Golden Courts, Santa Maria, 6A, Dreamland Hotel, Heritage Courts and Park, Royal Crane Resort, Prince Palace Kuluva, New Dawn Guesthouse, Le Confidentiel Eruba, Hotel Arua, Harriton Hotel, Eripak Resort Beach, Slumberland, White Castle Ewuata, Beal Mall & Hotel Awindiri adds a fantastic view to the Arua nightskyline and even has a fountain near Nebbi Highway...
-Markets: Arua Central Market (2021), Lopalopa Fish Market 1 and 2, Awindiri, Gaagaa Market (Hawker), Lobida, Social Centre (Ediofe Road)...
+Heritage: Lugbara Kari (Chiefdom) Palace in Giligili on Ovisoni Bypass after shifting from Arua Hill, Madi-Lugbara Cultural Foundation (MALUCUFO) Museum at Social Centre, Lugbara Kari Cultural Centre, Arua City Tower Mini-Museum...
+Hospitality: Hotel Pacific (Oldest Hotel in Arua City), Desert Breeze, Le Tsuba Hotel, Golden Courts, Santa Maria, 6A, Dreamland Hotel, Heritage Courts and Park, Royal Crane Resort, Prince Palace Kuluva, New Dawn Guesthouse, Le Confidentiel Eruba, Hotel Arua, Harriton Hotel, Eripak Resort Beach, Slumberland, White Castle Ewuata, Beal Mall & Hotel Awindiri adds a fantastic view to the Arua skyline at night and even has a fountain near Nebbi Highway...
+Markets: Arua Central Market (2021), Lopalopa Fish Market 1 and 2, Awindiri, Gaagaa Market (Hawker), Lobida, Social Centre (Ediofe Road), Okuambo, Otokoa, Ediofe...
 Mass graves: Ombaci Massacre (Wednesday 24th June 1981), Lokiragodo, Muni...
 Mosques: Safi, Irshad, Riyadh, Hijra, Muhibeen, Tawfik, Sambya...
 Radios: Voice Of Life (VOL) is the Oldest FM radio station in West Nile since 1997; it started in Jiako, but then moved to Arua Hill. Others include: Paidha FM, Nile FM, Arua One, Radio Pacis (1 and 2), Access, UBC West Nile, Spirit FM Koboko, Christ the King FM, BBC World Service, Voice Of Madi, Radio Maria Nebbi, Next Radio Arua, Capital FM Kampala, etc.
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 Shopping: Esomart, West Nile Supermarket, Doudou, Orasea, Jin Hong Yun, KKT Plaza, Xin Fu Lai, Safi Mosque Building, Mvara Mission Plaza...
 Temples: West Nile Hindu Union
 Trading centres: Eruba, Manibe, Muni, Dubai, Lia, Odramacaku, Ajia...
-Transportation: Nilestar Bus, YY, Baby, California, Nile Coach, KKT closed though used to be very vibrant, other companies like Link Bus also came in; Arua Airport (2nd Busiest in UG after Entebbe)...
+Transportation: Nilestar Bus, YY, Baby, California, Nile Coach, (James Nyakuni's) Gaagaa brought the daytime-departure revolution in the mid 2000s, KKT closed though used to be very vibrant, other companies like Link Bus also came in, (other former transporters included Ankk Bus, Gateway, Regional, etc); Arua Airport (2nd Busiest in UG after Entebbe with services from Uganda Airlines, UN, Eagle Air, United Airlines, Africa Inland Mission [AIM], Mink Air, Dax Cargo, etc)...
 TVs: Bornfree Technologies Network (BTN) was the first TV station in Arua since 2003 on UHF 23 in Arua and 61 in Kampala; its sister station was 94.1 Nile FM and they migrated from Awudele Crescent (Anyafio) to Arua Hill in 2015. Other TV stations that came after include Westnile TV (2020) in Anyafio on Weatherhead Park Lane, Host TV, etc.
 
 Neighbourhood: 
 Adjumani: Zoka Forest Reserve, Ara Fishing Lodge, Ogujebe Eco Lodge, Leisure Park, Ferry...
-Ayivu: Onduparaka is the headquarters of Ayivu Clan; Greenlight Stadium hosts Onduparaka FC; Mt. Oci marks the boundary between Ayivu and Vurra; other places include: Adumi Hill, etc...
+Ayivu: Onduparaka is the headquarters of Ayivu Clan; Greenlight Stadium hosts Onduparaka FC; Mt. Oci marks the boundary between Ayivu and Vurra plus is visible from Arua Hill; other places include: Adumi Hill, etc...
 Koboko: Salia Musala (is where you can be in three republics at the same time about a 2-hour journey by car from Arua City), Awudi Caves, Giriye streetfood, Mt. Liru (Origin of Kakwa), Dabaracha Falls, River Kochi...
 Madi Okollo: Ajai Wildlife (Game) Reserve is the White Rhino cradleland though has other animals like the Ugandan kob, enjoy shoebill (whale-headed stork) watching, River Ora Bridge, Rhino Camp, Stone music...
 Maracha: Headquarters at Nyadri, visit Miriadua Falls, Alikua Pyramid, Lake Rokoze (in Nyoro), St. Joseph's Cathedral Ovujo, Tara Hills (eg Kodro, Gala, Kadri, Adrofiya, etc), 1991 Ojapi Air Raid sites including Woodland Peony Bomb-tree, Komendaku, Bango Cultural Centre Oleba, Koyi, Rivers Imve and Ayi...
 Moyo: Predominantly Madi, visit Mt. Oce (Tallest in West Nile), Nyeri, Ilo, Metu Hills and Caves, Fort Dufile, Laropi Ferry Crossing, Era Forest, Moki Springs, Arapi Limestone Factory, Dolo Island (with black and white collobus monkeys, birds plus reptiles)...
 Nebbi: Alurland, Biku Hill near Goli (Smallest Church on Earth), Paidha Hill, Agwara Dance...
 Obongi: Opi Island, Boat cruise (Sailing), Comboni Missionaries Farm (Agrotourism), Sportfishing, Waka Forest, Obongi Ferry...
-Orientale Province (DR Congo): There are about nine Lugbara clans in former Zaire; many place names have meanings in Lugbara...
+Orientale Province (DR Congo): There are about nine Lugbara clans in former Zaire; many place names actually have meanings in Ugandan Lugbara...
 Pakwach: Albert Nile Bridge, Wang Lei (Separation point of Alur and Acholi ancestors), Owiny(i) Total Solar Eclipse Monument (Sunday 3rd November 2013), Fort Emin Pasha in Wadelai...
-South Sudan: According to Madi oral tradition, their tribe came from Nigeria and moved eastwards. At Rejaf near present-day Juba, a woman broke away at lunchtime to look for her missing lugba [desert dates] which she had wrapped in leaves. The group that moved southwards with her were called "Lugba ni" by the Madi. Lugbara is spoken in the republic and is mutually intelligible with Madi...
+South Sudan: According to Madi oral tradition, their tribe came from Nigeria and moved eastwards. At Rejaf near present-day Juba, a woman broke away at lunchtime to look for her missing lugba [desert dates] which she had wrapped in leaves. The group that moved southwards with her were called "Lugba ni" by the Madi just like Lugbara call Baganda "A'bua (ni) [Bananas]". Lugbara is spoken in the republic and is related to Madi plus other Central Sudanic languages eg Avukaya...
 Terego: Headquarters at Leju, visit Mt. Wati, Olewa Falls, Onayi, Tooth Can Lost...
 Vurra: Ovisoni, URA Customs, Isara Memorial Cultural and Community Library (IMCCL), Ezuku Forest Reserve (Source of River Enyau), Agoi Falls, Laura Hill, Meridien Tobacco Company, Logiri Forest, Bondo Hills...
-Yumbe: Aringa is considered Low Lugbara (differences are not too many) though the clan broke away as a tribe on its own, visit Lodonga Basilica (1st in Sub-Saharan Africa though 4th Oldest on the continent with annual pilgrimage every 8th December), Yumbe Hospital, Agbinika Falls, Dubu Falls...
+Yumbe: Aringa dialect is considered Low Lugbara (differences are not too many) though the clan broke away as a tribe on its own (as shown by 1995 Uganda Constitution) - Try comparing both like British and American English (Spellings, pronunciations and slang can separate, but mutually intelligible), visit Lodonga Basilica (1st in Sub-Saharan Africa though 4th Oldest on the continent with annual pilgrimage every 8th December), Yumbe Hospital, Agbinika Falls, Dubu Falls...
 Zombo: Nyagak Hydropower Project, River Ora, Mt. Zeu, Alur Kingdom Palace, Tomb of Ubimo Jalusiga (1st Agofe of Lugbara Kari) and Chief Ajai, Agrotourism, Ngbungbu Falls, etc.
 
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