Traditional leaders in Acholi sub-region have moved to condemn ‘exorbitant’ traditional marriages which they say are contrary to Acholi norms. The chiefs made the remarks during a Wang OO (Fire place) ...

The Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has said he is open to welcoming back the breakaway faction of chiefs who had earlier separated from the main cultural institution. Rwot Acana ...

KALOBEYEI, Kenya — Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peers watch them in awe. These are ...

It was a known culture for an Acholi male youth preparing for the Otole (war dance) to wear a head gear and leopard skin on his back. A shield made of rhino skin and a spear would then be clutched in ...

In 2018, Komakech, now 37, perceived the idea of asking his partner for a hand in marriage. To him, marrying his partner at the youthful age of 17 was a dream. "I come from the Payira clan and we ...

The Acholi Cultural Institution in Uganda has reined in on exorbitant bride prices being asked by parents in exchange for their daughters’ hands in marriage. The institution, Ker Kwaro Acholi, which ...

A bitter drink known as mato oput by the Acholi people of northern Ugandan may have the ingredients for peace between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Mato oput is ...