news 25 April 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Religious Leaders Push for Dialogue to Resolve Apaa Land Conflict
Clerics from Acholi and Madi regions are advocating for dialogue as the key to ending the persistent Apaa land dispute, urging elders, chiefs, and youth to reject violence. They held a meeting in the area following recent attacks that killed a toddler and injured others. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/clerics-call-for-dialogue-to-end-apaa-land-dispute-5435876
Religious leaders from the Acholi and Madi sub-regions have called for immediate dialogue to resolve the long-standing Apaa land conflict, emphasizing it as the sole path to lasting peace.
Bishop Godfrey Loum of the Diocese of Northern Uganda stated that real bravery lies in sitting down with adversaries rather than resorting to weapons. He stressed resisting urges for revenge, insisting that good triumphs over evil through reconciliation.
‘Only talking can end this; let us prioritise dialogue over confrontation,’ Bishop Loum remarked on behalf of his fellow clerics.
The Apaa dispute, pitting Acholi and Madi communities over land and boundaries, has led to repeated violence. Recent incidents included the death of a two-year-old child and injuries to four others earlier this month, perpetuating a cycle of killing, mourning, and renewed conflict.
Last week, prominent figures such as Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki, Archbishop P’Mony Wokorach of Gulu Archdiocese, Bishop Charles Collins Andaku of Arua Diocese, Bishop Mau Amech Kodili, and others gathered in the disputed zone to promote community dialogues.
The leaders tasked elders, chiefs, community heads, and youth with steering their people toward peace, warning that violence only deepens divisions and suffering.
Source: Daily Monitor (Uganda)