Historicising Land Conflicts And The Balaalo Factor In Northern Uganda, 1986-2023

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dc.contributor.authorAlidri,agatha
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Simon
dc.contributor.authorMbazaliire, Ezekiel
dc.contributor.authorOceng Geoffrey Osborn
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-23T09:02:56Z
dc.date.available2026-04-23T09:02:56Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-15
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the historical relationship between land conflicts and Balaalo factor in Northern Uganda from 1986 to 2023. The qualitative research and historical design was adopted in the study. Data was collected using key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews with community members, district administrators, non-Balaalo migrants, and Balaalo pastoralists. A sample size of 155 participants was interviewed. These included; the Balaalo (15), non-Balaalo migrants (15), cultural leaders (05), local area politicians (10) as key informants, and the local community members (110) from the three respective districts. The findings reveal a complex interplay of socio-political, economic, and cultural factors shaping land disputes and Balaalo’s involvement in the region. The historical land dispossession of Balaalo pastoralists, within and outside Uganda, and the political and economic shifts, triggered their migration and settlement in Northern Uganda. Elite Balaalo, leveraging ethnic, political, and military connections, are key actors in land acquisition and resource exploitation in the region, exacerbating tensions with local communities. This study highlights the need for comprehensive reforms in land governance, community dialogue, livelihood diversification, law enforcement, cultural sensitivity, and sustainable development planning to address underlying causes of land conflicts and promote peaceful coexistence in the region
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was conducted under the Building Stronger Universities project funded by DANIDA.
dc.identifier.citationAlidri, A., Okello, S., Mbazaliire, E. & Oceng, G. O. (2024). Historicising Land Conflicts And The Balaalo Factor In Northern 1986-2023. https://doi.org/10.37284/ajhg.3.1.2116. African Journal of History and Geography, 3(1), 27-37.
dc.identifier.issn2790-7589
dc.identifier.issn2790-7597
dc.identifier.uri10.37284/ajhg.3.1.2116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/801
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 3, Issue 1, 2024
dc.subjectLand conflict
dc.subjectBalaalo
dc.subjectAcholi
dc.subjectNorthern Uganda
dc.titleHistoricising Land Conflicts And The Balaalo Factor In Northern Uganda, 1986-2023
dc.typeArticle

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