Buganda

Imagine being given only 90 days to pick up your life and leave a place you call home. The Non-Citizen Asian population of Uganda was given only three months, ninety days to be precise, to leave the country. Later Asians who were Ugandan citizens were also expelled. Idi Amin’s reasoning for expelling 60,000 Asians from Uganda is still unclear. There are many theories put forth, but they remain mere speculation. As a result of Idi Amin’s erratic behavior, jingoism, and ruthlessness, Uganda’s economic

discuss the impact of colonial land tenure reforms on the land use in Buganda region. The essay is structured in way that it will provide a historical overview of Buganda region both before and after the advent of colonialism, and then it will provide the section of implications of the tenure reforms on the land use during the colonial period and post colonial Buganda. There a number of contemporary debates over the land use in Buganda region from scholars, Non Government Organizations and development

This kingdom was established by a defeated applicant to the Bunyoro throne. Over the course of the next four hundred years, Buganda grew in territory and power being ruled by a Kabaka (king). Unlike the Omukama (king) of Bunyoro, the kabaka of Buganda was chosen from any clan of the kingdom. “By the 19th century the kabaka commanded total authority over his kingdom, and all power and wealth flowed from him,” (History, Precolonial Kingdoms)

This essay will investigate the independence movement in post-colonial sub-saharan Africa though the case studies of four African nations; namely Uganda, Ethiopia, Sao Tome, and Nigeria. The major factors that will be compared between these nations are their geographical location both in the African sphere and in the European sphere, the presence of valuable resources, the wealth and power of the pre-colonial government, the length of time under a colonial power, the civility, or lack thereof, on

Archeological Sites of the Island of Meroe The Island of Meroe was the capital of the Kush Kingdom, a predominant power in Africa between the 8th century BCE and the fourth century CE. The Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe contain some of the best preserved artifacts from the Kingdom of Kush. These include pyramids, temples and palaces. Meroe was also a religious center. It is important to preserve the history of Meroe because of the influence the Kush Kingdom had over Sub-Saharan Africa

Abolition and the Lasting Effects in East Africa Unlike the Atlantic world, slavery in East Africa looked a little different. Slavery in Africa portrayed a complex use of labor, the exercise of rights in person, and of exploitation and coercion tempered by negotiation and accommodation. However the most common features on slavery in East Africa is the fact that it varies overtime and place. For instance, according to Miers and Roberts, “Slaves might be menial field workers, downtrodden servants

UGANDA Uganda is a country located in Africa that is surrounded by Kenya and the Republic of Congo. Uganda’s capital is Kampala and some other major cities would be Gulu, Lira, Mbarara, Jinja, Bwizibwera, Mbale, Mukono, Kasese and Masaka. The coordinates are 1 00 N, 32 00 E and the total area of Uganda is two hundred forty one thirty eight thousand. The land is one hundred ninety seven hundred thousand square kilometers and the water being forty three nine hundred thirty eight thousand square kilometers

Rugarama, Mark Kakumba, and Noah Serwanga the first three Christian martyrs, on January, 31, 1885. This was followed by the murder of the Anglican Bishop James Hannington who had been dispatched as head of Eastern Equatorial Africa, headquartered in Buganda in October 1885. Joseph M.Balikuddembe a senior advisor to the King and a Catholic convert condemned Mwanga for ordering the Bishop’s death especially with out giving him a chance to defend him self as was customary. Mwanga in retaliation ordered

African Colonziation in the 19th Centrury British expansion during the late 19th century primarily focused around the scramble for Africa. Although there had been a British and greater European presence in Africa prior to the last two decades of the 19th century it was primarily coastal and revolved around the slave trade. With the abolition of the slave trade within the British Empire in 1803 and a complete abolition of slavery across the empire in 1834 there was little interest in Africa

Everyday Use is one of Alice Walker’s short stories which published at 1973. It tells about Mama, Maggie and Dee. Mama and Maggie lived in the middle of pasture and both of them are still bound to their family tradition, and Dee is Mama’s educated daughter. The story tells the arriving of Dee along with Hakim-A-Barber. When they’re about to eat, Dee asks a few goods from Mama and one of them is the Quilt. Quilt in the story is their family heritage. The presence of Dee along with her knowledge and