Ten Fun Facts About The Nile
The River Nile starts its 3 month journey from Uganda's Lake Victoria. How much do you know about this famous river?
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Ten Fun Facts About The Nile
The Aboke Girls
The Aboke girls are the 139 secondary school students who were abducted from the dormitories of St Mary’s College in Aboke, Uganda on the night of 10th October 1996 by…
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The Aboke Girls
Uganda’s Jewish Community
At the foothill of Mount Elgon resides the Abayudaya, Uganda’s Jewish community, who have existed for 99 years. They number approximately 2,000, and are led by the Member of Parliament…
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Uganda’s Jewish Community
Uganda’s Muslim Martyrs
When one thinks of martyrs and Namugongo, you would be forgiven for thinking soley of the Christian martyrs, burnt to death for their faith in 1886, on the orders of…
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Uganda’s Muslim Martyrs
The Origins of Tooro
The kingdom of Tooro is in western Uganda, and is one of the five traditional kingdoms. Its seat is in Fort Portal, where the royal palace is built, and where…
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The Origins of Tooro
Christianity Comes to Uganda
Christianity is now the dominant religion in Uganda, with around 85% of the population adhering to the faith. But Christianity is a rather recent import. The different tribes in what…
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Christianity Comes to Uganda
Idi Amin’s Expulsion of Asians
On 4th August 1972, the President of Uganda, Idi Amin, announced that Asians in Uganda had ninety days to leave the country. Amin stated that God had ordered him to…
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Idi Amin’s Expulsion of Asians
The permanent premises of the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court
On 1st July 2002, the first permanent court designed to try perpetrators of the most serious international crimes – namely, genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of…
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The International Criminal Court
Remembering the Obalanga Massacre
The massacre at Obalanga on 15th June 2003 marked the beginning of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) invasion into the Teso sub region of Uganda. The rebels attacked the…
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Remembering the Obalanga Massacre
Martyrs’ Day in Uganda
On 3rd June, Uganda celebrates Martyrs’ Day. It is a public holidays, which commemorates the 22 Catholics and 23 Protestants who were killed for refusing to renounce their faith between…
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Martyrs’ Day in Uganda