The current AI Human Rights Report 2019 reports on intimidation, arbitrary arrests and imprisonment of political opposition members, as well as the restriction of freedom…

Domestic issues When Museveni and his National Resistance Army (NRA) came to power in January 1986, a long epoch of violence and terror in Uganda…

Form of government and constitution Uganda is a presidential republic. The President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the head of state and commander in chief of…

In 1888 the Imperial British East Africa Company took over the area as “Uganda Protective”. Five years later it became a British protectorate, i.e. a…

Cities and Urbanization About 75.6% of Uganda’s population live in rural areas, most of the people are involved in agriculture. But the rapid population growth…

The East African landlocked country Uganda, with its national territory of 241038 km², is about as large as the old federal states. About 1/5 of…

Lake Victoria environmental problem Uganda is home to the largest tropical inland lake, which is also the second largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake…

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once called Uganda the pearl of Africa. Despite decades of civil war and Idi Amin’s reign of terror, Uganda’s charms…

Winston Churchill once called Uganda the “Pearl of Africa”. Thanks to its varied and green landscape, this expression is still valid today. The country has…

Religion has an important place in social life and a large proportion of the population go to church, temple or mosque. Most Ugandans are Christians,…