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Background: Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.




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Day 4 - Bush camp, Eldoret - Kampala, Uganda We had such a terrible nights sleep and an early morning to get to Uganda. At the boarder we were swamped by guys in yellow coats trying to sell us Ugandan Shillings, it reminded us of the stock market with 20 guys waving money at us shouting 'buy'. Once in Uganda we made our way to Kampala stopping briefly for lunch at the side of the road where there were hundreds of Butterflys and a Praying Mantis. The traffic in Kampala was so bad that we ended up staying in a different [View Full Entry]

ChelleandMike - Michelle & Mike's World Tour | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 20th 2009 | 66 Views | [diary=410467]

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By 6bears
June 19th 2009
Uganda Thoughts Africa » Uganda » Central Region » Kampala
Well I am trudging around Uganda these days and the people have been very kind. Putting aside the tragic history during the dictatorship, Uganda is a very lush country. I flew into the country and arrived at the Entebbe Airport. Ever hear of the Raid on Entebbe? Yes, that’s the place! Once I got all my luggage I traveled to Kampala which is the capitol of Uganda. The drive from the airport was a bit scary, typical African driving straight down the middle of the road! So after residing in areas of Uganda for the past 2 weeks both city and [View Full Entry]

6bears - Barry Christ | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 24th 2009 | 70 Views | [diary=421656]

Ugandian Country Children
Really using a bike
Thats using your head

By SmithyWorldWide
June 19th 2009
Cheeky chimps Africa » Uganda
We leave Kenya and head north into Uganda. We pass straight through the capital, Kampala, and head to Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest body of water. Heading out onto the lake is just like being at sea - there’s no chance of seeing the distant shore, and it takes us over an hour to reach Ngamba Island, just a short distance from Entebbe, where we visit the chimpanzee sanctuary. As everyone is building up to the gorilla trek in a few days time, the chimps are seen as a practice run, but they’re obviously entirely different creatures [View Full Entry]

SmithyWorldWide - Jonathan Smith | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 17th 2009 | 148 Views | [diary=428925]

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By SayLittle
June 14th 2009
Uganda  Africa » Uganda » Western Region » Lake Bunyonyi
Left for Uganda on 6-11. The boarder crossing was amazing. I never seen anything like it. The truck that we are traveling is very large and yellow and screams attention. Every time that we stop we are swarmed with people. The boarder was no different. You can buy fresh water, simosas (my new favorite African food), and you can also exchange your currency with men that are standing at the boarder crossing wearing yellow coats. They looked like stock exchange people. Uganda is so much pretty than Kenya, it is very green and for the most part the roads are a [View Full Entry]

SayLittle - Leah Leslie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 20th 2009 | 112 Views | [diary=410480]


It’s mid-afternoon, I’ve finished work and had a lazy late lunch overlooking the Nile, and now I’m settling in outside my banda for the afternoon in the shade to do some writing/reading/thinking dozing. I’m starting to settle into a nice African pace of life now, and getting to know the area a little better. Sunday began with a guided walk around the village, led by Muganda and Oko, two 17-year-old local guys who are earning a little extra cash to see them through secondary school. They introduced us to their families and to some of the locals and showed us the [View Full Entry]

bekkac - Rebekka Campbell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 10th 2009 | 117 Views | [diary=407247]

Teacher and children at Kyabirwa pre-school
Painting at Namulesa Primary School
The HIV/AIDS message is pretty blunt here - poster displayed in the primary school office

By bekkac
June 6th 2009
Jinja, Uganda Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region » Jinja
I’m trying to avoid sounding like a stuck record, banging on about contrasts, but have I experienced some over the past 24 hours!! Joburg to Entebbe, Uganda’s airport, is only a four-hour flight north, so I was glad of the check-in time at the start to process some of my experiences and prepare for the next stage of the adventure. And by huge, astonishing coincidence, I bumped into Carolyn, a friend from Hampstead Quaker Meeting, queuing for the flight! She was on her way to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with two African colleagues and is working for Peace [View Full Entry]

bekkac - Rebekka Campbell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 10th 2009 | 173 Views | [diary=407246]

My banda
Flowers at Eden Rock
Inside banda number 5

As instructed by the Horizon bus company man the previous day, I arrive at the bus stop at 7AM in order to catch the service linking Kampala to Kisoro that passes through Kabale. This is also where the shared taxis depart from and one of the drivers tells me, in tones so solemn I assume he's BS-ing, that the bus passed through 2 hours before. I wait for 15 minutes but there's still no bus, and the shared taxi guy then tells me he's about to leave if I want to go with him. I look inside his car and discover [View Full Entry]

Jabe - John McCabe | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 10th 2009 | 310 Views | [diary=407535]

Gate to the hotel
Sunrise
Congolese mask

"The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love!" (Ps. 33:5) Well, it has been several months since I have updated our blog, so I thought you might like to hear about life in Uganda from another perspective. I cannot get too far, without giving praise and honor to our Faithful God, Who continues to amaze and bless me every single day! I have a new realization, far more than when we were in the States, that He truly is all that I need. I have missed Carl terribly when he is so frequently away from [View Full Entry]

Gaede - Gaede family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 4th 2009 | 231 Views | [diary=405255]

Emma & Grace with Clovis
Emma & Grace with puppies
Julie with house Mamas

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is only 14km from Kisoro but the prices I'm quoted for transport there and back suggest it's more like four times that distance. I'm told that the road is "very bad". I find this hard to believe - though the Mgahinga mountain gorillas are currently in DRC, this is still one of only four places in the world where you can (sometimes) see these creatures. And one rule of Africa so far seems to be that governments will spend lavishly on tourist infrastructure even while ignoring the needs of local people. I grudgingly hand over the money, [View Full Entry]

Jabe - John McCabe | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 14th 2009 | 285 Views | [diary=408069]

Flowers and Mt Muhuvura
Some kind of sunbird
Flower

It's a short journey back to Kabale from Lake Bunyonyi. As I wait for my taxi, I idly glance over a map showing the districts of Uganda and am surprised to find that more than a quarter of them begin with K. I stay a couple of nights in Kabale. The Golan Heights hotel appeals because of its incongruous name but I choose a funky hostel that has wifi. Once again, travellers are in the minority, though there are plenty of volunteers. Kabale is swarming with bicycle boda bodas in numbers I've never seen before. I meet a Scottish couple who [View Full Entry]

Jabe - John McCabe | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 10th 2009 | 160 Views | [diary=405449]

After the rain
Colours
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