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Into The Nile Washing Machine

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February 27th 2006
Jinja lays claim to the source of the Nile, the mightiest river in the world as they say. The town lies on the shores of Lake Victoria, and it's out of this lake that pours the water to create one of the most spectacular white water rafting destinations in the world. Seeing as it was very unlikely that we would ever get the chance to come back here again, we decided to take the plunge and see ju ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Eastern Region » Jinja

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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 100,0... ... read more