Buganda Essays

dictators and civil wars. Through their colonization, fight for independence, and the aftermath, they persevered to become the country they are today. Before Uganda was formed by Britain, it was split into two different territories, Buganda and South Uganda. Buganda was the most well-known of these territories and began to grow rapidly in the 18th century. The had spread to border

“Amazima,” or “truth” in the Luganda language is the name of the non-profit organization Katie Davis established in 2008. The establishment’s main goal is to meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the people of Uganda (Amazima Ministries). The people that Amazima helps have endured the loss of their children due to malnutrition and starvation as well as living in extreme states of poverty. The program provides nutritious food, medical care, Bible study, and general health training to

Studies have shown that the indigenous peoples of Australia were the first modern people to have migrated out of Africa. When the first Europeans started coming to Australia, the indigenous Australians didn 't know if they were either male or female, because of the clothing and wigs that the men wore. In the first week there were 1100 foreigners. It was a completely different change of lifestyle when they came. Also there was a disease that was wiping the indigenous people out (killing). The disease

It has been decades since paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson discovered the first fossilized bone of Australopithecus afarensis. Donald and his team had been surveying a remote area in Ethiopia when the discovery was made. Donald later unearthed vertebra, skull fragments, and a jaw bone further giving validity to a new hominid he would later name Lucy. It wouldn’t be for a few years, but the discovery would be labeled as the “missing link” between humans and a direct ancestor. The scientific community

Idi Amin known as ‘Bid Daddy, Butcher of Africa, Conqueror of the British Empire, and Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea’, was a brutal, murderous dictator who killed over 100 thousand of innocent people one of them being Benedicto Kiwanuka, the first Prime Minister of Uganda and leader of the Democratic Party. Idi Amin got minimal formal training: sources are vague whether he went to the neighbourhood teacher school. Then again, in 1946 he joined the King's African Rifles

comparable period before 1500 or in the subsequent centuries”(Rodney pg.54). They had their democracy, which fits their background unlike what the Europeans forced upon them. For example they had Igbo and Oyo democracies in Nigeria, the Kikuyu in Kenya, Buganda in Uganda and so on. These kinds of democracies represent their cultural values and traditions. They involve everyone both men and women and also had checks and balances. But Europeans did not understand this concept therefore reducing Africans to

According to Time For Kids Around The World, Uganda’s history traces back to 500 B.C., when it was established by Bantu-speaking people who first named it Buganda (Time For Kids Around The World, 2015). It was not even called Uganda until 2,394 years after its formation when the British seized it in 1894 (Time For Kids Around The World, 2015). Uganda is located in the Eastern region of Africa and filled with all types of water sources. Some of these include Lake Victoria (the largest lake in Africa)

as the Italians had been giving away their lands. This grew their dislike for the Italian colonizers, that influenced them to help the troops by educating them about the best paths to take and also giving them an advantage by informing them about the enemy’s location. The Italians were at a disadvantage as they were not knowledgeable about the area. “Total Italian casualties amounted to over 40 per cent of the fighting force which was almost completely routed, and lost all its artillery, besides

Traditional Christianity as an African Religion There are so many religions in the world like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, African Religion and so many more. Although in Africa, the most respected and popular religion is Christianity and Islam, which is made up of majority of Africans. Traditional Christianity as an African Religion is an article written by Calvin Rieber and can be found on the pages 255-273 using the book, “African Religions: A Symposium, published in 1977 by Newell S

1. Historical Context Prior to the 20th century, many things had happened in Europe and Africa. Although Africa was a place with severe famine, widespread diseases and natural disasters, Africa was at the same time found to be a “hidden gem” of rich resources - which attracted unprecedented attention from the West and results to fervent interest in “Scramble for Africa” (1884-5). Moreover, it was the period when Europeans painstakingly invented and crafted their traditions and decided elements of

Introduction In the popular imagination, Africans are deeply and uniformly ethnic people. Ask an African “who she is,” most people assume, and you will get an ethnic response: “I am a Yoruba,” “I am a Kikuyu,” “I am a Buganda.” Moreover, ask most people why ethnicity is so salient in Africa and they will tell you that it is because Africans are so “backward.” Once Africans become more educated and urbanized (in short, more “modern”), it is assumed, ethnicity will cease to cause so much conflict,

This essay will try to analyze the main causes of violent conflicts, making reference to the literature and taking into consideration the theories of greed and grievance. Furthermore, structural violence and its relation to violent conflicts will be discussed, to make an analysis on how well the literature explain the connection between the causes and the dynamics of the conflict. On the second half of the essay, the role of different actors in conflict resolution will be discussed, with particular