History & Anthropology

Uganda’s cultures are inseparable from its wildlife — the Batwa who lived as hunter-gatherers in…

The Batwa are the original forest-dwelling inhabitants of Bwindi and the Virunga forests — a…

The gorilla trekking circuit at Bwindi is well-established, and the main lodges and activities are…

The Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers who protect Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are not simply uniformed…

Uganda’s national park system is one of East Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse — yet…

The image of the African national park ranger has historically been male — and in…

The phrase “Albertine Rift” appears frequently in wildlife guides to Uganda and the surrounding region,…

Uganda’s two most iconic wilderness experiences sit at opposite ends of the country’s dramatic western…

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest became a national park on October 2, 1991. The date marks a…

The Uganda Agreement of 1900—signed between the British Commissioner Sir Harry Johnston and the regents…

Karisoke Research Centre, established by Dian Fossey in a remote saddle of the Virunga volcanoes…

The Rwenzori Mountains rise on Uganda’s western border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, their…

In October 1978, Ugandan military forces under Idi Amin crossed the Tanzania border and occupied…

Karamoja—the vast, semi-arid plateau in Uganda’s north-eastern corner—is as different from Bwindi as it is…

Uganda’s national boundaries, like those of most African states, were drawn not by the people…

The Buganda kingdom occupies a central place in Ugandan history that no other traditional polity…

When Idi Amin was overthrown in April 1979 by Tanzanian forces and Ugandan exile units,…

The Uganda that appears on modern maps — its borders, its administrative divisions, its named…

On the drive from Kampala toward southwestern Uganda, long before you reach the highlands of…

The communities surrounding Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are predominantly Bakiga — a Bantu agricultural people…

On 7 April 1994, the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana triggered a hundred days…

Uganda became an independent nation on 9 October 1962, ending 68 years of British Protectorate…