After decades of distrust and hostility, the Somali brothers from Mogadishu, from the break-away state of Somaliland and from the federal states of Somalia are talking to each other. Regional and international partners are trying to help. Meanwhile, Somalia's parliament removed Prime Minister Hassan…
Almost all the African constitutions declare their adhesion to Pan Africanism in their preambles and many governments include a ministry of regional integration, and…
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The Buganda are a bantu speaking ethnic group found in Uganda. They are a very dominant group and account for 17% of the country’s population of 34.6 million people. The present day Buganda was known as Muwaawa and this was because it was believed to be a sparsely populated area before the 12th century. They speak Luganda…
Marriage in Buganda was one of the most important activities and a time for merry making, a time when two families come together. This was a time when the boy was given a chance by the girl’s family to be part of their family and vice-versa. Clan mates never get married to each other as it is…
Birth in Buganda is very important because it is the yard stick that measures a successful marriage, no childless marriage is considered successful. A man would be asked to get another wife if his wife failed to give him fruits of the womb, and she would be considered a useless woman. The more children a woman…
Death is a sad and dark time among the Baganda. Loss of a loved one is usually a very painful time. The Baganda don’t keep a dead body for long, so that when someone dies in Buganda, the body is kept for one day and buried on the second day. The Kabaka of Buganda never attends any…
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The binding agreement of the Paris Conference (COP 21) on climate change established the objective of…
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A former army general with reformist credentials was sworn in as president of Burundi last June…
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With the declaration of the health emergency in Ecuador, all activities and services taking care of poor people were suspended. The experience of Caritas’ dining…
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful lake, near a big mountain. There lived many animals in the water and on the banks of the…
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More and more young people are joining protests around the world and are playing an increasingly important role to protest against racism, discrimination and social inequality. Is…
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