Yoweri Museveni

climate becoming a centre of attraction for tourists. After gaining independence; Sir Edward Muteesa II became the first president of Uganda and, currently His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. In 1986, Kaguta Museveni declared himself President of Uganda. (http://www.biography.com/people/yoweri-kaguta-museveni-9419209). Early 1987, the Lord Resistance Army began its operations under the command of Joseph Kony and his Former deputy Vicent Otti:…

not focus on military targets, instead the LRA targeted the very citizens they claim to be fighting for. This is one of the first accounts for raiding villages for supplies and forcing children to carry the goods into the bush. “In 1991, President Yoweri Museveni’s government launched a huge military campaign, known as operation north, to destroy the LRA. The assault failed, and with the support of the Sudanese government, in Khartoum, the rebels were able to establish safe bases in Southern…

Throughout history, there have been many different warlords and rebels, some good and some bad, fighting to gain control of their country and/or resources. Even though this may be a hard task to accomplish, many leaders reach their goals through unethical means, such as using violence and oppression against those that have conflicting views. These acts of violence by rebel leaders and warlords often lead to thousands of deaths, many of those are people that could not defend themselves but were…

Ugandan Development Emma Shamrock 9F Uganda is an African country with diverse landscapes. It is said to have great economic potential and has already grown economically. Uganda has survived political instability and economic turmoil and is now progressing into a stable country. Uganda is populated by dozens of ethnic groups and is also known as ‘the pearl of Africa”. Uganda has been tackling the Aids crisis and now has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Uganda’s Location Uganda is…

Kayla Friedman Ms. McKenzie Language Arts-Period 1 1 November 2017 Genocide in Uganda Could you imagine being kidnapped, and then being forced to kill your own family? That is what some young children are going through right now in Uganda. Since October of 2011, 6122 civilians have been abducted from their homes, and forced to join the enemies army(“LRA”). Over 60,000 children are believed to have been abducted altogether(“Vidal”). The abductors are known as the LRA. This stands for the, “Lords…

Introduction Anti-gay laws are a direct violation of not only one but many human rights. The main violation is that of freedom of expression and association . The Ugandan laws also violate the right to privacy and health care . Another right that is violated by anti-gay laws is the right to be free from discrimination and degrading treatment . This is a huge issue and needs more support. Many people do not realise that this issue is not so different from apartheid or the discrimination against…

Juxtaposition of corruption level in Canada and Uganda. Most recent corruption perceptions index issued by the Transparency International have positioned Canada on 9th being one of the highest ranked countries in the world corresponding to one of the least corrupted, where Uganda was ranked 139th (2015). With clear gap between these country’s ranks, Uganda show greater opaqueness in their governing mechanisms, driving away potential foreign investment opportunities compared to Canada.…

Why a Trump Presidency might be a welcomed changed in Rwanda It might appear to be contradictory, but Rwanda could welcome a Donald Trump Presidency. While President Paul Kagame congratulated Trump over Twitter after he won election, others in his government have suggested their disapproval with some of his executive orders. One in particular is his order to halt migration from seven nations. What could appeal to Rwandans is one of the reasons for why he is disliked by many other nations: his…

Organized religion is an impediment to civilized societies. It is not necessary in explaining the complexity in or the origin of the universe. It is not required to enforce positive morals or to explain the source of morality. It does, in fact, work against these efforts, contrary to its self imposed claims. It continually regresses general scientific understanding with forming grand assumptions, promoting ignorance and discouraging skepticism. It has implemented negative morals through…

irst of all, in evaluating this website already implied a very conservative view on homosexuality. Usually the liberal(and everyone who supports and respects homosexuality)says sexual orientation is something that we cannot choose, but just an inborn nature that we have to accept and has to be respected just as other fundamental human rights. However, after reading this article and our textbook on queer theory and the four current theories on the different factors that may contribute to a…