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WHERE DOES THE NAME MALAWI COME FROM?
Do not fear your history. Telling our stories ourselves. Scholars have not reached a definitive conclusion on the origins of the word Malawi. In attempting to reconstruct the obscured landscapes […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Family, Friends and Relationships, History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Muwado NewsletterWho suggested that African hair needs corrective actions
THE GEOMETRY OF SELF-HATE: HOW COLONIAL GROOMING POLICED THE AFRICAN CROWN BY KASOONE PRIZE ARTHUR As an African or a person of African descent, wherever you step foot in this […] More
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Obugabe bwa Nkore (The Freedom of Nkore)
I am not a Munyankore. Let me start with that. Although my clan, Ba Mugara, abasyaba, abazira burunga is multinational and exists among the Banyarwanda, Bakiga, Bahororo, Banyankore, et cetera, […] More
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NYABINGI/BINGHI RASTAFARI MUSIC (WHAT IS IT?)
In Jamaica, it is Count Ossie who is credited for creating what is now called Nyabingi Drumming. It is the traditional music of the Rastafarian practice and it is used […] More
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West Nile, Uganda’s Secret Paradise.
So, they told you West Nile is just some quiet corner at the edge of Uganda, right? A place of refugees, poverty, and nothing to write home about. Well, prepare […] More
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Duke Univertisy At 100, 1924-2024 – A Trip Down Memory Lane From Ugandan Alumnus, George Piwang-Jalobo
BACK IN HISTORY IN DURHAM, NC, USA, JUNE 2005: “NEWS TIP: CONFLICT IN NORTHERN UGANDA NEEDS ‘FAITH BASED’ DIPLOMACY FROM U.S., SAYS DUKE SCHOLAR” Duke TODAY, June 1, 2005. CITATION: […] More
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A Personal Tribute Dr. Martin Jerome Okech Aliker, a reflection of a life well lived.
Inks have drained, keyboards have clicked, words have poured, in celebration of a life well lived! A cliche goes ” _the full length of a tree is only well known […] More
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The Beginnings of Sir Edward Muteesa II Museum in Makerere University
“Mak honours Muteesa II with Museum” by Dorothy Naggita, Daily Monitor, Thursday, February 22, 2024: CITATION: “Makerere University has bestowed majestic honour on its alumnus, former Buganda King Edward Frederick Mutesa […] More
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in Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, History & Heritage, Religion and SpiritualityREMEMBERING REV. SR. VERONICA LANDONIO (1923-2021), IN MEMORIAM
On Saturday, March 20, some Old boys of Bishop Angelo Negri Primary and College schools came together to pay tribute to their former headmistress, Sr. Veronica Landonio. They were joined […] More
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Decolonizing Christianity Part 1: Africa & Christianity
Over the past several months, a few friends and I have been discussing Africanness. Specifically, we have been thinking about, reading up on and discussing the place of Black Africa […] More
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Kintu and Nambi; The Story of Creation #19
Continued from #18. https://muwado.com/kintu-and-nambi-the-creation-story-18/ “This rock holds three intertwined futures. One, our goal, contains the ability to pass on the greatest gift – life; along with hope and love; the […] More
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Roadmap to Pece Peace Agreement 1988
On March 17th, 1988, in a dilapidated room at the infamous Acholi Inn Lodge in Gulu, Major General Salim Saleh of the National Resistance Army (NRA), and Uganda People’s Democratic […] More
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in Comics and Manga, Community & Opinion, History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Music and Dance, Travel and Adventure
The Root of The Roots: African Influence on Argentina's Music, Dance and Culture.
A Great African Caravan collaboration between Gala Soler and Shikhant Sablania aka Choorma on the history of African influence on Latin America Music, Dance and Culture. More
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Rwakakamba hails Kosiya Kikira as a good and publicly spirited man
Special Presidential Advisor in Charge of Research and information Morrison Rwakakamba has hailed Kosiya Kikira as a good man. This is what he had to say via facebook after Kosiya […] More
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Kintu and Nambi; An Ally in Ddungu #15
CONTINUED FROM; DECISIONS #14 By Mutebi Wilson Yes, it was a brilliant idea that I had conceived but how feasible was it? The holes? Indeed, the holes were an answer […] More
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RECONCILIATION, UNITY – OKUZZA OBUGGYA (ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS)
Internal conflict and rivalries weakened the Kitara Empire in the 14th century, leading to its weakening and final demise. Internal conflict and rivalries weakened the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom in the 17th […] More
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Some Answers to FAQs about the Abolition of Uganda
Earlier today, Miriam Kyomugasho posed some questions about the abolition of Uganda, some of which have been asked by others, whenever we mention that Uganda must be abolished for us, […] More
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Part II of Uganda’s constitutional development
The Constitutional Development of Uganda from 1967 to Present Uganda is a country that has experienced various political and constitutional changes since its independence from Britain in 1962. The first […] More
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