Uganda Info is a free, local authoritative and comprehensive resource to Uganda dedicated to offering free information about the country. Our editors regularly update to bring essential information about Uganda including history, facts, geography and more.
Ugandan trade shows are a great way to promote and grow your business. You can quickly get involved by participating in or attending one locally to get the feel of it. Be it services or a products, trade shows in Uganda cover a wide range. If you are in the initial stages of your business […]
The River Nile is considered as the longest river in the whole world. The anonymity over its great length as well as source, led to a number of explorations that finally resulted in to the colonization of Uganda plus its neighboring countries. The ancient British colonialists supposed that whoever had control over the great river […]
There are a lot of things to do while on holiday in Uganda. From soft adventures to adrenaline adventures, Uganda has a wealth of activities for tourists.The best adventure activities include trekking to the highest peak of Mount Rwenzori (5109m), rafting the Nile, gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, bungee jumping, kayaking, forest hikes etc . Animal […]
Most of the public Holidays in Uganda are based on political and religious events and celebrations. January 01 – New Year’s Day January 26 – Liberation Day March 08 – International Women’s Day April 22 – Good Friday (changeable) April 25 – Easter Monday (changeable) May 01 – Labour Day – Known as the International worker’s […]
Uganda is divided into 135 districts, listed below. The districts are all named after their chief city. Other districts are just new additions having been created on dividing some districts. Since 2005, the Ugandan government has been in the process of dividing districts into smaller units in order to prevent resources being distributed primarily to […]
Originally, playing football was not his main ambition in life. He thought of becoming a lawyer, a doctor or a politician just like many of us in those younger years. But while a child, he loved kicking around balls made out of banana fibres or milk polythene bags as a pass time venture when he […]
Basoga are commonly called the “Soga”, the eastern dwellers in Uganda that neighbor the great Baganda in central region. They are the main inhabitants around Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga with their current districts of Kamuli, Jinja and Iganga. Basoga make up about eight percent of the country’s population. These amazing people initially prior the […]
Uganda is known for its unique rich and diverse culture, and beautiful vegetation. One of the things that have continues to awe visitors to Kampala is the way its culture and tradition. For example while tracing the origins and significance og Buganda Kingdom, one will not miss to mention the Kisingiri house along the Royal […]
Uganda Info is a free, local authoritative and comprehensive resource to Uganda dedicated to offering free information about the country. Our editors regularly update to bring essential information about Uganda including history, facts, geography and more.
The chronological listing of the Kings of Buganda is as follows; 1. Kintu, 2. Cchwa, 3. Kimera, 4. Ttembo, 5. Kigala, 6. Kiyimba, 7. Kayima, 8. Nakibinge, 9. Mulondo, 10. Jjemba, 11. Suna, 12. Sekamaanya, 13. Kimbugwe, 14. Kateregga, 15. Mutebi, 16. Jjuuko, 17. Kayemba, 18. Tebandeke, 19. Ndawula, 20. Kagulu, 21. Kikule, 22. Mawanda, […]
Accommodation is not that expensive in Uganda. You can get a reasonably good hotel room for as little as $35 a night. Whether you’re looking for a hotel, safari lodge, cosy cottage, luxury tented camp or exclusive retreat, look no further as we have them all! No matter what type of accommodation you’re looking for, […]
On April 11, 1979 the anti-Amin forces entered Kampala and Professor Yusuf Kironde Lule was sworn as President. Yusuf ruled for only 69 days only to be deposed by his colleagues commonly referred as the “Gang of Four”. Prof. Lule later died in London where he had exiled himself. A month before the liberation of […]
There are several Internet Service Providers in Uganda with top five including MTN, UTL, Orange and Infocom. several internet cafés exist in Uganda, though most of them are in major towns and cities like Kampala, Entebbe, Jinja. Communication by e-mail has increased with the Uganda Communication Commission Rural Communication development Fund (RCDF) as well as […]
