The Ik, a small ethnic group in Uganda, are not incredibly selfish and mean as portrayed in a 1972 book by a prominent anthropologist, according to a Rutgers-led study. Skip to content.

President Museveni has defended his directive to evict Balaalo pastoralists from parts of northern, north-western, and ...

Out of Uganda's population of 42.7 million people, there are 17 ethnic minority groups with fewer than 25,000 people each. These are the Aliba, Bahehe, Banyabindi ...

The ethnic minority groups [EMG] say that although in the third schedule of the Constitution in reference to Article 10 [a] on Uganda's Indigenous communities according to the February 1, ...

Perceptions of the Uganda Nubians were to change again during Idi Amin’s regime (1971-1979). Some people labelled them as “Amin’s men”. Amin came from the Kakwa ethnic group, a Sudanic speaking ...

Ethnic diversity in itself is not a recipe for conflict. In the run up to next week's elections politicians should be celebrating Uganda's diversity, not playing the ethnicity card for political ...

A Kyambogo University don and researcher, Hillary Mukwenda Tusiime has been cast into the limelight after discovering a hitherto unidentified ethnic group in western Uganda.

Ankole is one of Uganda’s main ethnic groups. Other Ugandan rights groups have reported similar patterns since the law’s passage. Within 24 hours of its enactment, ...

In 1962, the Bakonzo (together with the Bamba, another marginalized ethnic group) launched the Rwenzururu rebellion, seeking to establish an independent kingdom.

On October 14, Luket Ministries, an Oklahoma missionary group working in Eastern Uganda, released a music video that has caused quite a stir. This post was updated on October 26. In the 5 minute ...

During an engagement with the representatives of ethnic minority groups in Kampala yesterday, the EOC Chairperson, Ms Safia Nalule Juuko said there is a need to include the nine groups in the ...