Empaako is a naming system practised by communities in Uganda, where children receive one of twelve names shared across the communities during a ceremony presided over by the clan head and relatives.

Instead we are always sniffing around for any excuse to have fun, and a public holiday that falls on a Wednesday is ...

Thereupon a few local politicians urged the native Banyoro people, who include Charles and his friends, to grab some forestland as well, lest all of Kagombe wind up inhabited by nonlocals.

Among the Bantu included: Baganda, Banyoro, Banyankore, Bakiga, Bagisu and Batooro. The Luo included: Acholi and Langi, while the Nilotics included: Lugbara and Madi mainly in West Nile.

Traditionally, among the Banyoro and Batooro communities in western Uganda, clan members hold special ceremonies when they bestow a name to a baby. At these ceremonies, known as okuruka amabara ...

But to further cement control over Bunyoro, the British sent in a host of Baganda chiefs, even though deep down, the Banyoro retained heavy resentment of the colonialists and Baganda helpers.

The report sparked public debate on social media, radio and television platforms, raising questions about its authenticity ...

Banyoro, Batuku, Batagwenda and Banyabindi of western Uganda (2013); Bigwala, gourd trumpet music and dance of the Busoga Kingdom in Uganda (2012); Barkcloth making in Uganda (2008). Provided by ...