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In October 2021, the PBS Newshour reported that the Batwa population in Uganda has a life expectancy of just 28 years, and that about 40% of children do not survive to the age of five. [8] One Ugandan doctor said that the discrimination many Batwa face in Ugandan society has made it harder for the Batwa to access healthcare. [ 8 ]
Uganda is ethnologically diverse, with at least 40 languages in usage. Luganda is the most common language. English and Swahili are the official languages of Uganda, even though English is more popular. Swahili, the East African lingua franca, is not widespread as a language though it was made an official national language in September 2005. [25]
Ik people in Eastern Uganda, 2020. The Ik people are an ethnic group or tribe native to northeastern Uganda, near the Kenyan border. Primarily subsistence farmers, most Ik live in small clan villages, or odoks, in the area surrounding Mount Morungole in the Kaabong district. Their population is estimated between 10,000 and 15,000. [1]
Ethnic group Indians in Uganda Total population 15,000 (2003) Regions with significant populations Kampala and Jinja Languages Swahili, English, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, other Indian languages Religion Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, etc. Related ethnic groups Others of the Indian diaspora There is a sizable community of the Indian diaspora and people ...
2024 LIST OF FULLY LICENSED TELEVISION STATIONS in Uganda: UBC TV / Official National Television; UBC STAR TV. UBC MAGIC 1. UBC U24 TV. APEX TV | Kampala; ARK TV | Entebbe; BTM TV | Kampala; BBS TV | Buganda Kingdom; BUNYORO/DREAM TV | Kampala; BABA TV | Kampala & Jinja; BUKALANGO TV | Kampala
In a shocking turn of events, one of our favorite daytime TV hosts will soon be exiting the building. Hoda Kotb surprised viewers on September 26 by announcing her plans to leave the Today show in ...
The Nyoro people (Abanyoro, IPA: [aβaɳôɾo]), also known as Banyoro are a Bantu ethnic group native to the kingdom of Bunyoro in Uganda. They live in settlements on a well-watered and fertile plateau. Banyoro are closely related to other Bantu peoples of the region, namely the Batooro, Banyankole, Bakiga and the Bahema peoples.
The Banyole today live mostly in Butaleja District in the east of Uganda. They also live in the nearby Budaka, Mbale, Tororo, Bugiri, Namutumba and Pallisa districts The surrounding peoples are the Gisu people to the east, Adhola people to the south, Soga people to the west and Gwere people to the north. The Banyole typically live by ...