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- Benson Muhereza enjoys tonto at a local bar in Majengo village, Mbarara, Uganda, Dec. 10, 2023. Tonto is a legendary traditional drink in Uganda. But the fermented banana juice is under threat as authorities move to regulate the production of what are considered illicit home brews. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
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A boozy banana drink in Uganda is under threat as authorities move to restrict home brewers
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press
Tue,01/02/24-12:03AM , 739 Reads
MBARARA, Uganda (AP) — At least once a week, Girino Ndyanabo’s family converges around a pit in which bananas have been left to ripen. The bananas are peeled and thrown into a wooden vat carved like a boat, and the patriarch steps in with bare feet.
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- Lilian Nabulime carving wood into a wooden sculpture piece at her workshop in Kyanja, a suburb in Kampala City, Wednesday Nov. 29 2023.. Lilian Nabulime hasn't forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had just one commercial art gallery, a small space that emerging artists struggled to get into. Now there are at least six in Kampala, including one whose curators recently exhibited the sculptor's contrarian work. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda.)
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A vibrant art scene in Uganda mirrors African boom as more collectors show interest
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Sat,12/16/23-12:13AM , 590 Reads
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lilian Nabulime hasn’t forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had just one commercial art gallery, a small space that emerging artists struggled to get into.
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- President Idi Amin of Uganda speaks at a news conference during a visit to Damsacus, Syria, on Oct. 16, 1973. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in Saudi Arabia in 2003. His passing was barely acknowledged in Uganda, and some of Amin's supporters over the years have unsuccessfully lobbied for his remains to be returned home, underscoring his tainted legacy. (AP Photo, File)
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A contest erupts in Uganda over the tainted legacy of late dictator Idi Amin
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press
Mon,11/13/23-12:19AM , 773 Reads
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated?

The question is animating some in this East African country two decades after the death of one of Africa's most infamous leaders.
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- A second hand clothes retailer folds second hand jeans at his stall at Owino Market in Kampala, the capital of Uganda,Friday Sept. 15, 2023. Downtown Kampala’s Owino Market has long been a go-to enclave for rich and poor people alike looking for affordable but quality-made used clothes, underscoring perceptions that Western fashion is superior to what is made at home. But, despite their popularity, secondhand clothes are facing increasing pushback. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
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Used clothing from the West is a big seller in East Africa. Uganda's leader wants a ban
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press
Mon,10/16/23-12:04AM , 868 Reads
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive open market in Uganda's capital. They are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, sifting through underwear for pairs that seem new or trying on shoes despite getting pushed around in the crush.
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