Talk:Uganda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is supported by the Africa-related regional notice board project, for collaborating on and improving Africa-related articles on Wikipedia. Please participate by improving this article, or visit the project page for details. |
 |
Uganda is either included in the 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection or is a candidate for inclusion in the next version (the project page is at WPCD Selection). Please maintain high quality standards, and if possible stick to GFDL and GFDL-compatible images. |
 |
This article has been selected for Version 0.5 and the next release version of Wikipedia. This Geography article has been rated B-Class on the assessment scale. |
Just asking...if anyone knows can someone update the article. It reads:
Prospects for 2003 are mixed, with probable strengthening of coffee prices yet with halting growth in the economies of major export customers.
So it was either mistyped or not updated.
Contents |
[edit] Kingdom NPOV
The article states that Buganda was the most important kingdom. I have removed it because that is a matter of opinion. Buganda was the most important kingdom from a colonial point of view, and it is still most important from a Mugandas point of view. Bunyoro-Kitara is another important kingdom in Ugandas history. Other kingdoms also existed. Ezeu 01:01, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] I am Ugandan
I just want to know what is going on this discussion forum about my Country.
[edit] History
The History of Uganda says there is little knowledge of the history of the region before the arrival of non-Africans. The article on Buganda at least gives the names of several kings from the 14th century onwards. If there is this much information, shouldn't it go in some form into this article as well? And is more really known about the history of that time? I for one would love to know. :) Klehti 13:16, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Apolo Nsibambi
I think he is the prime minister. [from 66.27.190.123]
- Yeah, he was already mentioned on Politics of Uganda, though I've added his name to Politics section here. - BanyanTree 11:36, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Swahili in Uganda
A section added on the widespread usage of Kiswahili was recently removed because of the low number of native Swahili speakers, according to ethnologue.com. This is an inaccurate measure. Kiswahili is a trade language, in which people learn enough to exchange greetings, bargain in markets and ask for directions, when they don't speak a common native language. It is a trade language well into southern Sudan and eastern Congo. Even in non-Bantu regions of the north, people speak enough to carry on basic conversations with outsiders. I have thus re-added it with slight rewording to make the point clearer. - BanyanTree 23:43, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
- I probably should have qualified it rather than removing it. Pidgin-Swahili is in wide usage. It is used especially in the Ugandan military. TreveXtalk 19:31, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
- Good to see you people speaking english down there in Africa, the whole Europe (me including) is speaking a lot of other non-english languages, so far you Africans seam to be smarter in that way, english is the best lang outthere --IEEE 04:31, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Improvement Drive
The article on Acholi language is currently nominated to be improved on Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive. If you can contribute or want it to be improved, you can vote for this article there.--Fenice 16:42, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] UM - A QUESTION??!!!
A QUESTON PLEASE - DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH THE CAMPAINS FOR THE NEXT ELECTIONS IN 2006 HAVE PRORESSED SO FAR?? AND WHAT ABOUT THE NORTHERN PART OF UGANDA - ANY CHANGE ON THE SITUATION IN THAT LONG WAR WITH KONY AND THE NRA?? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.85.15.82 (talk • contribs).
- The Uganda general election, 2006 article has been started but not expanded, though Kizza Besigye was recently updated. For the latter question, the most relevant article is Lord's Resistance Army.
- Also, please don't use all-caps. It's the typing equivalent of yelling. - BanyanTree 14:44, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] If anyone is interested...
I found the Repiblic of Uganda Poverty Eradication Action Plan for 2005. It was at the International Development Association & International Monetary Fund website.
It underlines some obsticals the government is facing and plans to implement solutions.
I, also would like to find out more in depth about the statis of the AIDS pandemic, and if there has been any new data to support their promotion of abstinance, and being faithful. I for one believe it is a shame to suggest it is a radical solution to HIV and AIDS. Why would people criticize a prevention that is 100% affective. Anything less is dangerous not only to your health but also to your spirit. I have removed the paragraph mentioning criticizm of US promotion of abstinance programs for two reasons: It doesn't have anything to do with Uganda; and second it is an opinion statment saying that it has come under criticizm from OBSERVERS... Anyone can be an observer! THEY could be the observer that is criticiszing it. You cannot pick and choose opinions of SOME, whoever some is, and place it in a public reference with other articals that are presumed to be true.
- Please see AIDS in Africa for a general overview. I have reverted your removal of the section you mention. 1) A significant amount of HIV/AIDS prevention/treatment funds for the third world comes from PEPFAR and 2) the section had external links to credible sources. The health reports I have seen have reiterated the findings that the period in which the Ugandan government emphasized multiple approaches to HIV prevention, including aggressive promotion of condom use, had lower transmission rates than after the government went to an abstinence-only approach under US pressure. If you have comparable sources that state otherwise, please feel free to add their findings to the article. Also, an external link to the poverty eradication plan in the external links section would also be useful, I think. Thanks, BanyanTree 04:49, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] New Census data on religion
I allowed myself to introduce more specific information on religion, using data available on the Uganda Statistical Bureau website. My text need to be fixed a little, especially for the hyperlinks. If anybody has time, you could expand other areas, like ethnicity/languages and so on. Census 2002 results looks much more precise than those rough CIA factbook estimates, which are often scandalously un-updated, especially for population growth and growth rates.
Tariq 30 november 2005
Some Muslim Associations believe their numbers have been undercounted, as often the case in Sub-Saharan African Countries dominated by non-muslim rulers. Is saying that most African non-muslim rulers tend to undercount the Muslim population in their countries necessay? I don'think this baised opinion should be placed in a general ensyclopedia article. And to the Muslim who wrote this statement, can you name one predominately-muslim ruler who does not undercount the non-Muslim population in his country?
BraveHeart 2006 February 03, 2006
[edit] Portal
I am trying to revive Portal:Uganda. You are all welcome to tweak with it. --Ezeu 03:07, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] LRA
I would think this would be worth mentioning. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3462901.stm
- Please see the Lord's Resistance Army article for the relevant info. - BanyanTree 17:29, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Disputed: Early history/religion of modern Uganda
Folks, under 'religion', this first line of the first paragraph needs some work: "Muslim traders and Christian missionaries first arrived in the 1860s, attempting to convert the Bugandan king." It used to read "Christian and Muslim missionaries first arrived in the 1860s, attempting to convert the Bugandan king." I tried to adjust it to the former, because the latter is terribly misleading (but now it hardly makes sense). Muslims do not have missionaries (the concept is very Christian in nature). I am also disputing the fact that either group was attempting to convert the Bugandan king. If someone has some hard facts on this, it would be helpful. Also, to my knowledge, the Muslim traders appeared in Uganda first, followed a few decades or so later by the Christians missionaries. Please see: "The first foreigners to arrive in Uganda were Arab traders in 1845. In 1862, John Hannington Speke arrived in Buganda followed by Grant in 1865, and by Henry Morton Stanley in 1865." http://www.enteruganda.com/about/history.php I have started a discussion about this also at Rabbit Stew Lounge (google it). If no progress is made on this in a few days, I'll try my hand at a good edit. Thanks everyone.
[edit] Help with Administrative Divisions of Uganda
Hey - this is a call for help that goes out to all native Ugandans. I am trying to get an updated pic or map of the districts of Uganda with the corresponding names. The wiki article lists the names, but I have no pic to use as a reference (and the one included from the "new vision" website is illegible). Can anyone help as to a good resource? Thanks! Rarelibra 13:33, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
- I dont want to be a wet blanket, but I seriously doubt you will find a picture reference for Ugandan districts. It wouldn't suprise me if Uganda Government uses your excellent map on one of their websites instead.--Ezeu 16:48, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
