Ugandan Culture

THE BANYANKOLE

The Banyankore are a Bantu group. They inhabit the present districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, and Ntungamo in western Uganda. People from the present countries of Rujumbura and Rubando in Rukungiri District share the same culture. Originally, Ankole was known as […] [READ MORE »]

THE ALUR

The Alur are one of the various ethnic groups that inhabit the west Nile part of Uganda. They live amongst the Okebu, Lendu, Kakwa, Alinga and other ethnic groups of West Nile. However, unlike their neighbors who are Sudanic, the […] [READ MORE »]

THE ACHOLI

Historians assert that they are a product of intermarriages between the Luo and the Madi. They are Lwo in language and custom. And are closely related to the Alur of west Nile, the Japadhola of eastern Uganda and the Joluo […] [READ MORE »]