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    Category: History

    SABA Episode #3 — Africa’s Secret History

      This episode of SEE AFRICA BREATHE AFRICA might surprise those who thought we would be a podcast preoccupied with conventional travel questions. We are…

    Kahiri 14 November 2021
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    Kisiizi Falls: From Tragedy to Hope

    I consider myself privileged to live right beside of one the gems of the Gorilla Highlands region, the 30m/98ft Kisiizi Falls. This beautiful waterfall gives…

    Dr Ian 6 September 2021

    5 Historical and Cultural Curiosities of Lake Mutanda

    Lying in between Uganda’s Mgahinga and Bwindi National Parks, Lake Mutanda is a handy spot to relax after your gorilla tracking. There is much more…

    Owen 27 August 2021

    When Lions Ate Letters

    Lions used to be common in the lower altitudes of the Virunga volcanoes but are now are locally extinct, along with the leopard. Historically they…

    Ian 20 August 2021

    100 Years Ago Dr Leonard Sharp Revolutionised Lake Bunyonyi

    There are three islands on Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi’s that are connected through the deeply fascinating story of Dr Leonard Sharp, an English missionary (pictured above, driving…

    Ian 29 July 2021

    Rough and Tough People of the Hills

    The Gorilla Highlands Initiative was born 10 years ago in the land of the Bakiga (pronunciation: “Bachiga”; singular: Mukiga; language: Rukiga), the tribe from southwestern…

    Ian 1 July 2021
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    “No Persons of Sufficient Intelligence”

    “One has to admire the English: they managed to run almost half a billion people and control a quarter of the world’s land — all…

    Isabelle 25 June 2021

    Last Survivor of Lake Bunyonyi’s Punishment Island

    The ancient people of the Gorillas Highlands region came up with several horrible ways to discourage girls from getting pregnant prematurely. On Uganda’s Lake Bunyonyi,…

    Katharina 22 June 2021
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    The Godfather and the Controversial Martyr of Mountain Gorilla Research

    The first scientist to study mountain gorillas full time in the wild was George Schaller. When he reviewed the literature he could find few verifiable facts, largely…

    Ian 17 June 2021

    Batwa “Pygmies”: History and Present

    The Batwa “Pygmies” are one of the oldest peoples in Africa and their origin is unknown. They were hunter-gatherers, roaming the forests in bands foraging for honey, wild yams, fruit, stems…

    Ian 17 May 2021
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