Present-day country
Uganda
3 nations list Uganda among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
3 nations
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Batwa
Also known as Twa
Lands south-western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda's Batwa hold deep knowledge of the forest and what it provides, and pottery is their main source of livelihood.
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Benet
Also known as Mosopisyek
Lands the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda, in Kween, Kapchorwa and Bukwo districts
In May 2023 Uganda's Office of the Prime Minister directed the wildlife authority (UWA) to stop evictions of Benet communities.
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Karimojong
Also known as Karamojong
Lands the Karamoja drylands of north-eastern Uganda
The Karimojong, whose economy has long rested on livestock, live mainly in the drylands of north-eastern Uganda, about 1.09 million people in a 2018 estimate.
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