Tag Archives: Buganda

Perspectivesonafrica at the Conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism

On 27-29 March 2012, two co-authors of this blog, Aidan Stonehouse and Vincent Hiribarren gave a paper at the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism. Aidan Stonehouse: ‘All this is Buganda Kingdom’: Secession, Conflict … Continue reading

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Independence of the African state

Kisaka Robinson offers his opinion on what 49 years of independence in Uganda says about the country and Africa as a whole. On Sunday 9th October Uganda celebrated its 49th year of independence since the end of colonial rule in 1962. This … Continue reading

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The Truth About Buganda Kingdom in Uganda

A History and Some Notable Facts and People by Kisaka Robinson The kingdom of Buganda is believed to have come into existence possibly around c. 1300AD. It is more than 700 years old. The early history of Buganda has been … Continue reading

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Africa and Empire Workshop- Peking University, Part 3

Part 3 of our Peking seminar series offers a brief analysis of papers’ by perspectivesonafrica editor Aidan Stonehouse (University of Leeds), Wang Qian (Peking University), Ye Kang (Peking University), and Yuan Lihong (Peking University) Aidan Stonehouse (University of Leeds) “They … Continue reading

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