L'UGANDA

L'UGANDA

THE SCHOOL

The territories of present-day Uganda have been part of the British colonial empire since 1894. The British administered their colonies by granting the locals a large amount of autonomy, while maintaining control over them. The British government did not assume responsibility for organizing education in Uganda until 1922, when it opened the first government technical school at Makerere (the future Makerere University). Usually, the British preferred to leave the organization of education to the missions, which usually received insufficient financial support from the locals. The need for a precise educational policy was imposed on the British authorities in 1925 by an advisory committee on colonial education, which published a very significant report. The ideas, principles and methods defined in the document defined the new educational policy: the encouragement and control by the institutions of private education, the cooperation between the government authorities and these institutions and the adaptation of education according to the traditions of the African peoples.

THE ECONOMY

Uganda’s economy grew by 5.2% in the 12 months to June, revised down from an initial estimate of 5.3%, driven by a rebound in goods exports, professional, scientific and technical activities and food production.This was the fastest growth in four years, but still 1.2% below pre-coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic levels, according to unadjusted estimates released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics on Monday. GDP growth was recorded at 6.4% in FY 2018/2019, before slowing to 3% in FY 2019/20. It is estimated to have increased by 4.6% in FY2021/22 and 3.5% in FY2020/21. Estimates show a rebound in export orders, with [foreign] spending on goods exports rising 28.2% year-on-year, compared to a 26.3% decline in the previous year. This reflects the recovery in gold exports that began this year, following the suspension of a mineral export tax introduced in 2021, which had led to a suspension of gold exports. GDP per capita at constant prices increased from $1,055 to $1,162.

THE POLITICS

Uganda risks sliding into chaos, in the midst of an electoral campaign already poisoned by the violence and repression imposed by the current president, Yoweri Museveni, 76 years old, who has been in power for 35 years. Museveni, in the wake of the dictators he himself helped to overthrow, is trying to hinder any form of opposition in every way, using the power he still holds, having his opponents arrested and blocking political and social protests in various centers of the country. Clashes in the streets are now the order of the day, with a very serious toll of deaths and injuries since last November 18, the day in which Bobi Wine, a 38-year-old very popular musician, candidate for the National Unity Platform (NUP) in the presidential elections, scheduled for January 14, 2021, was arrested for the umpteenth time, at the end of a rally in the district of Luuka, in eastern Uganda.

GRAZIE PER L'ATTANZIONE!!!