What Life is like in East Africa

Informative pages on Life in East Africa-Get in touch with Life in East Africa.  From facts about Countries in East Africa to celebrating life in Africa

Africa-My Perspective:  Africa gets inside of your soul, you either love it or hate it.  Some westerners get skeptical, others learn to do a paradigm shift and go with the African flow.  Here are some of insights into Africa that have been shaped by years of living in Africa.

Uganda Country Information:  Some historic background and facts about Uganda.  Uganda's past and present are covered here and some country facts at a glance and insights into life in Uganda, East Africa.  You will also find some population figures here.

Uganda-One Man's Perspective:  The insight of a Westerner of Uganda, its everyday life, the people of Uganda and their joys and struggles.  This is my insights into life in Uganda and the things I have seen while here in Uganda.

Kenya - One Man's Perspective:  Observations on Kenya from the perspective of a westerner.  Kenya was one of the countries of hope in Africa but the ethnic strive, the desire to rule, instead of serving the people of Kenya won out at the end of the day when after the election of 2007 the country exploded  in violence. Today there is a makeshift peace and a coalition government walking on thin ice.

Kenya - Country Information:  Facts about Kenya up to the present time.  Kenya is one of the few countries where things are manufactured on a large scale basis and shipped all over Africa.  It has a middle class but, poverty is still the rule of the day.

Kenya's Swahili Coast:  Past and Present, A historical look at the Kenya coast called the Swahili coat with its rich history and background that just might surprise you. Find out what other people groups visited the coast from Kenya the Portuguese being late comers. 

Rwanda - One Man's Perspective:  Observations on Rwanda from a Westerners Perspective.  Rwanda is one of my favorite countries in East Africa.  Amazing place compared to some of the other countries.  There is little corruption compared to other countries and people of government must give a yearly account of their source of wealth if they have any.

South Sudan - One Man's Perspective:  Observations on South Sudan a place that is enjoying some freedoms and peace, even if it may precarious and the upcoming election will determine a lot of things in regards to the freedom and liberties that South Sudan is not enjoying.

The LRA-Joseph Kony-Child Soldiers and Northern Uganda:  Pages on the LRA, the Child Soldiers, the war in Northern Uganda, Alice Lakwena and her influence on the LRA, Joseph Kony Biography, the story of Catherine Ajok who was held captive for 13 years by Kony, the amnesty program, the rebuilding of Northern Uganda since peace has returned.  For 20 some years Joseph Kony has greatly affected the quality of life in Northern Uganda, thank goodness for Uganda peace has returned.

African Picture Galleries: Literally thousands of pictures from Africa including the children and women of Africa, life in Africa, Africa's scenery and wildlife, visits to a village in Africa, Rwanda Pictures, South Sudan pictures, Kenya Pictures, Uganda pictures.

Africa's Children: The joys, the sorrows, get in touch with the children of Africa.  Meet the children of Africa in stories, in pictures, in accounts of what life is like for an African Child.  Pages and pages of the accounts of children in Africa along with pictures. Meet children through the stories and pictures and you will be touched in heart.  Find out what life is like for Africa's Children

Africa's Women:  The women of Africa. There are pictures of everyday women. Stories of Human triumph and of simply daily life for a woman in Africa.  There is a resiliency and strength in the African woman birthed out of the daily trials she faces.  Focusing primarily on the women of Uganda but can be applied to other countries in Africa.

Life in a Kampala Neighborhood:  An average neighborhood in Kampala.  The account is through the eyes of a westerner who lived there for some months.  It is unlikely that you will visit many places such as this, but it gives you an idea how many people live.  The very people who wait on your, clean your hotel room, drive you around, the people who make Kampala happen.

A day in a Ugandan Village:  A visit to the small village of Kitaisa an hour from Kampala.  You can see the pictures and read an account of the village.  Most Ugandans live in the village, there are no jobs besides working in a small shop, but most people grow their own vegetables and the surplus is sold.

Harambee - Pulling together African Style:  In East Africa, there is a Swahili word which is Harambee which translated means "pulling together".  Meaning a coming together of people in solving a problem as a community, a clan, a family.

It takes a Village:  In African villages people need to work together, for alone they cannot make it.  You need water, you come together with us and build a well.  You need a school, you build it together and when it comes to a village, yes, in Africa it takes a village to raise a child.

Dead White Man’s Clothing Get a Second Life in Africa: In East African countries such as Uganda the second hand clothing market is simply huge.  Most people cannot afford new clothing prices since they do not make a lot of money, so it is used clothing from Owino market, or from door to door vendor.  Come to Kampala and you can see smartly dressed people, and yes, mostly from second hand clothing that gets a second chance in Africa. Find out as to how most people in East Africa find their clothing.

The Wabenzis:  You find them all over East Africa, the fanciest Mercedes Benz, flashy clothes, fantastic watch, a cell phone to die for.  They are newly rich of East Africa.  Often their gains are at expenses of others and they forget their roots rather quickly.

Living with death and celebrating life in Africa:  Life in Africa is rather short compared to the west.  There is this celebration of the moment that takes nothing for granted but one celebrates the now in East Africa.

The African Entrepreneurial Spirit is alive and well:   In Kenya, Uganda, there are entrepreneurs starting up.  Here is a unique one in Kenya.  A story to make you smile at the innovation of the people involved.

Food - African and Western Thoughts:  Thoughts on food looking both at the African ways and Western ways.  Most East Africans are thin until they gain wealth and can afford rich foods, while rich Westerners do everything to be thin.

African Insights Blog - Monthly Newsletter:  Receive Monthly Newsletter from African Insights covering various topics concerning Africa with the focus on East and Central Africa.  Free newsletter from a westerners perspective regarding life and issues that affect Africa and that you will find interesting.

Uganda Safaris:  Uganda is one of the best places in Africa to go on Safaris.  A small country and yet bio-diverse in nature, almost twice the species of birds found in the USA yet Uganda is the size of Oregon. Game parks, lodging from budget to luxury, jungle, open savannas, mountains, volcanoes...simply awesome and off the beaten tourist track. One day, three day and 5 day or longer safaris with Kabiza Wilderness Safaris.