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Uganda

The persistence of land and tenure related conflicts in Uganda reflects colonial social policies which promoted division and cemented inequality. Uganda is at the heart of the conflicted Great Lakes region and for some years the country has hosted the largest refugee population in Africa. The ruling National Resistance Movement led by President Yoweri Museveni has been in power for 36 years. Uganda’s agricultural modernisation, conservation and tourism promotion agendas have impacted on land rights. Unresolved land issues remain at the heart of national politics.    
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Land Area
20,052,000 ha
GDP/Capita
2,246.4 USD
Total population
45,853,800
Urban population
23.8 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
71.9 %
Perceived tenure security
62.3 %
Women owning land
1.5 %

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A number of long-established, sophisticated and socially stratified African polities governed territories preceding the imposition of British colonial rule in 1894. The Bunyoro Kingdom in Western Uganda was historically the largest polity established in the 14th century.