Babwisi People
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Babwisi people are a tribe in South-Western Uganda, Bundibugyo district. They cover a small area of about 125 square kilometers around areas of river Semiliki and speak the Lubwisi language.[1][2] The Babwisi people practice traditional dances using local drums called "Amakondere" during festivities. The tribe is found both in South-Western part of Uganda and Eastern part of DR. Congo. They practice agriculture and grow crops like millet, cassava, including animal rearing for subsistence consumption.[3]
The Babwisi people are about 200,000 and live around the slopes of Mountain Rwenzori along the boarder of Uganda and Dr. Congo where other Babwisi tribes live. The Babwisi people first settled in the Semiliki and river Lamia area but were evicted in 1920 by the colonial government following an outbreak of sleeping sickness in the area at that time.[4]
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[edit]- ^ "Bamba-Babwisi Communities Seek to Reoccupy Part of Semuliki National Park :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ Reporter, Independent (2020-10-31). "Bamba-Babwisi communities seek to reoccupy part of Semuliki national park". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ "The Rich Cultural Tapestry of the Bamba-Babwisi People - Right for Education". 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
- ^ URN (2020-11-08). "Bamba-Babwisi want ancestral land in Semuliki national park back". The Observer. Retrieved 2025-02-18.