Rubanda District LC.5 Chairman Ampeire Stephen Kasyaba has issued a stern warning to Kigezi-based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) against exploiting the Batwa community as mere tourist ...

For decades, Congolese officials have barred the Batwa from their ancestral lands in the name of preserving the critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla. But a new study suggests the Batwa were ...

Tracking primates in Uganda and Rwanda may be the bucket-list dream for many, but Volcanoes Safaris also offers pioneering conservation efforts alongside it. Tracking primates in Uganda and Rwanda may ...

When Nigerian dancer Blayke took the title at the 2021 Red Bull Dance Your Style Nigeria, spectators said his moves defied logic. In his words, he was driven by innate passion and improvisation. He ...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights determined that the eviction of thousands of Batwa from Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the 1970s was a human rights violation. However, months later, ...

Kampala — Africa's largest music festival, the Uganda Waragi Nyege Nyege festival slated for the 14th to the 17th of November is returning with a new addition dubbed Afrogalactic Carnival. This year's ...

KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s largest music festival, the Uganda Waragi Nyege Nyege festival slated for the 14th to the 17th of November is returning with a new addition dubbed ...

Netflix's "The Perfect Couple" shows the cast dancing flashmob-style in the opening credits. None of the cast were on board with doing the dance number — until lead star Nicole Kidman agreed. Speaking ...

One of the main attractions at the Gorilla Guardians Village is the opportunity to learn about traditional Rwandan culture and history. The village showcases various aspects of Rwandan life, from ...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on Tuesday released a landmark decision declaring that the displacement of the indigenous Batwa people from their ancestral lands within the ...

DAKAR, Senegal — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50 years ago from their ancestral lands to expand one of the country’s biggest ...