Uganda: the pearl of Africa

In the first of a two-part series on his visit to Uganda, Dr Ajaz Anwar talks about his experiences as the teaching staff member at Makerere University, Kampala; the Ugandan people of “velvety and spotless” skin; their staple food, Matoke, “a thick green banana steamed over low heat, sprinkled with peanuts and some sauce and salt” which they have for breakfast, lunch and dinner, all year round; shaking hands with Idi Amin; and more