Suchergebnisse

Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is a disease of the nervous system that occurs in man as well as domestic and wild animals, and is caused by parasites transmitted by the tsetse fly. The author first outlines the background ecological requirements and behavioral characteristics of tsetse, and examines the trypanosomiases that occur in Uganda with major reference to man and cattle. He then analyzes the extent to which precapitalist society provided controls on diseases and how this structure was effectively halted by the forces of colonialism. Finally, he assesses the viability of the major trypanosomiasis-control strategies. The author argues that the problem of trypanosomiasis turned out not to be an inherent problem of Uganda, but an outcome of colonialism and neocolonialism accompanied by high levels of capitalist dependency and significant changes in indigenous sociopolitical and economic relationships. (DÜI-Hff)

Aus Sicht der DDR

Intervening in the enduring debate on the origins of the African state, this article examines the processes of producing custom in the Ugandan societies of precolonial Bunyoro and colonial Toro to trace the development of despotism. The participatory nature of generating customary truth in Bunyoro before European domination reflects the diffusion of power in a manner that hindered absolute rule. On the contrary, in colonial Toro, the inclusive mechanisms for making custom gave way to customary law produced by the colonial government and its native chiefs. This monopoly to determine customary law disguised as custom constituted the heart of the despotism of Toro Native Authority. Derivatively, the Rwenzururu resistance against Toro domination equally assumed a despotic character because it organised itself along the logic of the authority it confronted. The study interrogates the resurgent literature that associates the contemporary African state with precolonial history.

Colonialism became a fact of life in many African countries. An effect of colonialism especially in the former British colonized countries was the transplantation of the British legal system, which led to recognition of both systems and the gradual relegation of the indigenous system otherwise called customary law.The use and effect of these customary laws became dependent on the permissive extent of the general law. In its regulated state, its operation became dependent on the satisfaction of the rules of common law equity and good conscience. Other rules as to the amenability of customary law and proof became established. Notwithstanding the relegation of the rules of customary law vis-àvis the general law, these rules have survived to date. Islamic law which was usually regarded as a variant of customary law is beginning to have its separate status. This article shall examine the impact of colonialism on customary law especially in the post colonial Nigerian state. (Afr Dev/GIGA)

Concern about the environment in colonial northern Nigeria developed out of a series of controversies and practices, particularly those relating to agriculture. However, the resulting colonial practices in the fields of irrigation, forest management and the application of chemical fertilizer continue to dominate the thinking of state officials in post-colonial Nigeria, leading to unsustainable policies. An earlier colonial tradition of investigating the practices of local farmers and the constraints therein would have been a more appropriate basis for post-colonial policy. (InWent/DÜI)