[1][2] Under Milton Obote, Uganda helped Israel support rebels in Southern Sudan during their long war with the north.

When Idi Amin overthrew Obote in 1971, he resumed backing the rebels and continued the military relationship with Israel.

But in February 1972, Amin suddenly decided to visit Libya (while traveling on an Israeli jet) and meet with leader Colonel Gaddafi.

One report says Amin became enraged over Israel's refusal to supply Uganda with jets for a war with neighboring Tanzania.

They found that Nile perch, introduced by the British sixty years ago, have decimated native fish populations, leading to malnutrition in the lakeside communities.

The United States Agency for International Development sponsored the digging of the ponds and sent villagers to Kibbutz HaMa'apil in Emek Hefer to learn spawning techniques.

His visit was facilitated by former Pensioner Affairs Minister and head of the Mossad turned international businessman Rafi Eitan, who had several investments in Uganda including a cattle farm.

[18] Their population is estimated at approximately 1,100, having once been as large as 3,000 (prior to the persecutions of the Idi Amin regime); like their neighbors, they are subsistence farmers.