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BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by Nobody: 6:29pm On Apr 29, 2019 |
Ugandan "explorer" Sir Milton Allimadi made a chance discovery in London over the weekend during an excursion in the city. He spotted a mighty river that meanders across the UK capital. So taken was he by his new find that he decided to name it River Gulu, after a Ugandan city. He thought it was not worth checking if the locals already had a name for it. In fact they did - River Thames they call it. Sir Allimadi tweeted that he was happy that he had given the river a "proper name". A discovery that was well received in parts of Africa. The "discovery" prompted the Thames Discovery Programme, an initiative that explores the archaeology and history of the London river, to change its name. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-48085575?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=5cc6c9ef92db89065bf6546f%26Ugandan%20%27explorer%20renames%20London%20river%27%262019-04-29T15%3A17%3A16.777Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:d3172176-ca98-4344-b5b1-ebb91330f8ec&pinned_post_asset_id=5cc6c9ef92db89065bf6546f&pinned_post_type=share 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by Nobody: 6:32pm On Apr 29, 2019 |
Lalasticlala |
Re: BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by Guestlander: 6:36pm On Apr 29, 2019 |
A parody of the arrogance of the colonial time explorers who came to "discover" mountains, rivers and different places Africans have known since the beginning of time. 2 Likes |
Re: BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by Guestlander: 6:36pm On Apr 29, 2019 |
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Re: BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by popsy2(m): 7:44pm On Apr 29, 2019 |
Don't get it |
Re: BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by Nobody: 7:52pm On Apr 29, 2019 |
Guestlander: Lol. Exactly same way mungo park 'discovered' River Niger 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: BBC Africa: Ugandan 'explorer Renames London River' by BlackfireX: 12:27pm On Apr 30, 2019 |
What an irony.... Mungo park discovered this and that . 1 Like |
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