The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness The movie that I just watched, The Ghost and the Darkness, is set on the Tsavo River in Uganda. The International Movie Database offered no actual filming location, and I was not in the class viewing to obtain it. Uganda is located in eastern Africa and is a fertile land of upland plateaus and mountains (WRA). The country has an equatorial climate that is moderated by its altitude as well …

…However, coffee is very vulnerable to world price fluctuations, and this makes for yet another major weakness in the economy. Its health system was also hit hard by the war, and is now slowly being rebuilt. Some areas have major problems with AIDS-related illness (WRA). Peace has been established in Uganda since 1986, when President Museveni started his “no-party democracy”. This system has political parties represented in a broadly based government, but not allowed to campaign.