This video explores the vibrant Habesha (Eritrean and Ethiopian) community in Kampala, Uganda, demonstrating how diaspora communities maintain cultural identity while integrating into local society through shared spaces like coffee shops, markets, and restaurants, showcasing the universal human experience of cultural exchange and community building in urban environments.
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Inside Little Asmara 🇪🇷 in Uganda, Eritrean City Away From Eritrea
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>> Very nice. Very nice. I don't know whether it is just the coffee which is nice or because it's prepared by you.
[laughter] >> All right guys, so it's crazy here.
>> Yeah, somewhere we promised some kind of coffee. I think it was somewhere here.
>> Was it here? No, >> we served.
>> Yeah. Yeah, we serve this the place that someone had promised me coffee.
We got here 2 years.
>> 2 years. How is Uganda? How do you find Uganda?
>> It's good. Okay, that's good. Oh, sorry.
That's enough. It's too much.
Oh, okay. Let's taste.
Oh man, this is the sweetest coffee I've ever had.
You can park.
Okay.
My name Okay. So, what's your name?
>> Whoan.
>> Okay. I'm a YouTuber.
>> Okay.
>> What's your name?
>> My name is So George. I I can show you.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you.
>> You're welcome. Please. All right. Thank you so much.
>> Thank you.
>> Yeah. I'm finished to taste and I like it. so much.
>> Hello. How are you?
>> Good. Where's your [music] friend?
>> Not you.
>> My coffee friend. [music] So, have you finished my make coffee?
>> I I need to be going. I'll just taste and I go.
>> How much is your coffee?
>> 15. It's okay. Let me taste and I go.
I'm good. Your perfect. [music] Oh, man. The playing pool guys come here and sit and chill finish the evening.
[music] Hey [singing] the music dance. Let me see you dancing. [music] >> What's your name?
>> Huh?
>> What's your name?
>> So I No sugar.
>> No sugar.
>> Yeah. Let me just taste no sugar.
[music] >> Okay. But is it strong coffee?
>> Very strong.
>> Yeah.
>> Good. I forgive me. Let me taste.
[music] >> Ah. No. No. Take a little bit. I go.
[music] >> No. This is >> I leave it here.
>> Yeah. [music] >> Okay.
[music] >> That's enough.
>> Enough. I don't need much. [music] I've been I've been I've been trying coffee from the beginning.
[music] Very good coffee.
[music] Very good.
Many people come here. [music] Many people come and buy. Many people come and buy from you.
People support you. People come and buy from here. How is business here?
>> Business good.
>> Good. Yeah.
>> Your English is very good and sweet.
>> Thank you. [music] >> She's a very good friend. Keep balance.
>> Thank you.
>> You're welcome. You're welcome.
>> Hi guys. So that's crazy. Very good friend. We've given her to keep balance because she's such a great great friend.
Right guys, make it a point to come into this spot if you love to hang around. Make it a point to come to this sport if you love to hang around.
It's crazy.
Yeah.
Yeah. It's really very crazy guy, man.
>> Why is it that everyone is into fruit?
Bye-bye. [laughter] >> Okay. Bye-bye.
>> I'll pass by here over the weekend.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'll come around and then check on you again.
>> Okay. What name is?
>> Uh my name is [snorts] Let me show you here. You can remember.
>> Okay. I remember in a YouTuber.
>> Yeah. YouTuber.
>> Yeah. Tik Tok or >> YouTuber?
>> Only YouTuber.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Okay. I see that.
>> Okay.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> You're welcome. Please. Hello. How are you?
>> How is life here?
>> Yeah, I'm good.
>> You love it here.
>> Uh-huh.
>> Are you a Ugandan? Richian Somali Uganda.
>> You're lying. [laughter] You're what?
>> No, I'm Sudani.
>> You're Sudani?
>> Yeah.
>> How long have you lived in Uganda?
>> I've been like 3 years.
>> 3 years. What do you love most about Uganda?
>> Is it the weather, the food, the people?
Like most of them the people like most of them not bad the weather not bad like all all most of the time like there's no like some something else like I like but it's not bad for me I'm leaving I'm studying >> it is what it is guys >> yeah hello how are you >> yeah so guys here is show if you go down this side Here is actually one of those massive areas for settlement. As you follow down here, you get to realize it's a residential space, you know, just down here. All here is businesses. The famous Rainbow International is downside.
You know, one of the shopping areas inside the little Asara here.
We want to see a united Africa.
That's what we wish for Africa.
Uh it's not vibrant today.
>> Yeah. So I think for me when you get down to like Hansang at this side uh it's quite uh not as much as so many people in this area.
The one reason we should have the United States of Africa, >> we should have the United States of Africa.
One people, one Africa, one currency, one government, one language, and one continent that is Africa, the motherland that everyone is proud of.
The motherland that everyone is proud of.
Business all here.
Crazy move on. Hello.
>> Hello. How are you?
>> Hello.
>> Break it down. Hello. How are you?
World space. The wall road.
got to appreciate.
You got to appreciate the fact that Africa is more close to unity now than we need a borderless Africa.
Look at business down here. Wall area full of business, guys.
You're scared. [laughter] Oh man.
Pass. Pass.
This man is squeezing us here.
>> Wow. Business everywhere. Those are rings.
>> Yeah.
>> You have a ring?
>> You want to buy a ring?
>> Selling water. You have what?
>> You want to buy?
>> Yeah. Yeah.
Okay. Okay. Bye.
>> Where?
Where?
>> We are going this side. We don't have any space this side where we can buy.
>> Go back. Then we just go and check on Nala. We come back. Okay, that's good.
Hello.
>> Hello.
These are those small saints.
>> Yeah, I got blown out from.
>> Yeah.
>> Good night, beautiful people.
>> So, this is where everyone comes always, you know, to take juice.
>> Do you love juice?
>> Why not? I love juice.
>> Are you sure? Have you ever tried to take juice like in this sport?
>> I've never tried, but one day I will.
One day you look forward to that. These guys have the best best juice. You need to come and try out.
>> I've had that, but I'll come and taste it.
>> Right. Fresh P behind you. Ready?
Completely different here. Got enjoy this piece.
There's a bar on that side.
guys businesses here boutique businesses is one of the dominant ones you can see pizza bites um I'm sure is um visited by all people Ugandans visit If Shopians visit, Ians visit. And that makes it even better because we all do it for our love. Oh man, that's a big electronic.
Yeah.
Oh man. Big big screens.
>> What is it? Sure. Hello. How are you?
>> Yeah. I mean, so this like a market spot or area.
>> Yeah.
>> Where these guys >> where these guys come and shop from.
>> Market area where these guys come and shop from.
>> So the market goes deeper inside.
>> Hello. How are you guys? Market goes deeper inside. That's crazy, bro.
Where's up? That's where inside.
>> Oh, the other side. You go deeper inside. Cereals, beef, >> everything is here, guys.
A lot of meat.
Ah, life, man. I think you get here border borders and all these uh so so many people hanging around. Yeah.
Shamers.
Yeah.
>> So, we go >> this side.
>> That's where we have.
>> Okay.
>> Best spot.
>> Best spot.
>> Ah, this is a good spot, >> It's a very good spot to catch food from.
>> Hello. How are you?
>> I'm all right.
>> Good. Good.
>> Where?
>> Inside.
>> Inside? Yeah.
>> There's still a road there.
>> Okay. Where Where are we going to sit?
>> Just inside there.
>> Okay. Thank you.
Let's go and get good food for ourselves. Hello. How are you guys?
>> Fine. How are you? Fine, thank you. So, where are we going to sit?
How about we enter inside here?
>> Hello, ma'am. How are you? You good?
>> They sent us to come here. We don't know where to sit.
>> Here or here?
>> Okayoo.
Oh, man. Ah, [clears throat] guys, I'm very hungry.
I'm about to fall down. Very hungry. No breakfast, no lunch. I must eat a lot of food. [laughter] >> You have beans.
>> Which food do you have, ma?
>> Rice, >> but okay.
>> Rice >> only. Yeah. You have to squeeze yourself like you sit here.
>> Yeah. Have a seat.
>> I have a seat.
>> Seat. Seat.
>> Now, how is business here? Okay.
>> Do you also get richian clients?
>> Yeah.
>> They come and eat this food.
>> Yeah.
>> Are you sure?
>> Yeah.
>> I thought for them they eat their own food. They don't eat this.
>> Why?
>> Ah, maybe they don't like this.
>> Right guys, let's do this. All right, guys. So, uh, right here it's time to eat. Very hungry. We have got beef. We are eating Ugandan food because yeah in as much as we in the community for rich Eopians it is in Uganda and want to show oneness. So we are eating Ugandan food.
Beef here mat. Then we have got m is here. You have got sweet potatoes and rice. And so let me just take a try out.
I'm a big fan of sweet potato. Pick it.
Bring to our beef.
Very nice.
So, let's see what we have here.
What do we Mama? What do you have here?
What can I buy?
>> What? What is this here?
>> A bread.
>> You make your bread?
>> No, we don't make it. When they bring it.
>> No, no, this is bread. But this is chapati or something.
>> No, it's bread.
>> This also bread. Can I see it?
>> Thank you so much. Shy, shy.
>> Ah, don't be shy.
>> But you guys are very beautiful.
>> Wow, that's amazing, guys. You look very, very beautiful. I hadn't seen a person this beautiful for years.
>> I think I'm going to sleep well today.
So, what do you what's the name of this?
>> Bread.
>> Just bread.
>> Yeah.
>> What do you use for making this?
>> I don't know anything.
>> You don't Do you know how to make this yourself?
>> No.
>> No. No.
Like does it affect you guys when you eat?
>> No, it doesn't.
>> How much is it?
>> Um 500 pieces.
>> How much? 500 one piece.
>> Yeah.
>> No, no. I mean, let me buy I want you to taste. I want to see how it feels.
>> I'm paying for two. Okay. Can you taste?
Is it okay?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Can you taste?
>> Yeah. Okay.
>> Okay. Let's see.
>> No. No. I'm not going to I don't know.
I'm not going to eat, bro. You want to taste?
>> Ah, man.
My stomach is full.
>> We're buying for you. You can taste. We just I just want to see some >> How much? How much?
>> I can't eat this bread. I'm uh What? So, I'm fasting. That's why I can't eat it.
>> I can't eat.
>> So, one is how much?
>> You? No, you can't eat this bread.
>> Yeah, I'm fasting.
>> Oh, you're fasting? One is >> How about her? She can't eat it.
>> Yeah, even she's fasting.
>> Even your fasting?
>> So, I can't buy for you.
>> What can I buy for you?
>> No, nothing. Thank you.
>> Thank you so much.
These guys are sweet. Like you don't want to take anything.
>> I'm also being kind by >> What's your name in your >> My name is >> I know.
[laughter] >> You know?
>> Yeah.
>> Are you sure?
>> I'm sure.
>> You've ever seen me? That's great. Yeah, it's George En. So, how long have you lived here?
>> I don't see much.
>> You don't stay here?
>> Yeah. No, it's not so much.
>> Okay. from >> I don't know.
>> So, you came here when you're grown up already?
>> Yeah.
>> Uh, but how do you find life here since you came?
>> Uh, look, I don't speak English, but I speak Arabic.
>> Yeah, that's very okay. That's very okay.
>> Uh, my name is Sidon.
>> Sedona.
>> S >> Does it have a meaning?
>> Okay. Which class are you in?
>> Uh, seven.
>> Seven. Wow. You're ready for secondary?
Yeah.
>> Like, which course are you going to do?
Huh?
>> Which which course do you want to do?
What's your career aspiration?
>> Uh, anything.
>> What do you want to become? Like, >> uh, yeah. Yeah, I know. Uh, maybe fashion.
>> Oh, like fashion.
>> You love fashion?
>> Do you attend the fashion shows here in Uganda?
>> Maybe.
>> Have you attended any?
>> No, I don't.
>> Oh, you haven't? But you look forward to >> Okay. Oh, so you have the wall of your family is here.
You only eating rich and food. Even from here?
>> Yeah, from here.
>> Do you have friends in Uganda now?
>> Yeah, I have.
>> You have?
>> Wow. You know what she's told me? She has never eaten Ugandan food. Is it true?
>> Yeah.
>> Even you have never eaten.
>> Which food do you eat?
>> M. Yes.
>> Rolex. Even the >> You know, Rolex and beans.
>> Wash and beans. You know you Which food do you know how to make? Uhhuh.
You don't know how to make any Ugandan food?
>> I know how to cook. Okay. Uh even the spot cava.
>> Okay.
>> Uhhuh. That's the things that I know.
>> But how is business here for you?
>> Uh it is good.
>> Business is good.
>> People come and support you.
>> No, it is not money for my grandmother.
>> Okay. I'm going.
>> But do you guys buy this kind of uh bread?
>> Yeah, they do.
>> And they enjoy.
>> I don't know. [laughter] >> I already travel to all of the countries. I don't want anymore. That's why you already travel all of the countries.
>> Yeah, apart from Europe, I went like some but Africa a lot. I went to Africa.
>> How many countries have you traveled to?
>> How many How many countries have you traveled to?
>> Okay.
No, it's okay. It's okay. All right.
Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> What's your name?
>> My name is Lion.
>> Lion. That's a nice name.
free.
>> Are you sure? You've seen my channel before.
>> I I already watched you last time, but >> from where?
>> Uh, you are recording here and I'm sitting here.
>> All right, guys. So, Mam, I want to wish you the best of your evening, right?
>> Everyone subscribe for him.
>> Yeah, it's called Bonga Besso. Come on.
Bonga Besso Supermarket.
All right, massive fam. That was a great one moving together with you. I will see you in the very next episode of OKAG channel. Hit subscribe guys. Hit it down right right now. Hit subscribe.
So this is an executive mall here.
Okay.
Some kind of a fountain, you know. Look at the wall. Mall is here in this area.
where you find the rich and shops right here. Okay.
Coffee light. This is coffee.
I think it's a space for each and every person just to come and chill around.
Yeah. Maybe we can sit here.
It's nothing.
Why this is bitter?
Is it here?
Oh, so >> that my neighbor is here. You know, you walk in the wall of this area captured.
So that is Ivory Mall.
It's actually one of those areas where a lot of shopping happens in this place.
Right guys? So it's right here inside Bonga happening now.
Amazing and great shoes on sale from here.
Only ladies.
Wow. Great shoes on sale.
>> Yeah. Scooters. I'll see you in the next episode. Bye-bye for now. Hit the subscribe for go with Dance 7.
>> Yeah, man.
>> Let's go.
>> Subscribe.
Watch the video till the end.
>> See you.
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