Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri Ya Uganda), popularly known as Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa anda member of the Organization of The Islamic Conference (OIC).With a pleasant climate and fertile land, Uganda is rich in copper, tin, tungsten and vanadium minerals, and was once called the Pearl of Africa during the British colonial period. The second half of the 20th century was plagued by years of civil war and misguided policies. It is a member of the East African Community with five countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. In recent years, six countries have sought to merge into an East African federation, which would share the same constitution, the same currency and be governed by the same President and parliament