In small corners, in small ways, we can build back our environment to secure it for our futures and the beautiful beasts with whom we share this fair Earth. We don’t need to speak it. Or if we do, do so gently. Tororo, Uganda | Charles Onyango-Obbo – BIRD AGENCY …
Read More »Uganda Road Trips: 3 Tips for the Adventure of a Lifetime
SPECIAL FEATURE | Tricia Lee | Perhaps you have always wanted to do a road trip through one of the many amazing countries on the continent of Africa and have lately decided on Uganda. It is renowned for being a country where you will want to spend much of your …
Read More »Seeds of hope: the rise of surrogacy
For couples in Africa who are unable to have children, surrogacy has been a little-publicised option. Nigerian Toyin Lolu Ogunmade is changing that SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD NEWS AGENCY | For many couples, especially newlyweds, the birth of a baby not only spices up their lives but also brings a …
Read More »Rwanda tourism on full rebound after Covid-19
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has reported a tourism boom after easing COVID-19 travel restrictions. According to the Rwanda Development Board, the country has registered over 80% of its business attaining recovery after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted. Ariella Kageruka, the head of Tourism and Conservation at the RDB …
Read More »Self-taught Kenyan animator to debut feature-length film at Oscar
Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD | Kenya’s Oscars Selection Committee has submitted the animated work, Terastorm, as the country’s pick for Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards. The choice thrusts self-taught animator Andrew Kaggia into the limelight and cements animation’s place as a critical pillar of Kenyan …
Read More »Beginners guide on road tripping with a 4-Wheel-Drive in Uganda
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Driving in Uganda especially upcountry can be exciting and adventurous not until your vehicle gets stuck somewhere in the muds or plunges into a poorly navigated gulley or trench. Most of the non-paved roads in Uganda are generally poor and hard to maintain during …
Read More »The Beginner’s Guide to Getting a Psychic Reading Online
SPECIAL FEATURE | So, you’re thinking about getting a psychic reading online? Whether you’re curious about your future or just want some guidance, it’s important to know what to expect. This article will discuss the basics of getting a psychic reading online. We’ll cover how it works, the types of …
Read More »The Queen is dead
Interesting facts on her connection to Uganda SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch, has died aged 96. She died on September 08 afternoon at her estate, in Balmoral in Scotland where she had spent most of her last days. The Queen came …
Read More »MUCUNGUZI: I carried Queen Elizabeth’s umbrella, had lunch with her
SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan journalist has shared his memories of meeting the now departed Queen Elizabeth II. Julius Mucunguzi, who for 10 years worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, however, says he flouted one of the rules of etiquette while at it. Mucunguzi, who is …
Read More »‘Bobi Wine: Ghetto President’
This gripping documentary charts the rise of the pop star-turned-politician seeking to end Uganda’s brutal dictatorship | ALLAN HUNTER | Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has become the face of change in Uganda, the charismatic pop star-turned-politician the embodiment of hope in a country ruled by a brutal dictatorship. Christopher …
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