KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Tuesday launched a phased relocation of southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park in the country’s northeast, marking their return more than 40 years after disappearing from the area. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said in a statement that the first two …
Read More »Victims of Human-Wildlife conflict in Karamoja to be compensated
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the government to consider compensating the people of Karamoja whose crops were destroyed by the wildlife. Human-wildlife conflict has been the major cause of food insecurity in the districts of Abim, Kotido, Kaabong, and Karenga. The districts are nearing …
Read More »Museveni gives nod to Kidepo National Park airport
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has okayed the construction of an airport in Kidepo Valley National Park in the Karamoja sub-region. According to a statement from the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni okayed the move while meeting a delegation from the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and …
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