TOURISM

Masindi, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | On April 29, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) handed over Shs2.9bn to the heads of local government from the five districts that neighbor Murchison Falls Protected Area. This conservation zone found in northwestern Uganda comprises Murchison Falls National Park, Karuma Wildlife Reserve and Bugungu Wildlife …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Travelers moving in and out of Uganda are no longer required to have a COVID-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, as long as they are fully vaccinated.  The requirement still stands for those who are not vaccinated as well as those who took only a …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three lionesses have been found dead, with initial indications being that they were electrocuted in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rubirizi District.  They were part of the 10 lions that were brought into the park last month. Bashir Hangi, the Communications Officer for Uganda Wild …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A symbolic elephant monument was unveiled Friday in Gulu City in honour of the cultural significance of the creature to the Acholi people. The monument, installed with funding from Uganda Breweries was unveiled by the Chief Justice of Uganda,  Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and His …

Cairo, Egypt |  Xinhua | Nearly one million people have visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) since it was opened to the public a year ago, according to the museum’s managing executive director Ahmed Ghoneim. About 40 percent of the 970,000 visitors were from foreign countries, Ghoneim told …

SPECIAL FEATURE | Top 5 Things to do on a Summer Vacation in East AfricaEvery year, a number of people make the decision to take a summer vacation in Africa. Despite the fact that a large number of individuals do vacation during the summer months, there are even more that …

SPECIAL FEATURE |  The idea of having fun on a road trip starts with you planning and organizing, some travelers wish or dream to drive across the most prominent national parks of Africa for game drive activities, boat cruises and bird watching. It’s full of joy the moment you get …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua) | Kenya plans to leverage its global athletic status in order to boost the tourism sector, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala told journalists in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital on Thursday. Balala said that the country’s long-distance runners are an asset as they are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rising costs of fuel and other essential items is expected to affect the growth of the domestic tour and travel industry, one of the reasons the sector has to find mitigating measures. The industry is mainly driven by transport, food and accommodation, with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Ramsar Committee has endorsed Lake Bunyonyi as a ramsar site. A ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention that was established in 1971 during an intergovernmental environmental treaty by the United Nations Educational, …