TOURISM

Mbale, Uganda | URN | A new Tourism Conservation Strategy for the Elgon Sub-region has been unveiled alongside the commissioning of Mbale Zoo, as the Government steps up efforts to protect the region’s natural resources and promote tourism as a source of household income. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni unveiled the …

  The race, the rangers and the cost of protecting Uganda’s wild places   SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | At around six o’clock on the morning of September 19, as the first orange light of the sun began to spread across the savannah in the northern sector of Murchison Falls …

  Kabalega Airport Handles Libya Team As First AFCON Traffic   Hoima, Uganda | URN | Kabalega International Airport in Hoima District has handled its first known passenger traffic linked to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, as the country steps up preparations to host the continental tournament. An Eagle …

Paris, France | URN | Uganda has called on African countries to introduce a single tourist visa that would allow international visitors to travel across the continent using one travel document. This is part of the country’s efforts to strengthen tourism cooperation and increase revenue from the sector. State for …

Paris, France | URN | Uganda is stepping up efforts to attract more French tourists and investors as the country seeks to increase its share of the lucrative French tourism market through the International French Travel Market (IFTM) in Paris. The three-day tourism exhibition, which started Tuesday at Paris Expo …

    East African airlines are using algorithms to make pricing decisions leaving a question: when the price on the screen changes, how much of that decision belongs to a human revenue manager and how much belongs to a machine?   NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | At midday on …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kidepo Valley’s rangers will return to the Wildlife Ranger Challenge this month with a target on their backs. The team has won Uganda’s annual 21-kilometre “Race for Wildlife” for three consecutive years. On 19 September, it will attempt to make it four — this time …

    Budongo, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Across the scenic Murchison Landscape of Western Uganda, the northern Albertine Rift is celebrated for its outstanding biodiversity richness. The region harbors an astounding ecological community, accounting for 52% of Africa’s bird species, 39% of its mammal species, 19% of its amphibian …

Jinja, Uganda | URN | Football fans travelling across Busoga for the ongoing MTN-Masaza Cup tournament are doubling as tourists, visiting little-known hills and other attractions located near the playgrounds hosting matches across the kingdom’s 11 chiefdoms. The tournament, which has attracted 14 teams grouped into four pools, has deliberately …

  Masindi, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | What was once a heavily degraded forest in Rwentumba Village, Kimanya Parish, Masindi District, is slowly coming back to life. Thanks to the efforts of the Rwentumba- Communal Land Association (CLA) for protecting Rwentumba community forest while earning an income through modern beekeeping …