TOURISM

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST) joined hundreds of runners at the 8th edition of the Uganda Wildlife Half Marathon at the weekend, standing in solidarity with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to honour Uganda’s fallen wildlife rangers and support their children’s education. …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A delegation from the European Tour Group is in Fort Portal as part of an eight-day fact-finding mission aimed at assessing Uganda’s golf courses and the tourism potential surrounding them. The visit, organized in partnership with the Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda Airlines and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national bird, the grey crested crane, is facing mounting threats from habitat destruction, poisoning, illegal capture, and human encroachment on wetlands—factors that conservationists warn are pushing the species closer to extinction. Over the past 25 years, Uganda has lost 80 percent of its …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A census has confirmed the presence of 426 chimpanzees in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park following the first-ever dedicated chimpanzee census in the forest, a milestone conservation exercise that officials say will reshape management of the globally renowned park. The census, conducted by the Jane Goodall …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state-run conservation agency, has seized 10 pieces of raw elephant ivory weighing 154 kg after arresting a suspected trafficker in the northern district of Nwoya. In a statement issued late Monday, the UWA said the suspect, identified as Francis …

Guided by local polers, an intimate canoe safari reveals why this inland wetland sustains both wildlife and community Boro Mokoro Station, BOTSWANA | RONALD MUSOKE | From the air, the Okavango Delta in southern Africa, appears as a blue-green mirage spilling into desert– a fan of water dissolving into sand. But …

Canberra, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT | Multiculturalism sits at the very centre of life in Australia. More than half of the population was born overseas or has at least one parent who was. It is a nation shaped not by a single origin story, but by many journeys converging in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jennifer Bamuturaki Musiime leaves Uganda Airlines with one of the two: a shamed face or a sigh of relief, following a controversial stint at the helm of the national carrier. ‎ On Monday, she circulated a message to her staff informing them of an impending …

  COMMENT | WILSON MANISHIMWE | For a long time, Kisoro District has always been known for its stunning and breathtaking landscapes, vibrant culture, and the beauty of the Virunga Mountains, where it serves as the gateway to this side of the volcanic range that overlaps the borders of Rwanda …

Madi Okollo, uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For Boniface Kadabara, CEO of West Nile Birding and Safari, the news couldn’t have come at a better time. As he watches the early morning sun filter through Ajai Wildlife Reserve, Kadabara envisions a new era for tourism in West Nile—one shaped by …