TOURISM

Paris, France | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda will for the next one month feature on Season 20 of Échappées Belles, a French weekly discovery documentary broadcast on Saturday evenings on France 5 Television following the initial national broadcast on Saturday, April 25th 2026. The TV program ” Échappées Belles” (Great escapes) …

Leveraging commercial diplomacy to deepen Uganda’s tourism positioning ahead of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2026)   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda is sharpening its tourism strategy, aligning diplomacy, market engagement and on-the-ground experiences to strengthen visitor flows from key international markets ahead of the 2026 …

A UK study, involving nearly 20,000 people, found that those who spent at least a total of 120 minutes every week in greenery were significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological well-being.   NEWS FEATURE | AGENCIES | If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | At least 24 chimpanzees have died over the past decade in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, in what experts describe as human-like social conflicts within one of the world’s most closely studied primate communities. According to the Uganda Tourism Board, the Ngogo chimpanzee community in Kibale …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Safarilink Airlines has introduced double daily flights connecting Nairobi, Kisumu and Entebbe, strengthening regional air links across East Africa and targeting both business and leisure travellers. The service departs from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport and offers morning flights daily, with additional afternoon frequencies on select …

New industry data suggests Africa’s hotel development momentum is increasingly shifting eastward. While North Africa still dominates the size of the continent’s pipeline, countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania now host some of the highest shares of projects already under construction.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | East …

  The lake is Uganda’s newest cultural landmark; where art, architecture, and ecology meet the Virunga Mountains   ART FEATURE | RONALD MUSOKE | On the volcanic waters of Lake Mutanda in the southwestern Uganda district of Kisoro, a new cultural geography is quietly taking shape. It does not announce itself …

Oyam, Uganda | URN | Oyam residents have welcomed the erection of a 15-kms electric fence by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) along the boundary of Murchison Falls National Park, passing through Kamdini and Myene Sub Counties. The fence is designed to deter wild animals, especially elephants, from crossing into …

Rome, Italy | BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT | The Uganda Embassy in Rome has launched a high-visibility tourism campaign across Italy’s major urban centers, branding a fleet of transit vehicles to showcase the Pearl of Africa’s wildlife and landscapes to millions of European travelers. The initiative features striking imagery of Uganda’s natural wonders …

Island economies need about US$12 billion a year for climate adaptation but receive just over US$2 billion in international public finance   SPECIAL FEATURE | RONALD MUSOKE | Across the turquoise lagoons and coral-fringed shores of the world’s small island nations, nature is both a lifeline and a vulnerability. From the …