Heart Institute Breaks Ground for Construction of 250 Bed Capacity Facility 🟡10 floors (4 Basement levels) 🟡 3 fully equipped operating theatres 🟡 2 Catheterization Labs 🟡 40 ICU beds 🟡 210 regular beds 🟡 Specialized Teaching Hospital Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda has started building a state-of-the-art …
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Umukuuka we Bamasaaba seeks US tourism investments in Mt Elgon Caldera Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umukuuka III uwe Bamasaaba Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma has interested United States businesses to participate in the development of tourism at the world’s largest intact caldera, located on Mt Elgon in Uganda. The mountain, shared with …
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🔴 🇹🇿TANZANIA tourism figures ⚪ 5.36 million tourists in 2024 ⚪ 3.22 million domestic tourists | 2.14 million international ⚪ Generated $4 billion ⚪ TARGET $6billion by December 2025 DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania hosted 5.36 million tourists in 2024, a record high and breaking its target of attracting …
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COMMENT | KEN MWATHE | On 2nd February every year, the world celebrates World Wetlands Day to raise awareness about conservation of wetlands and spotlight their value. This year’s campaign theme is Protecting wetlands for our common future highlighting the critical role of these ecosystems, and the need …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni flagged off the Sh490 million construction of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City on Wednesday. In December last year, the Government handed over the site to the Egyptian firm, SAMCO National Construction Company having signed the contract at State House, Nakasero in …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A tourist has died, and five others are nursing injuries they sustained in a motor accident along the Buhoma-Butogota-Kanungu road in Kanungu district on Monday morning. The tourists were returning from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park after gorilla tracking. Michael Kananura, the Public Relations Officer for …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A tourist has died, and five others are nursing injuries they sustained in a motor accident along the Buhoma-Butogota-Kanungu road in Kanungu district on Monday morning. The tourists were returning from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park after gorilla tracking. Michael Kananura, the Public Relations Officer for …
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Through negotiating with organic and synthetic material the artist constructs powerful conversations on the tension between our spiritual and cultural identity, and the modern world we live in ARTS | By Dominic Muwanguzi | Juuko Hoods’ new body of work is captivating and will leave many viewers who will visit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to participate in the Outbound Travel Market (OTM) trade fair, one of the largest global travel and tourism expos, in Mumbai, India, from January 30 to February 2, 2025. As the largest travel and trade show in Asia, OTM presents an opportunity for …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda and China hosted a one-day symposium in Kampala, the African country’s capital, to promote tourism development and cultural exchange between the two sides. The inaugural Uganda-China Tourism and Cultural Symposium, held on Tuesday under the theme “Bridging Cultures, Enhancing Cooperation: Unlocking Uganda-China Tourism Potential,” …
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