TOURISM

  A new study highlights how Africa’s untapped aviation routes are capable of fueling major growth in both intercontinental and intra-continental flights. West African routes lead, with experts advocating for their exploration alongside visa-free travel to revolutionize air travel across the continent. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has queried the move by the Minister for Public Service, Hon. Wilson Muruli Mukasa to extend the operational mandate of Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). The functions of the UWEC are supposed to be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) in Jinja District has unveiled a comprehensive plan to equip hoteliers, tourism students and specialists with the skills needed to dominate the Uganda and East African markets. This revelation was made by Richard Kawere, the Principal of HTTI …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Conservation Society (WCS) is tracking elephants in the Murchison Falls Park to find out if reports about a surge in elephant crop raids in areas neighboring them are true. The African Institute For Energy Governance (AFEIGO) has written to the President of Uganda, claiming …

WASHINGTON | TASS | China will ship two giant pandas to the United States for the first time in 21 years, reviving the practice of panda diplomacy, the press service of the San Diego Zoo, which will host the animals, said. Four-year-old male Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, a female …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two tourism sites have been unveiled in the Busoga Region. They are Kikalu Rock Hill and Namakoko Landing Site, all in Nangonde Sub County. They were unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, and State Minister …

Five years on, Ugandan conservationists can’t believe Vietnamese wildlife traffickers got away with it SPECIAL REPORT | WILD LIFE CONSERVATION  | In January 2019, the arrest and imminent prosecution of several Vietnamese wildlife traffickers in Kampala excited wildlife conservationists in Uganda and abroad who saw it as an opportunity to disrupt a …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities recently concluded a district assessment visit and chose Kasese to host the event scheduled for 27th September 2024. Under the theme; Tourism and Peace, the ministry’s permanent secretary Doreen .S. Katusiime in a letter addressed to the Chief …

TAIYUAN, China | Xinhua | Yuncheng Salt Lake, known as the “Dead Sea of China,” is one of three inland salt lakes with sodium sulfate in the world, covering an area of 132 square km. It once served as a salt production base. To better protect the lake’s ecology, industrial …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After more than a decade of absence, butterflies, birds, and small animals have once again returned in full force to Okalaka Village in the Terego district. The reappearance of these indicator species, which help in pollination and seed dispersal among other roles, enhances biodiversity, …