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Uganda Wildlife Authority unveils Entebbe airport branding (gorilla tours)
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) on Tuesday presented its new branding of the Entebbe International Airport with a nature theme that both highlights the country’s natural attractions and leverages recent media …
BLACKOUT HITS MAURITIUS
Tuesday saw unusual meteorological conditions over Mauritius cause severe thunderstorms, during which lightning struck key electrical installations, prompting an island wide power outage. While beach resorts were able to switch …
TANZANIA USES WILDLIFE MEETING TO LOBBY FOR IVORY SALE
In a misguided but not entirely unexpected turn of events did host country Tanzania use the presence of experts in Dar es Salaam, discussing issues under the Lusaka Agreement on …
RWANDA HOTEL ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW CHAIR
The just concluded annual general meeting of the Rwanda Hotel and Restaurant Association has elected Mr. Dennis Karera as the new chairperson. Upon his election Karera emphasized the need to …
UGANDA MUSEUM CASE HEADS BACK TO COURT
The leftovers of the controversial reign of Kahinda Otafire as Minister of Tourism, Trade and Industry up to the elections earlier this year and the formation of a new government, …
Animal populations surge in Ugandan national parks
The number of animals in Uganda’s national parks and game reserves has soared over the past decade, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) says. The latest figures show that the population …
TIME FRAME FOR KENYA AIRWAYS CARGO OPERATIONS CONFIRMED
The Kenyan national airline has now given a clear indication that their recently leased B747-400F will arrive over the next two weeks in Nairobi and then be immediately available for …
MOROTO BRIDGE TO OPEN
Torrential rains in Eastern Uganda in recent weeks have caused havoc conditions for road transport and when a key bridge between Moroto and Nakapiripirit was washed away, 6 districts were …
INTERCONTINENTAL KAMPALA BECOMING REALITY
(An artists impression of the new InterContinental Kampala) The Intercontinental Hotel Group and owners Kingdom Kampala no relation to the Gulf based Kingdom Hotels Group it should be pointed out …
RWANDAIR PROMOTES NEW AIRCRAFT WITH SPECIAL FARES
Information was received from Kigali overnight that RwandAir, the countrys national airline, has used the arrival of their first B737-800 and the imminent going into production of their second B737-800 …