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Partners launch gorilla and chimpanzee census in Uganda’s Bwindi Forest
ENTEBBE, May 17, 2025 –– The Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] has launched a scientific census to determine the population of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in the densely forested Bwindi Impenetrable National Park,…
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Security re-arrests suspected wildlife trafficker in Kanungu district
KANUNGU, May 5, 2025 –– A joint security operation by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] and Uganda Police Force [UPF] has led to the re-arrest of a man suspected of involvement…
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Tourism: New 2.6km road to improve access to Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa district
KAPCHORWA, May 2, 2025 – The Uganda Tourism Board [UTB] has officially launched a 2.6-kilometre tourism access road in the hilly Kapchorwa district, located in eastern Uganda. The road, constructed in partnership…
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Masindi journalists urged to become conservation ambassadors
MASINDI, May 1, 2025 – Journalists in the Greater Masindi region, operating under the umbrella of the Greater Masindi Media Practitioners’ Association [GMEPA], have been called upon to become ambassadors for conservation…
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Finance Ministry, MPs agree on next budget
KAMPALA, May 1, 2025 — The Finance Ministry has given in to Parliament’s budget demands after last year’s heated disagreements between the Members of Parliament [MPs] and the executive arm of government…
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Gastronomy Tourism takes center stage in the Agenda for Africa
ARUSHA, April 26, 2025 –– Co-organised with the Basque Culinary Center, the event celebrated the continent’s culinary richness and represented a strong step towards stronger cooperation among tourism and gastronomy stakeholders such…
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Upgrade of Shs 263bln oil road commissioned in Kikuube district
KIKUUBE, April 8, 2025 – Residents and leaders of Kikuube district are celebrating after the government commissioned works to upgrade the Kabwoya-Buhuka road, which has been in a poor condition for decades.…
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UWA and Private Investors Sign Deals to Develop Tourism Infrastructure in Game Parks
KAMPALA, March 28, 2025 – The Uganda Wildlife Authority [ UWA ] has signed three significant concession agreements with private investors to develop and manage high-end tourism infrastructure in Murchison Falls, Queen…
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Tayebwa advocates for more research in areas of economic growth
KAMPALA, March 17, 2025 –– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, is calling for more research in key areas of Uganda’s ten-fold development strategy, stating that this would significantly support the…
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UDB bosses quizzed over loan distribution
KAMPALA, February 11, 2025 –– Members of Parliament on the Committee of National Economy are concerned about distribution of the Uganda Development Bank [UDB] financing as the government seeks loans totalling US$…
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