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The 2019 Ekkula Tourism Awards took place last Friday (March 29, 2019) at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel. The awards, now in their fourth year, are aimed at recognizing and awarding key stakeholders in Uganda's Tourism Industry. This year's edition of the awards ran under theme, "Sharing our cultural diversity through the digital
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The Director Policy and Planning at the National Forest Authority (NFA) Paul Musamali Buyerah has said deforestation of forests around the country has led to loss of revenue in the tourism sector. “Tourism is one of the biggest sectors bringing in revenue. These tourists come to see animals and primates like
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CNN has named Kidepo Valley National Park as one of the best 8 safari destinations in Africa. Besides the incredible animal sighting experience, the park is known for its breath taking scenery. “With the sweeping plains of Kidepo and Narus Valleys over shadowed by the brooding mountain scape of Mount Murongole (the
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Zakayo, Uganda's oldest chimpanzee is dead. Zakayo passed away at Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) formerly Entebbe Zoo on Thursday April 26 at the age of 54. Preliminary findings from UWEC suggest that Zakayo succumbed to Chronic Gastroenteritis also known as stomach flu (an intestinal infection characterized by diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and
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Police in Kasese District has arrested two People in possession of Ivory (24.8kgs) worth 9,600,000 million shillings while 3 suspects are still at large. Bwambale Kalambi 32 and Mumbere Moses 35, all Ugandan Citizens from Kasese District were arrested by the Police flying squad with help from Natural Resource Conservation Network
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