The number of chimpanzees in Bugoma Central Forest Reserve in Western Uganda has significantly reduced following the destruction of their habitat, reports, Mr. Paul Hatanga, Project Manager Wildlife Conservation Society. In an interview with Kazi-njema News, the manager says a census conducted in 2001 indicated that Bugoma forest was home to an estimated 570 […]
World Tourism Day, celebrated each year on 27 September, is the global observance day fostering awareness of tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution that the sector can make towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact. Both developed and developing economies […]
Rwanda will celebrate this year’s World Gorilla Day by naming 24 baby mountain gorillas born during the last 12 months in the 17th edition of the Kwita Izina ceremony taking place virtually on 24 September 2021. Kwita Izina, a uniquely Rwandan ceremony introduced in 2005 with the aim of creating awareness of conservation efforts for […]
Uganda has got an addition to the wild rhinos in the country after a male calf was born at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola. According to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the calf was born by Kori, one of the oldest female Rhinos at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is the state run […]
VIRUNGA AND BWINDI GORILLA CENSUS PUTS LATEST NUMBERS AT 1,063 Mountain gorilla baby at Bwindi forest. Photo Credit: Volcanoes Safaris Data released recently from the 2018 Bwindi-Sarambwe population surveys of the mountain gorillas, known as census, shows a positive increase in gorilla numbers in the famous Bwindi Impenetrable gorilla national park in Uganda and the […]
UGANDA HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (UHOA) RE-ELECT SUSAN MUHWEZI AS CHAIRPERSON SUZAN MUHWEZI – CHAIRPERSON UHOA – PHOTO CREDIT: TEMBELEA AFRICA The Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) has elected a new board that […]
Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 41st World Tourism Day 2020 which is being observed with the slogan “Tourism and Rural Development” emphasizing on the tourism sector’s huge potentiality of steering the economic development to bridge the gap between the people who come from small communities and big cities / towns […]
