Amos Wekesa, Founder & CEO of Great Lakes Safaris, winner of the African Cultural & Eco-Tourism Award 2026
Uganda’s tourism sector is celebrating a major victory. Amos Wekesa, Founder and CEO of Great Lakes Safaris, has been awarded the African Cultural & Eco-Tourism Award at the 2026 African Heritage Awards. The award recognises Wekesa’s outstanding leadership in promoting Uganda’s wildlife, rich culture, and sustainable tourism practices. Through Great Lakes Safaris, he has consistently […]
Photograph of rhinos taken during a trip to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola, Uganda
On February 25th, 2026, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) marked a historic moment by launching a new Rhino Sanctuary within the Kidepo Valley Conservation Area (KVCA). This initiative, supported by the European Union’s NaturAfrica Kidepo-Turkana Landscape Project, represents a significant step toward restoring Uganda’s rhino population, which has been absent from the wild in this […]