Shoprite Holdings, South Africa’s biggest retailer by market, has announced plans to discontinue operations in Uganda and Madagascar, adding to its growing list of African departures. In a statement 23 August 2021, Shoprite disclosed the news of its exit after announcing an 8.1 per cent increase in total merchandise sales from continuing operations to R168 […]
Entebbe International Airport (EBB), is the international airport of Uganda. Throughout the course of 2020, a total of 565, 666 passengers passed through the gates of Entebbe International Airport. The operation of the airport was unprecedented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the related restrictions on travel and the worldwide decline in demand for foreign […]
UGANDA LISTED ON NEW YORK TIMES’ 52 PLACES TO GO IN 2020 UGANDA HIGHLIGHTS Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, a renowned mountain gorilla sanctuary was ranked thirtieth in the world’s hot spots Lesotho came in at number twelve, followed by Egypt, at Number seventeen, Uganda – 30, Mount Kenya at forty, Ethiopian capital Addis […]
Kigambira Safari Lodge opened in the Lake Mburo National Park, a government national park located in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District near Mbarara City in south western Uganda. “The uniqueness of Kigambira lodge is its architectural design that blends the African and modern building styles. The roofs are grass thatched; typical of traditional African building styles” […]
Regional and international airlines serving Entebbe including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Brussels Airline, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Fly Dubai, Uganda Airlines, Kenya Airways, Tarco Aviation, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Tanzania and Rwanda Air – will resume services to Uganda’s International Airport in Entebbe on October 1. The Entebbe airport has been closed since March 21 following national lockdown measures imposed […]
Uganda is opening all 10 national parks for tourism after five months Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) media statement issued on Saturday 03 September 2020 said, that all Uganda National Parks and Protected areas are now open including Apes and Primate National Parks Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Mount Mgahinga Gorilla, and Kibale Forest National Parks which had remained […]
NEW YORK TIMES 52 PLACES TO GO IN 2020 – 30 UGANDA HIGHLIGHTS Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, a renowned mountain gorilla sanctuary was ranked thirtieth in the world’s hot spots Lesotho came in at number twelve, followed by Egypt, at Number seventeen, Uganda – 30, Mount Kenya at forty, Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa […]
