Uganda will appeal to adventurous travelers who are interested in wildlife and lush African scenery. When peaceful conditions prevail, the highlight of any trip to Uganda is a chance to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Among the main attractions of Uganda are ethnic culture, watersports, mountain gorillas, Kabalega Falls, historic attractions, lush mountain scenery, Lake Victoria and game reserves.
Africa mobile subscriber grows 33 pct -GSMA Reuters African mobile operators added 70 million users in the past year, a growth rate of 33 percent, and expanded cell phone coverage by an area the size of France, industry...
High food prices, election violence take a toll in Kenya Herald-Leader To see the lingering effects of Kenya's recent post-election violence, combined with the worldwide increase in food prices, look no further than the size of the lunches served at Fatma Abdallah's...
Rail Link to Mombasa Cut All Africa The railway link to the sea port of Mombasa has been cut off by floods at Bugembe in Jinja district. The weekend heavy rains, according to Nathan Byanyima, flooded the area, making it...
Police Spend Sh1b Annually On Rent All Africa The vice-chairperson of the defence and internal affairs committee, Lt. Jessica Alupo, said the force spends an additional sh800m on rent for departments.
U.S. Commends Uganda On Corruption All Africa The police, the inspectorate of government and the justice Ministry are some of the accountability institutions whose performance is key to Uganda's bid to receive over US$ 500 million from the...
Warehouse Receipts Will Aid Farmers [editorial] All Africa Warehouse receipts that farmers could receive following the inauguration of Agroways commodity warehouse by Uganda Commodity Exchange could finally solve the agricultural financing puzzle.
MPs Push Govt to Disclose Oil Sharing Deals All Africa ... amp;amp;We have so far received only one contract and we are yet to look at it,& Mr Dombo said. &But it's complex because we don't know how many contracts they have signed. The public has a...
U.S. Editors Assess Country All Africa Twelve editors from US media houses are in the country to assess various activities carried out by the government and the private sector in order to report accurately on Uganda and Africa in general.
Wanderers, Tornado in Cup Final All Africa John Illukor put up a man of the match display to push Wanderers to the Luswata cricket Cup final yesterday. Illukor hit 55 runs that included three sixes and three boundaries as Wanderers stormed to...
Bukenya Critics Mentally Sick, Says Movement Speaker All Africa Mukono District Movement supporters have dismissed as untrue reports that Prof Gilbert Bukenya secretly financed the DP candidate in Buikwe South by-elections.
Cranes Regroup for Kilimanjaro Match All Africa The Cranes regrouped yesterday at the Namboole stadium for residential training ahead of the Saturday's return leg against Tanzania's Kilimanjaro Stars at Nakivubo stadium.
Commodity Warehouses Will Benefit Farmers [interview] All Africa Uganda Commodity Exchange, a body charged with regulating and implementing warehouse receipt system. Joseph Olanyo talked to the Uganda Commodity Exchange Manager,...
Traffic Cops Took Bribes; But Where Are the Senior Officers [column] All Africa And in the same country last week the Uganda Police Force paraded 17 traffic police officers arrested by operatives of its Police Professional Standards Unit for allegedly soliciting bribes...
Declining World Market Prices Hit Flower Farmers All Africa High production costs and stagnant prices on the international market may soon push flower investors into alternative investments as the sector continues to register declining exports and revenue for...
State Plans to Build Technology Park All Africa The Government is planning to build a 5,000 seat technology park at the export promotion zone by 2012, a move that is aimed at increasing the business process outsourcing resources in the country.
Treasury Seeks to Tap Sh7 Billion More From Market All Africa Despite being assured of making at least Sh50 billion from the yet-to-be concluded Safaricom IPO, the Government is back on the market seeking to borrow at least Sh7 billion through the monthly...
Heroes start league bid with big victory The New Vision Former premier league outfit Mbale Heroes started their promotion campaign with a resounding 3-0 victory over Rock High in the Zone Two mini-league in Masafu yesterday. A day earlier, home side...
KCC are champions elect - SC Villa The New Vision Sc Villa yesterday conceded that arch-rivals KCC have one hand already on the Super League soccer title.The Jogoos have to beat Police by nine goals next week and pray that Bunamwaya defeat KCC if...
Tororo Cement to Invest $25m All Africa ... amp;amp;We hope to expand the capacity of the raw mill, rehabilitate the kiln, optimise cement and clinker production with addition of new packer,& Gagrani said.
Fish farmers fail to meet EU quota The New Vision Uganda has not met her European Union quota of supplying 60,000 metric tonnes of frozen and chilled fish fillets annually, a top official disclosed last week.Prosie Kikabi, the...
CBK Delays Launch of Micro-Finance Rules All Africa Deputy CBK governor Jacinta Mwatela said the Micro- Finance Act and Regulations would have come into effect this month, but there were delays at the Government Printer.
Dairy Processors Target Foreign Markets All Africa Dairy farmers could benefit from expanse regional market as processors focus on supplying milk products to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
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