TOURISM

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdul Rashid alias Njovu, leader of a group that is suspected to have killed two tourists and their Ugandan driver in Queen Elizabeth Park last month has been captured, President Yoweri Museveni has said. “This is to inform you that one of the killers of the tourists and …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua |  Julia Simpson, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), said the sector’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic was well underway while urging governments to further ease visa application procedures. Governments should work to ease visa restrictions and accelerate the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Tourism has commissioned rehabilitation works at the Source of River Nile in Jinja City. Doreen Katusiime, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism on Thursday handed over part of the tourism site to Excel Construction Limited who have been contracted …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Tuesday killed 11 suspected ADF rebels who are believed to have  been the ones who killed two foreign tourists and a tour guide recently. Last month, David Barlow, a UK national, Celia Geyer a South African, and …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has increased security measures in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This follows the death of a British and South African tourist couple, along with their guide, who were allegedly killed by suspected ADF rebels two weeks ago. The assailants also …

 In a major step, Nigeria has signalled its intention to crack down on endangered wildlife trafficking by publicly burning a large quantity of confiscated animal products. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  In a ground-breaking move, Nigeria has publicly destroyed tons of seized wildlife products, including pangolin scales and leopard, …

HOTEL REVIEW | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly opened The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town offers exciting new food and beverage outlets to entice the palates of visitors and locals enjoying a weekend away in Zanzibar’s ancient city The Neela Boutique Hotel Stone Town recently opened in the heart of Zanzibar’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The governments of the United Kingdom and South Africa have instructed the Ugandan forensic team to halt conducting a postmortem examination on their two nationals killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park last week. David Barlow and Celia Geyer, nationals of the UK and South …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has intensified its operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese in the hunt for suspected Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels who killed three people on Tuesday. The attack happened at about 6:40 p.m. near Lake …

Malawi has adopted the use of drones to protect wildlife across six wildlife parks as extreme weather brings increased attention to the role of the parks as both carbon sinks and biodiversity refuges. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Malawi has announced a new level of protection across its Nyika, …