OL PEJETA WINS ANOTHER GLOBAL AWARD Information received during the week is all good news about Ol Pejeta, the combined conservancy and cattle ranch on the Laikipia plains outside Nanyuki. The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries handed Ol Pejeta a ‘Standards of Excellence Award’ during a recent meeting in the UK, recognizing the Sweetwaters’ Chimpanzee [...]
Archive for June, 2011
30 Jun
Uganda / Tanzania news update – New railway line to avoid Serengeti
NEW UGANDA – TANZANIA RAIL CORRIDOR TO AVOID SERENGETI Uganda and Tanzania yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate in the construction of a new standard gauge railway line, with an estimated overall cost of nearly 2 billion US Dollars, connecting the lake side harbour of Port Bell / Kampala via rail-ferry to Mwanza and then [...]
29 Jun
Uganda aviation news update – Fly 540 hits market with new fare for Mombasa
FLY 540 HITS MARKET WITH USD 350 FARE TO MOMBASA The adverts this week by Fly 540 Uganda, offering an all inclusive fare of US Dollars 350 between Entebbe and Mombasa, is set to ignite another round of hotly contested competition on the route to the Kenyan coast, especially in view of Air Uganda having [...]
29 Jun
Rwanda news update – African business survey puts Rwanda into top ten African investment destinations
RWANDA’S RELENTLESS CLIMB INTO THE TOP 10 AFRICAN INVESTMENT DESTINATIONS The latest information available from sources close to the Rwanda Development Board indicates that the ‘Africa Business Panel’ has ranked Rwanda now at the number 7 most preferred investment destination in Africa, after such illustrious names like South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Angola and Tanzania. [...]
29 Jun
Rwanda conservation news update – Kwita Izina 2011, treasured memories
KWITA IZINA 2011 – THE DAY OF NAMING GORILLAS When I told some of my acquaintances in Kampala recently that I was once again going back to Rwanda to attend Kwita Izina 2011, their reaction was almost predictable as they promptly shot back at me: Kwit WHAT EXACTLY? Having had that experience before I patiently [...]
29 Jun
Kenya tourism news update – Fort Jesus / Mombasa now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
FORT JESUS MAKES IT INTO THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE BOOKS The latest round of declaring sites of significant importance to the world’s cultural heritage by UNESCO has seen ‘Fort Jesus’ included in the list of now protected and globally acclaimed monuments, landscapes and locations. The fort, originally built over 400 years ago by the Portuguese [...]
29 Jun
Tanzania tourism news update – South African Airways offers special fares for ‘Independence Day 50′
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS TO SUPPORT TANZANIA’S ‘GOLDEN JUBILEE’ South African Airways, a member of the world’s leading airline grouping ‘Star Alliance’, has announced the introduction of very special fares between Tanzania and the United States, for travel in both directions over the period between September and December, when East Africa’s largest country will celebrate its [...]
29 Jun
Uganda news update – Rainstorm drowns city
BIBLICAL RAINSTORM DROWNS CITY A downpour lasting not more than an hour yesterday, admittedly as heavy as not seen in a long time, managed to drown sections of Kampala once again, bringing traffic to a standstill at the crucial bottleneck entry to the Central Business District at ‘Clock Tower’ and in many other parts of [...]
29 Jun
Uganda tourism news update – Finance Minister speaks out on tourism potential
FINANCE MINISTER PLEDGES HELP TO TOURISM – PUT THE MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS The opening of a tourism exhibition yesterday, organized by the Kingdom of Buganda, brought the Minister of Finance from the Uganda government into play, when she visited the fair and officially recognized the role tourism can play in the development of [...]
28 Jun
Kenya conservation news update – A birthday gift for Shaba
A BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR SHABA FANS, COURTESY OF STEFANO CHELI As Cheli & Peacock prepare to celebrate their 25th plus 1 anniversary this year in October, the company’s founder Stefano Cheli, who will celebrate his own birthday almost on the say day as he started his company nearly 26 years ago published a very special [...]
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