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Uganda has beautiful sceneries and dense tropical rainforests-some of the few in Africa, which are a home to roughly half of the world’s mountain gorillas.

Uganda once called "the pearl of Africa" has recently been rebranded to "Uganda gifted by nature" The word " Gifted " in the brand tagline reflects Uganda's extraordinary natural richness and cultural diversity, as well as the talents and abilities of the people - all bestowed as a gift to the world. " Nature " is seen as the giver of Uganda 's uniqueness- dependent on human protection to preserve its uniqueness for future generations.

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There was mild drama at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Intern-ational Airport, Abuja yesterday as attempts by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to stop the former minister of the territory, Mallam Nasiru el-Rufai, from boarding a London-bound flight failed. (AllAfrica)

Two communal area conservancies in the Kavango region this week signed a concession agreement that will pave the way for the development of tourism facilities in the Khaudum National Park. (AllAfrica)

The Western Cape is preparing to promote itself as the destination of choice during this year's Tourism Indaba to be held in Durban from Saturday. (AllAfrica)

THE GOSPEL of sustainable use of Namibia's natural resources is increasingly being preached in many parts of the country. (AllAfrica)

Theft and lose of cargo at Entebbe International Airport's cargo area will now be minimised with the installation of 43 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. (AllAfrica)

Located a few kilometres outside Mukono town centre en-route Kampala is a serene Jobiah Hotel. The hotel's tranquillity and set up is likened to resorts in Entebbe. (AllAfrica)

EMIRATES Airline is to introduce daily flights to Durban, South Africa, following its successful operations in Cape Town. Tim Clark, the carrier's president, disclosed that the new flights would start in December. (AllAfrica)

A technical committee has been set up to address concerns over the draft Tourism Bill, which players in the sector say is not in line with the country's vision for the leisure sector. (AllAfrica)

An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767 with 91 passengers onboard and bound for London's Gatwick airport, aborted take-off on Thursday in Malawi when two birds were sucked into the engines. (AllAfrica)

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector funding wing of the World Bank, announced on Tuesday that it has signed with the Mozambican government an investment programme to develop the tourism sector in the country. (AllAfrica)

South Africa's growth in the number of international visitors was almost double that of the rest of the world in 2005 and the Western Cape experienced the highest-ever number of tourists in its traditionally off-season, according to Cape Town Routes Unlimited. (Iol)

Angola's state-owned flag carrier TAAG will officially open next Monday its Luanda-Dubai route, an official source has announced. (AllAfrica)

For a closer look at the Tourism Development Area, one would easily notice a transformation of infrastructural development such as additional hotels, bar and restaurants, traffic lights, good road network. Of course the security and the hospitality of Gambians which is second to none. (AllAfrica)

The country's tourism industry Tuesday got a vote of confidence when 353 tourists arrived in Mombasa on a charter flight from the United Kingdom. (AllAfrica)

African Travel Show Indaba this year is introducing "green" practices that will encompass everything from water-saving to waste-sorting stations at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Durban, where the event takes place on 10 - 13 May 2008. (AllAfrica)

International media still portrays Kenya as an unsafe tourist destination although calm has returned after post-election violence. (AllAfrica)

NATIONWIDE's provisional liquidator, Hannes Muller, who is racing against time to sell what remains of the stricken airline, met two potential buyers yesterday, but received no firm offers. (AllAfrica)

Top Russian tourist wholesaler, Ultra Travel, yesterday said it would bring in a batch of 400 tourists to Zimbabwe in September followed by batches of 50 tourists per week thereafter, after the company's director was fascinated by Zimbabwe's tourist attractions. (AllAfrica)

Italian railway experts said that Eritrea is a major tourism destination in view of the fact that it is endowed with spectacular landscape and rich natural resources, coupled with classic locomotives as well as the prevailing peace and security. (AllAfrica)

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the government of Mozambique today announced a new investment program that will help develop the country's emerging tourism sector. (AllAfrica)

VISITING Russian tour operators and agents yesterday said Zimbabwe was a safe destination with fascinating attractions that could easily attract hundreds of Russian tourists. (AllAfrica)

So, the much expected revelations were never made. Understandably why most reporters who attended yesterday's press conference, granted by the General Manager of the Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority, left unsatisfied. We still have to wait (for another year?) to get the results of the much talked about research on the causes of the crash of Boeing 737-800 belonging to Kenya Airways which took place on 5th May 2007 in Mbanga Pongo. (AllAfrica)

HYPROP Investments launched a planned R180m four-star hotel at Hyde Park Shopping Centre in Johannesburg yesterday, the first of its kind in the area. (AllAfrica)

Angola's Hotels and Tourism minister, Eduardo jonatão Chingunji, worked on Monday in Caxito City, the capital of the northern Bengo Province, to assess the level of functioning of infrastructures that will accommodate tourists during the 2010 African Cup of Nations (CAN) in football. (AllAfrica)

Against the backdrop of a recent maltreatment of 137 Nigerians on board the British Airways (BA), a group of Nigerians have launched a website against the airline to protest the development and apparently forestall a reoccurrence. (AllAfrica)

On Monday, Kenya Airways marked the first anniversary since its plane crashed in Cameroon. (AllAfrica)

THE first charter flight from Europe into Mombasa after post-election violence touches down at the Moi International Airport today with more than 200 tourists. (AllAfrica)

MAASAI Mara curio dealers lost business worth Sh120 million since December.The downturn in tourism, the curio dealers association said yesterday, led to loss of livelihoods of more than 2,000 people who depended on the industry. (AllAfrica)

Formed recently through a decision of the Council of Ministers, the Ethiopian Dry Ports Enterprise is set to have a second dry port built at Semera Town of the Afar Regional State, 558Km to the east of Addis Ababa. (AllAfrica)

KISORO TOWN, A STONE's throw away from the confluence of the Rwanda-Congo-Uganda borders, is a former shadow of itself. Empty buildings and abandoned lodgings point to better days not so long ago. (AllAfrica)

One of British Mediterranean airlines bmi has Friday commenced direct flight from London-Heathrow airport in the United Kingdom to Freetown International airport in Sierra Leone. (AllAfrica)

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