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The East African Thursday January 14 2021 Billboards of Ugandas President Yoweri Museveni who is running for his 6th presidential term are seen on a street in Kampala, Uganda, on January 4, 2021. PHOTO | AFP Summary President Yoweri Museveni, who took power at the head of a rebel army in 1986, has tried to position himself as something of a regional statesman and peace broker. Uganda has a long history of accepting refugees from over its borders, and hosts more civilians fleeing persecution tha...

Uganda is one of the youngest countries in the world, with a median age of 15.9 years

Six park rangers died in an attack by an armed group in Virunga National Park on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Another ranger was seriously

Take Costa Rica by bike Credit: Getty After a year of being restricted to small journeys, start thinking big: like traversing a continent. In helpfully slender Costa Rica, it’s possible to cross from Pacific coast to Caribbean entirely under your own steam in less than two weeks by means of trekking, cycling in the jungly highlands, a wild two-day raft down a whitewater river and one day of kayaking to the sea. Expect to encounter indigenous communities and abundant wildlife en route. A 12...

Daily Monitor Saturday December 19 2020 By 6am, Paul Turyagumanawe’s breakfast is served. He is in a hurry to go for the morning game drive, to catch the hippos grazing. As a tour guide, he wakes up each day to prepare for the day’s tour activities. His checklist includes reviewing the guest list and coordinating with the chef to ensure that breakfast and packed lunch is ready for the tourists.  After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 2010, Turyagumanawe envisioned himself as one of th...

Fears gorillas will be wiped out by coronavirus over links to human DNA Conservationists have worked to get the number of gorillas back up to over 1,000 after the animals were nearly rendered extinct by hunting. However, Covid-19 now poses a deadly threat 13:17, 18 DEC 2020 Almost half of the world’s mountain gorilla population can be found in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Image: Getty Images) The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories s...

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Daily Monitor Friday December 11 2020 Summary Sultana Mukankwaya was at Read Primary School in Kisoro Town, O-Level at Kisoro Comprehensive Secondary School, A-Level at Nalya Secondary School. She attained a bachelor’s degree in International Relations at Uganda Christrian University. She has been working at Tarco Aviation. Advertisement The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Kisoro Municipality, Mr Sam Byibesho, who lost in the September National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries has ...

The holidays for 2021 you should book before it’s too late With travel set to make a welcome return next year, popular holiday hotspots are already getting booked up, so start planning now Keen to head off on that trip of a lifetime in 2021? Dont miss your chance It is Alfred Marshall who is usually credited with identifying the idea of “supply and demand” – the Victorian academic having explained the concept in his 1890 tome Principles of Economics. Now yes – it is possible that you ...

The entire media thats on our team and helping us. making sure that were getting the seriousness of hurricane dorian out to all floridians. the storm is impacted -- or you know forecasted to impact anywhere really from jacksonville to miami. but its going to be a long duration, a lot of rain, a lot of windi. everything a major hurricane brings to include a very slow turn through the states. we want our citizens to be prepared. we want them to know when the evacuation orders are given, where to g...