Uganda has been crowned “Best in Show – Africa” at the 2026 Travel & Adventure Show held at the Javits Convention Centre in New York, North America’s largest consumer travel exhibition. The award recognises Uganda’s immersive and interactive showcase that brought the country’s tourism offering to life through premium coffee and Uganda Waragi tastings, gorilla-themed…
Scientists are rethinking what cows are capable of after an Austrian cow named Veronika was found to use tools with remarkable skill. The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests that cattle may possess far greater cognitive abilities than previously believed. Veronika, a Swiss brown cow living in a mountain village in the Austrian countryside,…
WEST NILE – After more than four decades, rhinos are finally back home at Ajai Wildlife Reserve. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) successfully translocated four southern white rhinos from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Ajai, marking the first phase of a national programme that will see 20 rhinos gradually relocated to the reserve. The initiative forms a…
Amboséli, Kenya – Africa and the global conservation community are mourning the loss of Craig, one of the last remaining super tuskers, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2026, in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. He was 54 years old. Born in January 1972 to the matriarch Cassandra of the CB family, Craig belonged…
As Uganda prepares for its general elections, UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima took a moment of quiet reflection with her son Anselm along the Nile, sharing her thoughts on life, purpose, and family. Posting on Twitter, Byanyima described watching the last sunset of 2025 alongside a giraffe and a saddle-billed stork, expressing gratitude for life,…