Plans for a proposed “Coffee International Airport” at the Africa Coffee Park in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo District, have drawn widespread scepticism from aviation experts and critics. The park’s publicist, Duncan Abigaba, shared images on January 27 showing earthmoving at the site, announcing that the airport will feature a 5-kilometre runway and be completed within a year….
Mwanza — Tanzania has officially commissioned the MV New Mwanza, Africa’s largest freshwater passenger vessel, in a major boost to transport and trade on Lake Victoria. Launched on January 23, 2026, in Mwanza, the ship was built at a cost of over Shs120 billion by Korean firms Gas Entec Ship-Building Engineering and Kang Nam Corporation…
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…