Kampala — Ugandan tourism entrepreneur Amos Masaba Wekesa has been nominated for the African Cultural & Eco-Tourism Award at the 2026 African Heritage Awards, set to take place in Accra, Ghana, on April 11. The nomination was made by Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, in recognition of Wekesa’s contribution to sustainable tourism and conservation efforts in Uganda…
Uganda’s flagship mountain race, the Rwenzori Marathon, has officially been granted World Athletics Label Road Race status for 2026, marking a historic first for the country. The marathon, scheduled for August 22, 2026, in Kasese at the foothills of the iconic Rwenzori Mountains, becomes the first Ugandan race to receive the prestigious certification from World…
Businessman and conservationist Amos Wekesa has shared a deeply emotional account of witnessing the deportation of a young Ugandan woman, using the experience to highlight the growing hardships Africans face abroad and the urgent need for opportunity creation at home. In a statement shared on X, Wekesa recounted watching as the distraught woman was forcibly…