Author: Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda
6 rangers killed in terror attack on Virunga National Park
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- January 11, 2021 18:23Rangers were taken by surprise and had no opportunity to defend themselves Read More
Uganda welcomes the New Year Nile River Style
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- January 4, 2021 07:27Uganda New Years celebrationNile Bridge in Uganda close the city of JinjaThe Nile River The new year 2021 celebrations in Uganda were ushered in by an illuminated Source of the ... Read More
First Uganda Airlines Airbus 330-800 touches down in Entebbe
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 24, 2020 01:18Uganda Airlines took delivery of the first of 2 brand-new Airbus A330-800 neo. The aircraft captained by Capt. Michael Etyang touched down at Entebbbe International Airport on December 22, 2020, ... Read More
Uganda President Announces Birth of Baby Rhino
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 19, 2020 21:15Uganda President HE General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced that Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary welcomed its newest member to the Uganda rhino family last week. He said on his facebook wall: “Today ... Read More
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority updates COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 19, 2020 15:58Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has reviewed COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) following the increase in passenger traffic accessing the Entebbe International Airport since its October 1 reopening after the ... Read More
Association of Uganda Tour Operators Announces New Chair
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 12, 2020 02:13The Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO) at the 25th Annual General Meeting held at Hotel Africana in Kampala on December 9 elected Civy Tumusiime as its new Chair. The election ... Read More
Tigers back in Uganda after 40 year hiatus
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 8, 2020 15:36On 3rd December, 2020 -Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center (UWEC) officially welcomed the largest member of the cat family, back to Uganda when two tigers were unveiled by the Executive ... Read More
Conserving Wildlife and Tourism a Risky Undertaking
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- December 7, 2020 21:05The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has confirmed the loss of a ranger to armed poachers which occurred on December 5, 2020. As of late, conserving wildlife and tourism has become ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Bringing Happy Holidays to Tourists
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- November 28, 2020 19:49Ahead of the upcoming holiday season, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has announced a reduction in signature attractions of Apes and Primates among other tariffs. A letter signed off by the Executive ... Read More
Ranger Killed by Elephants in Murchison Falls Park
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- November 21, 2020 20:25Popular tourist destination in Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park, was struck by tragedy when a ranger by the name of Sergeant Scot Guma was killed by elephants while in the ... Read More
Crime Scene Kits Protecting Wildlife and Tourism
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- November 14, 2020 20:07Space for Giants, an International Conservation Organization that protects wildlife and landscapes in Africa with focus on the survival of elephants, donated 18 mobile crime scene kits to Uganda Wildlife ... Read More
Huge Marijuana Farm Busted in Uganda Tourist Park
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- November 14, 2020 02:38A combined team of two police divisions busted a 200-acre marijuana farm last week located in Uganda’s second largest national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, in western Uganda. The operation ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Jacob Kiplimo Sets Record
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- October 24, 2020 21:27Uganda Wildlife Authority long distance teenage sensation, Jacob Kiplimo, bagged the Gold medal at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon in Gdynia, Poland, this past week on October 17, 2020. ... Read More
Airline passengers arrested at Entebbe airport with fake COVID-19 certificates
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- October 19, 2020 18:25Ugandan aviation police and the Entebbe airport health team arrested 23 travelers for forging COVID- 19 test results. Detained passengers include Ugandans and foreigners who are currently detained at Entebbe ... Read More
Uganda Airlines Rolls Out Brand New A330neo
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- October 16, 2020 16:42Ugandans got a glimpse of the first of the two Uganda Airlines A330neo aircraft – the A330-800 - being rolled out of the yard after branding in national colors. This ... Read More
Uganda Tourism Minister Unveils Wildlife Street Kampala
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- October 13, 2020 16:44The Uganda Minister Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) Col. Tom Butime, unveiled eleven Uganda wildlife sculptures along the Uganda Wildlife Authority headquarters on Kira Road stretching for approximately 2 kilometers ... Read More
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Directives for Resumption of international flights
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- October 4, 2020 08:57Ahead of the resumption of all scheduled and non-scheduled passenger flights in and out of Entebbe on 1st October, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Government of the Republic ... Read More
Tourism Minister inaugurates new Uganda Tourism Board Directors
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 30, 2020 05:56Uganda's Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Col. (Rtd) Tom R. Butime today inaugurated the 4th Board of Directors of the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) at the ceremony held ... Read More
Boy King graced World Tourism Day Celebrations
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 29, 2020 16:47Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate International World Tourism Day on September 27, 2020, with a call for increased involvement of rural communities in the tourism value ... Read More
Uganda Bar Owners Ask Government to Allow Reopening
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 24, 2020 16:37Uganda bar owners and owners of entertainment places in the country have asked government to allow them to reopen with strict adherence to the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as ... Read More
Uganda’s Tourism industry reopening
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 20, 2020 10:58Uganda wants to welcome tourists again. Ahead of the scheduled reopening of borders including the Entebbe International Airport on 1st October 2020, Uganda's' President Yoweri Museveni in his just televised ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority Jacob Kiplimo Bags Gold
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 12, 2020 19:57Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) cheered on as its own Jacob Kiplimo won the 5000-meter International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) 2020 Ostrava Golden Spike World Athletics meet in the Czech Republic. ... Read More
Entebbe International Airport Receives COVID-19 Safety Equipment
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 10, 2020 02:23The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) received a donation of COVID-19 UG safety equipment on September 8, 2020 ahead of the phased reopening of Entebbe International Airport on October 1, ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority opens all parks for tourism
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 7, 2020 05:18Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced the opening of all National Parks and Protected areas including Apes and Primate National Parks Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Mt.Mgahinga Gorilla, and Kibale National Parks which ... Read More
Fifth Gorilla Birth in Uganda in 6 Weeks
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 5, 2020 20:37Just when the country thought it had seen the last of the baby boomers for a while, a fifth gorilla birth in Uganda took place when a baby mountain gorilla ... Read More
Ugandan Veterinarian Receives 2020 Aldo Leopold Award
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- August 29, 2020 20:48In a letter received by the Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), a conservation organization founded by Uganda Veterinarian Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Prof. Douglas A. Kelt expressed his “distinct and substantial ... Read More
Uganda Airlines celebrates first year of operations after re-launch
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- August 29, 2020 16:14On August 29, Uganda's revived national carrier, Uganda Airlines, celebrated its first year of operations since it took to the skies after almost twenty years since it was liquidated by ... Read More
Bwindi Life Flourishing Despite COVID-19
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- August 28, 2020 21:09The most prolific gorilla in Bwindi gave birth as the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) welcomed the fourth baby in less than 2 months. On the morning of Thursday, August 27, ... Read More
Rhino Fund Uganda celebrates new birth
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- August 3, 2020 05:55Rhino Fund Uganda (RFU)is proud to announce the birth of a healthy female calf on Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary on 2nd August Mother Laloyo & baby Rhoda are both doing well ... Read More
Killer of Famous Mountain Gorilla Gets 11 Years in Jail
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- August 1, 2020 20:29The Kabale Chief Magistrate’s Court on July 30, 2020 sentenced Byamukama Felix to 11 years in prison for killing Rafiki, the Silverback of the Nkuringo Gorilla group, and other wildlife ... Read More
Government Sets Strict Terms for Boda Bodas in Uganda
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- August 1, 2020 02:33The Government of Uganda issued a set of strict new terms for boda bodas (motorcycles or bicycle taxis) before they were allowed to resume passenger transport this week in observance of guidelines ... Read More
EU gifts ranger accommodation facility to Uganda Wildlife Authority
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- July 24, 2020 19:19Uganda Wildlife Authority has today received a 12 unit ranger accommodation facility from the European Union delegation to Uganda. The European Union Ambassador to Uganda, Atillio Pacifici, handed over the ... Read More
Pilgrim Africa supports ranger patrols in Gorilla Parks
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- July 18, 2020 15:32Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has received US$100,000 from Pilgrim Africa, to support rangers in Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area for a period of 10 months. This follows the initiative by Joseph ... Read More
African Wildlife Foundation Donates Food Relief
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- June 30, 2020 02:40The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has received 15 tons of maize flour, 6 tons of beans, and 500 liters of cooking oil from the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) to support ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority arrests four poachers in silverback gorilla death
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- June 12, 2020 18:23Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) this week arrested four poachers in the southern sector of Bwindi impenetrable Forest National Park, following the death of Rafiki the alpha male gorilla from Nkuringo ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority: New Board Approved by Cabinet
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- June 9, 2020 02:59The Cabinet has approved a new Board of Trustees for the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to serve for the next 3 years. This was confirmed by the Minister of Information ... Read More