Uganda has once again demonstrated its growing stature as a leading tourism destination on the African continent following the successful conclusion of the 10th edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2026), a landmark event that brought together global tourism buyers, exhibitors, investors, diplomats, development partners and tourism stakeholders from across the world. Held at Speke Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo under the stewardship of the Ministry of Tourism, W

Kampala, 23 May, 2026. The 10th edition of the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2026) shifted to a high gear on its second day as thousands of expo goers, exhibitors, investors and international buyers converged at Speke Resort Munyonyo for an intensive day of deal-making, strategic dialogue and sector-focused programming. With over four thousand attendees filling the exhibition halls, Day Two signalled a clear pivot from ceremony to commerce. The day’s centre piece was an

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Kampala, Uganda – May 19, 2026 The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities on Tuesday joined the rest of Uganda and the global community in commemorating the International Candlelight Memorial Day, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening workplace health interventions and supporting national efforts to end AIDS by 2030. Held under the theme “Ending AIDS by 2030: Embracing the Role of Women,” the national commemoration brought together government institutions, de

On the southern shore of Lake Albert, tucked into the folds of Uganda's Albertine Rift Valley, a village called Kibiro has been doing the same remarkable thing for at least six hundred years. Women and only women harvest salt from the earth using an intricate sequence of soil harvesting, leaching, boiling and crystallization, a method unchanged since archaeological evidence first places it around 1400 AD. Today, with Kibiro on Uganda's UNESCO Tentative List as of 2025, this

Uganda has sounded a fresh warning over the silent disappearance of its architectural heritage, as policymakers, conservationists, legal scholars and urban planners gathered in Kampala for the Third National Cultural Heritage Conference to confront the growing impact of rapid urbanisation on the country’s historic identity. Held at Fairway Hotel under the theme “Urbanisation without Erasure: Architectural Heritage in Uganda’s Changing Urban Centres,” the conference convened

Photo By Giovanni Astorino The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities through her department of Museums and Monuments together with Makerere University have strengthened Uganda’s position in international heritage preservation and museum innovation following the successful conclusion of the Second SAIMP Project Workshop held in Rome from 2–14 March 2026. The workshop, convened under the Strengthening African–Italian Museum Partnerships (SAIMP) Project, brought togethe

Uganda’s tourism sector has posted a strong comeback, with international visitor arrivals climbing to more than 1.6 million in 2025 and tourism earnings surging to UGX 5.8 trillion (about USD 1.62 billion), according to the newly released Tourism Statistical Abstract 2025. The figures, presented by Senior Statistician at the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities, Mr Denis Rodney Ojok, during a high-level breakfast meeting in Kampala, signal a sector that has not only