http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris uganda safaris, gorilla safaris news and updates Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:46:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Serena Hotels has widened its anthology in Uganda after the attainment of a new resort property that will complement its existing 5 star city hotel, The Kampala Serena Hotel. Formerly identified as the Ranch on the Lake, the new addition which has been renamed Lake Victoria Serena Resort, is ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/another-new-serena-hotel-launched-in-uganda/ A six-year-old chimpanzee Amaanyi was returned to her home in Rweshama Forest Reserve in Masindi district on Sunday after being hospitalized in Entebbe for over a month. Having bean caught up in a trap, Amaanyi ’s leg was severed because the bones had been crushed . The ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/chimpanzee-returned-to-the-forest-after-surgery/ The Hoima District chairperson, Mr George Bagonza has articulated apprehension over the high rate at which water sources are drying up in the district. Mr Bagonza made the remarks while handing over piglets and chicks to 30 private forest owners at Kyamaleera Wildlife Education Centre in Kyabigambire ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/hoima-residents-advised-on-environmental-conservation-measures/ Swiss born photographer and writer David Pluth passed away last weekend at the Nyungwe Forest National Park in Rwanda, while on assignment in the country. David has been a long-time friend and supporter of this central eastern African nation, where in 2003, he produced the first ever national tourism brochure ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/renowned-wildlife-author-and-photographer-dies/ OVER 500 Uganda cultural and natural tourists sites are in jeopardy owed to lack of appropriate laws, a senior tourism official has said. Rose Nkaale Mwanga, the interim commissioner of the department of museum and monuments in the tourism industry reported that historial sites like Wamala Tombs are putrefying while ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/cultural-and-nature-tourism-in-uganda/ More than 300 Karamojong families have settled on the 20sqkm piece of land at Moruajore in Namalu sub-county, Nakapiripirit district, that was formally part of Pian-Upe wildlife game reserve. The ethnic Pian Karamojong, the majority on the land, came from Amalera Prisons where they were squatters while others abandoned ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/300-karimojong-settle-in-former-wildlife-reserve/ LIBYAN leader Muammar Gadaffi was elected chairman of the African Union on Monday. IN his speech, he made it clear that he would pursue his vision of a United States of Africa despite reluctance from many members. Dressed in golden robes and cap and hailed as “king of kings” ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/libyan-leader-muammar-gadaffi-elected-african-union-chairman/ ON Wednesday 28th of January 2009 ,authorities of Queen Elizabeth National park in Western Uganda with their counterparts from Queen Elizabeth country park in the UK signed an alliance five year memorandum of Understanding at an occasion led by the Deputy British high commissioner Mr. Phillip Mani. IN ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/queen-elizabeth-national-park-uganda-signs-alliance-pact-with-queen-elizabeth-country-park-england/ Indiaanticpates to triple trade with Africa in the next five years to come. The business is expected to reach $100b, as it tries to make a foundation of ties in a region where Asian rival China has made tremendous business prosperity. Notwithstanding an economic slowdown, India ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/india-to-tripple-trade-with-africa/ A PROTOTYPE car designed by Makerere University students is being exhibited at the World Design Capital in Torino, Italy. The Design Summit invited 55 students studying different disciplines from 21 universities in 11 countries to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop commuter cars. The eco-friendly and energy proficient model was ... http://www.abacusvacations.com/safaris/tours/wildlife/makerere-university-students-design-a-prototype-car/