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February
KIGALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPPORT GETS A NEWS ULTRA MODERN GATE.
Rwanda’s International Airport has been improved with two ultra-modern electronic gates.
Rwanda’s Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration departments is in control of these gates and they are no won their testing phase after they are been installed.
The immigration officials in Rwanda say that these are Automated Passenger Clearance System (APCS), will allow easy the clearance of passengers while at t
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February
UGANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY JOINS UWA TO STOP IVORY SMUGGLING IN UGANDA.
With the increased reports regarding subsequent and increased ivory smuggling from and through Uganda, a new committee has been formed by UWA and URA to stop the illegal trade in the country.
In last one month at least 189 pieces of hippopotamus teeth weighing 37kg , 176 pieces of Ivory weighing 162kg and a number of monitor lizards’ skins whose number could not be ascertained were got from Entebbe Air
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February
IGONGO CULTURAL CENTRE RECEIVES DONATION FROM RWANDA’S FIRST LADY
On 8th February 2012 the first Lady of Rwanda Jeanette Kagame donated one million American dollars (US$10, 000) the first established private cultural museum in Uganda to Igongo Cultural Centre to help in facilitation and promotion of culture in the area and Uganda as a culture destination for cultural safaris thus attracting more tourists to come and learn more about African culture.
James Tumusiime the acting Exe
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February
HIPPO CENSUS TO START IN UGANDA SAFARI PARKS
Uganda will start counting the Hippos in February 2012 with the aim of establishing their status since they are among the large mammal in the world playing an important role in the modification of habitat.
The of hippo census will be conducted by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), though there are worries that in case there is change to their population it may have negative affect the general ecosystem health of
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February
NGAMBA ISLAND SANCTUARY OFFERS CHIMP WALK AND CHIMPANZEE CARE GIVING.
The sanctuary was started in 1998 October as a the only home in Uganda meant to look after the Chimpanzees which had lost the parents and the Uganda Wildlife Authority together with Jane Good all decided to take part in the collection of these Chimpanzees from various Uganda National parks as well as local communities in different parts of Uganda in order to have good care. During this initiative a number of Chimpa