As Uganda’s tourism sector moves into full recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic that plunged the sector, the government has embarked on massive tourism growth and heritage conservation efforts to ensure the total recovery of the country’s biggest foreign earner.
Among the efforts is the construction of Kidepo International Airport in northern Uganda to attract and ease the movement of international arrivals.
To realize this, the government is in talks with the United Arab Emirates to construct Kidepo International Airport, which will be Uganda’s second biggest airport after Entebbe.
According to the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom Butime, instead of international tourists arriving at Entebbe Airport and driving to Kidepo National Park, which is hundreds of miles away, they will land directly at Kidepo International Airport.
“We have very good relations between Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. The relationships are extremely cordial. We…