Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni greets the Tanzanian minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mr Lazaro Nyalandu, after the opening of the 39th World Congress of Africa Travel Association in Kampala. photo | the citizen correspondent
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He spoke of Africa’s richness in tourist attractions starting from the amazing snowcapped mountains like the Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Ruwenzori in Uganda that despite being located near the equator still they have snow throughout.
Kampala. President Yoweri Museveni has urged tourism promotion institutions in Africa to make a comprehensive promotion on natural tourist attractions so as to bring dramatic economic changes.
He made the call while officiating at the 39th World Congress of Africa Travel Association (Ata) in Kampala, which among other things discussed ways to earn more from tourist attractions in the region.
He spoke of Africa’s richness in tourist attractions starting from the amazing snowcapped mountains like the Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Ruwenzori in Uganda that despite being located near the equator still they have snow throughout.
“All over the world is only in this part of equator that has all these attractions while the rest of the equator is occupied by the sea except in Brazil which is all in the jungle,” said Mr Museveni.
President Museveni further mentioned the favourable weather condition which is also found in Uganda and some neighbouring countries of East Africa which is neither too hot nor too cold. “Africa is the home of the most key religions of the world; it is the home of the human civilisation and that history tells us that all human beings originated from Africa.” Ata executive director Edward Bergman said Africa was steadily opening up in terms of travel and tourism and the opportunities for investment were endless. “
As the leader of African tourism, Ata is committed to working with members to leverage these opportunities.
