Led by a duo of world-record holders, athletes from Uganda’s Mount Elgon are challenging decades of Kenyan and Ethiopian dominance. Joshua Cheptegei, the 5,000- and 10,000-meter world-record holder, ...

Village elder Edward Matep (left) from Maseck village whose two children were killed narrates to the Governor of Bungoma Wycliffe Wangamati and member of parliament of Mt. Elgon Fred Kapondi how the ...

Gridworks, a subsidiary of British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with the Government of Uganda to ...

Mbale — The government has finalised plans to reopen Mountain Elgon National Park boundary to streamline ownership in an exercise that will end the long standing conflicts between Uganda Wildlife ...

Following weeks of rain and days of torrential downpour in part of Eastern Uganda, a major landslide on the slopes of Mt. Following weeks of rain and days of torrential downpour in part of Eastern ...

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) delivered relief items worth UGX 10 Million (USD 3700) to the people who were affected by flash floods and landslides that occurred in October 2018 killing over 60 ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned visitors to the Mt Elgon National Park over the possible risk of Marburg virus disease. In a statement WHO says the park, which straddles into Uganda, ...

Mount Elgon is an excellent option for hikers and climbers seeking a peaceful, good-value adventure. The three main trailheads are accessible by road, and park entrance and guiding fees are affordably ...

Don't panic over hantavirus. Doctors' orders.There's no question that the terms used around the outbreak triggered unwelcome memories: quarantine, isolation, contact... Why Mexico resorts are becoming ...

Moses Mwanga Kapchekwengu sits on an old rocking chair outside his home in the Mount Elgon region in Uganda. The 77-year-old was the first person in his village to attend primary school. “I went to ...

A field survey by herpetologists has failed to find any signs of the Mt. Elgon torrent frog in its native Uganda, raising concerns about the degradation of wetland habitats. There are 80 to 100 ...