UGANDA HIGH COMMISSION NIGERIA

🇺🇬🇷🇺 UGANDA, RUSSIA SIGN VISA WAIVER AGREEMENT Uganda and Russia have signed an agreement exempting holders of diplomatic and service passports from visa requirements. Signed in Moscow by Hon. @HonKyeyune and #Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko, the agreement will facilitate official travel and strengthen bilateral relations. The agreement takes effect 30 days after both countries complete the required procedures and exchange diplomatic notifications.

🇬🇭🤝🇺🇬 Uganda is renowned for exceptional primate encounters, offering travellers opportunities to experience endangered mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and diverse monkey species in their natural habitats. 📍 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: Gorilla trekking and habituation experiences in an ancient rainforest that protects roughly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. 📍 Kibale National Park: Home to more than 1,000 chimpanzees and 12 other primate species, including red colobus and grey-cheeked mangabeys. The new Entebbe–Accra route adds to the air connections linking African markets, creating fresh opportunities to promote Uganda’s nature-based tourism.Come for the encounter. Leave with a lifelong memory. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA

🇬🇭🤝🇺🇬 In his opening remarks, Amb. Philip Odida, Deputy Chief of Mission/Chargé d’Affaires at the @UGHighCommNG, warmly welcomed participants to the Ghana–Uganda Business Forum and expressed appreciation to the Government and people of Ghana for their hospitality towards the Ugandan delegation. He observed that the forum provided an opportunity to move beyond dialogue and translate shared opportunities into tangible business partnerships, supported by Uganda Airlines’ four-times-weekly Entebbe–Accra service. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA – at Kampala, Uganda

The Entebbe–Accra service offers more than passenger connectivity. @UG_Airlines Ag CEO, Mr. Girma Wake, confirmed that the route will serve passengers and cargo, with freighter capacity exceeding 30 tonnes. This creates potential opportunities for Ugandan agricultural exporters to reach buyers in Ghana and beyond, supporting the Agro-industrialisation pillar of Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy. Visitors can also discover the landscapes and communities behind Uganda’s agricultural heritage, combining cultural experiences with wildlife safaris and nature tourism. From Uganda’s farms to African markets connectivity can help turn production into prosperity. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA

🇬🇭🤝🇺🇬 In her keynote address at the Uganda–Ghana Business Forum, Hon. @AblaDzifa, Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts urged both governments to consider cooperation frameworks in film, music and fashion to create jobs and facilitate skills transfer for young people. The new air link creates a platform for cultural tourism, creative collaboration and exchanges between Uganda and Ghana. From Uganda’s living cultural traditions to the forests of Bwindi and Kibale, the country offers visitors experiences that connect nature, heritage and people. This is the 4ATMS vision in action: tourism working alongside innovation and enterprise to create opportunity. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA – at Kampala, Uganda

🇬🇭🤝🇺🇬 The @UG_Airlines inaugural Entebbe–Accra flight on 27 October was followed by the Joint Ghana–Uganda Business Forum on 28 October 2026 at the Marriott Hotel, Accra. Under the theme “Leveraging Air Connectivity for Trade, Tourism, Investment and Economic Cooperation,” stakeholders explored business matchmaking and partnerships under the AfCFTA framework. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA – at Kampala, Uganda

🇬🇭🤝🇺🇬 Speaking at the Ghana–Uganda Business Forum in Accra, @UG_Airlines Ag CEO, Mr. Girma Wake, described the new route as a strategic bridge between East and West Africa, creating opportunities for trade, tourism, investment and business partnerships. From Accra, discover Uganda the Pearl of Africa with mountain gorillas in Bwindi, chimpanzees in Kibale and the Big Five across its spectacular savannah parks. With passenger and cargo capacity exceeding 30 tonnes, the route also supports exporters and businesses under the AfCFTA framework. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA – at Kampala, Uganda

🇺🇬✈️🇬🇭 TOUCHDOWN ACCRA! @UG_Airlines arrived at Kotoka International Airport, marking the inaugural operation of its Entebbe–Accra service. A milestone in connecting East and West Africa, opening new opportunities for trade, tourism, investment and people-to-people relations. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA

🇺🇬✈️🇬🇭 Hon. @AmosLugoloobi, Minister of State for Planning highlighted the wider economic potential of the Entebbe–Accra route from bringing businesses closer to consumers to connecting investors with opportunities and tourists with destinations. Stronger regional links can support Uganda’s Tenfold Growth Strategy and ambition to build a US$500 billion economy by 2040. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA

🇺🇬✈️🇬🇭 The Entebbe–Accra service brings @UG_Airlines network to 18 destinations, strengthening its presence in West Africa and supporting Entebbe’s ambition as a regional connecting hub. The route is scheduled to operate four times weekly, via Lagos, Nigeria, creating additional travel options for passengers moving between East and West Africa. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA

🇺🇬✈️🇬🇭 Hon. Fred Byamukama, Minister of State for Works and Transport described improved air connectivity as a practical way to advance Africa’s vision of economic cooperation and integration. The Entebbe–Accra service creates another link between two important commercial centres, with potential to facilitate business, support tourism and strengthen people-to-people relations. #UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA

🇺🇬✈️🇬🇭 Hon. Joseph Bukari Nikpe, Ghana’s Minister for Transport highlighted the importance of stronger air transport links in connecting people, students, businesses and markets across Africa. The Entebbe–Accra service reinforces the case for practical cooperation between African countries to make regional travel and trade more accessible.#UgandaGhana #UgandaGhana #MadeInUganda #AfCFTA