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Information on Uganda
Ebola
No Longer A Threat per February Update
Bwindi National Park Update
� July, 2001---Travelers have returned to see the rare mountain gorillas in
Uganda without incident for over two years since a fatal encounter with rebels,
however you should review the June, 2001 announcement from the U.S. State
Department which warns of potential dangers from rebel groups in nearby Rwanda.
In March of 1999 there was
a tragic but single incident of kidnapping and murder by terrorist forces in the
border area between the Congo (formerly Zaire) and Uganda.
Visitors
to the area during year 2000 included personnel from the U.S. Embassy, who have
made only day trips into Bwindi. The State Department discourages staying
overnight in camps in or near Bwindi.
Talk
to your own safari operator, and consult the U.S. State Department consular
information sheets and travel warnings on Uganda, at www.travel.state.gov
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