Washington, DC — On Thursday, November 6, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Discovery Communications' Travel Channel and the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa will host the groundbreaking, exclusive world premiere of UGANDA: THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR at Discovery Headquarters in Silver Spring.
In attendance will be President Yoweri Kaguata Museveni, the personal guide of this thrilling adventure and noted journalist, and Forrest Sawyer, who interviewed and accompanied him during the tour. The tour provides the audience with pictures of a revitalized country, rich in cultural heritage, populated by an amazing assortment of wildlife, globally acclaimed flora and an abundance of natural environmental wonders.
Other premieres of UGANDA: THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR will be held concurrently in San Francisco, Albany, Atlanta and Phoenix. The Women's Intercultural Network will host a screening at the African American Art and Culture Complex in San Francisco. The School of Social Welfare at the University at Albany will conduct its premiere at the Campus Grand Ballroom. The Georgia State Capitol is the venue selected by the Georgia Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa for its screening. The Arizona Africa Society will sponsor its event at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.
Shedding the brutal leadership and oppression of the past, today's Uganda has risen Phoenix-like, emerging once again as what Winston Churchill deemed, "the Pearl of Africa." Much of the credit for this nation's new optimism and prosperity is attributed to President Museveni and his vision. Forrest Sawyer, learns, through his voyage, about the spirit of the Ugandan people and the tremendous beauty that surrounds them, beginning with the modern city of Kampala, through Queen Elizabeth and Kibale National Parks to the Nile River and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. His adventure includes a visit to the ancient Toro Kingdom, where he meets the youngest monarch in the world - twelve-year old King Oyo. Safaris, white water rafting, mountain climbing and seeing the most elusive of all primates - the mountain gorillas - are just a few of the activities awaiting travelers to Uganda.
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According to Leonard H. Robinson, President and CEO of the Africa Society, "We are delighted that Discovery Communications has joined with The Africa Society to create programming that accelerates the education of all Americans about the continent of Africa - its people, cultures, history, politics and its natural and archeological wonders. It is about time that the world sees positive images of Africa and it is greatly encouraging that the Travel Channel will be sharing these images with millions of viewers on December 2 at 9:00 - 11:00 ET/PT." The Travel Channel, a service of Discovery networks, is the only television network devoted to travel and entertainment. It delivers insightful stories form the world's most popular destinations and inspiring diversions, and is available in 74 million homes in the United States. Additionally, UGANDA: THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR will air globally on Discovery's international services in 2004.
The Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating all Americans about Africa and its people, facilitating understanding, communication and partnership between the U.S. and Africa, and promoting Africa education in the U.S. beginning with K-12 students through university and beyond.
