Uganda, April 7 -- Officials at the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) say they will work more with local and international influencers to boost Uganda's tourism sector.

"We are now recovering after being hit by the pandemic. We want to start working with different influencers from Uganda like Joshua Cheptegei. We shall bring in people from the US, Austria, Germany, Switzeland so that they market our country because they have a big following," UTB 's marketing manager, Ms Claire Mugabi told journalists as they welcomed renowned Emirati YouTuber and vlogger Khalid Al Ameri shortly after his arrival at Entebbe international Airport on a three-day visit to Uganda with his family.

"United Arab Emirate (UAE) is one of the markets we are currently targ...