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Akon delivers on assignment as Uganda’s tourism and cultural envoy, brings 16 celebrities to invest in Uganda

by Alphred Rhyman Agaba
Akon with celebrities and the Uganda Tourism Board team at Latitude 0 Degrees Hotel in Kampala last week. Courtesy photo
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International music icon, Akon has delivered on his assignment as Uganda’s tourism and cultural envoy and brought to Uganda 16 American businessmen and women to invest in key sectors including tourism. The 16 member delegation include; Simon Iyore Guobadia (Founder and CEO of SIMCOL Group), Porsha Dyanne Williams (Philanthropist, Actress, Musician and Civil rights activist), Shree Whitfield (

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Rhyman Alphred Agaba is a journalist, editor and radio/TV producer and entrepreneur based in Kampala.