Tanzania aims to complete Pugu before AFCON 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News
Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ashatu Kijaji, has set April 2027 as the deadline for accommodation and visitor facilities at the Pugu-Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve. The facilities are to open before the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations to receive visitors, according to Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism.
Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ashatu Kijaji, has set April 2027 as the deadline for completing accommodation and visitor facilities at the Pugu-Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve. The facilities must open before the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations to receive visitors, according to Tanzania’s Ministry of Tourism.
Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ashatu Kijaji, has set April 2027 as the deadline for completing tourism developments at the Pugu-Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve, near Dar es Salaam. The facilities must be ready to receive visitors before the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027, scheduled for June, the Daily News reports.
The work includes accommodation, an entrance gate and visitor facilities. Of the three cottages currently under construction, one is complete, another is nearing completion and the third is being built. The project includes seven cottages in total.
Tanzania will co-host AFCON 2027 with Kenya and Uganda. The Pugu-Kazimzumbwi project is part of tourism investments already announced for the reserve, including an investment of 2.2 billion shillings in Kazimzumbwi, published on 20 October.
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