Tyrese Gibson Arrives In Uganda Ahead Of Africa Coffee Marathon

Uganda is set for its second Africa coffee marathon after the first edition that featured Diamond platinum, Eddy Kenzo among several other notable musicians. Unlike the Rwenzori marathon that is tailored around the Rwenzori mountains, the Africa coffee marathon is a government initiative to ensure that Uganda coffee voice in heard on the international scene. In a coffee economy of above $200 billion annually, Uganda earn less than $2.5 regardless of currently being the leading exporter of coffee in Africa.

Though Ethiopia still tops the list of the leading producer of coffee in Africa with 11.6 million bags annually, almost half of this coffee is consumed locally. Unlike Ethiopia, Uganda mainly produces for export thus topping the list of the leading exporter of coffee on the African continent regardless of producing less coffee than Ethiopia. According to president Museveni, the coffee industry is modern day slavery. The countries the are the actual producers of coffee earn less than 10% of the total revenue generated from coffee annually.

In an attempt to change the narrative, the Africa coffee marathon initiative was launched in 2025 and happing again on 3rd October in a high gear. Tyrese’s visit to Uganda is also a direct billboard to every American that had black listed Uganda on grounds of Ebola. Regardless of the 21 days quarantine for anyone visiting Uganda, Tyrese has chosen to visit the pearl of Africa. This is not the first time that Tyrese is visiting Uganda. His last visit was in 2012 at the time when the Entebbe airport was still in unchanged. With the new look, his arrival already comes with a taste of some change from day one.

Who is Tyrese Gibson?

He is an American R&B artist but most known for his feature in the Fast & Furious movie franchise. He is also one of the few top names in hollywood who are Christians. One of his famous quotes is; “I believe in God the same way a blind man believes in the sun”. In line with Christianity, Uganda is one of the pilgrim destinations in Africa for Christians due to the Uganda martyrs.

Tyrese Gibson In Uganda

Unlike the former event where Diamond Platinum flew in a day before his performance, Tyrese Gibson has arrived more than a month before the event. He will be visiting different parts of the country courtesy of Uganda Tourism Board. Among the places he is likely to visit during his trip include; Bwindi impenetrable national park for the gorilla trekking experience, Murchison falls national park for the strongest waterfall in the whole world among several other places.

Tyrese arrives in a time when  Asilia Africa has just opened Erebero hills lodge in Bwindi impenetrable national park. These are likely to be some of the places to host Tyrese Gibson. Among the other notable places that are likely to host Tyrese Gibson include Serena Hotel, Lemala wild waters lodge in Jinja, Nile safari lodge in Murchison falls national park, Kyaninga lodge near Kibale national park, Mweya safari lodge in Queen Elizabeth national park among several other notable hotels and lodges.